MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 12, 2013)— GreatCo.™, a division of The Outdoor GreatRoom Company™, is debuting the newest addition to their line of electric fireplaces—the Gallery Electric Fireplace Insert. Customers can simply plug in one of GreatCo.’s electric fireplace inserts for instant ambience in any room.

The Gallery Insert has been CSA tested for safety, and is easy to set up and use. They are cool to the touch but will add warmth to any space.

With two sizes of front surrounds, this insert fits most sizes of existing masonry and zero clearance wood-burning fireplaces. Customers can turn any…

PLYMOUTH, NH - The HWAM Autopilot IHS™ (Intelligent Heat System) remote control technology has been chosen as a finalist at the Wood Stove Decathlon technology competition.

The event is open to the public from November 16-19, 2013, in Washington, DC, at the National Mall. Finalists will be scored on innovation, market appeal, and affordability with the winner taking home a cash prize of $25,000.

According to the competition Web site, the Decathlon challenges teams to design and build wood stoves that are low-emission, high efficiency, innovative and affordable. Ten judges test and assess the 14 finalist stoves and…

LAS VEGAS - Terra Flame Home will display its complete outdoor product line of fire pits, torches, and lanterns at the International Pool, Spa, and Patio Expo, November 12–14, in Las Vegas, Booth #B 2202.

Clean-burning, portable, fire-based furniture is the hallmark of Salt Lake City-based Terra Flame Home, with the company receiving national attention by transforming outdoor living spaces across the country.

Terra Flame Home specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of indoor and outdoor bio-fuel firespaces, including: fireplaces, fire tables, fire pits, torches, and lanterns. The innovative furniture is powered by an odorless, smokeless,…

NEW YORK - Bella-Dura® sustainable textiles, designed to perform in any environment, have been selected as a finalist in the 2013 Interior Design Best of Year Awards for its Lewitt Pleats.

Now part of the Bella-Dura 2014 Spring Line, Lewitt is being honored for Green Innovation. The pleats feature a “double beam” construction, providing the finished textiles with a three-dimensional texture—permanent ‘pleats.’ Available in a range of colors and patterns, featuring loft and volume, Pleats are perfect for the contract or residential marketplace.

“We are so excited that our Lewitt Pleats have been…

HIGH POINT, NC - The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) continues its fall webinar series on Wednesday, November 20, with “Your Customer Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” designed to help businesses identify and target core customers.

Presented by Tom Shay, an author and speaker on business-building marketing techniques, the 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. webinar is free for ICFA members, and $95 for non-members. Webinar registration is available on the ICFA website at www.icfanet.org. 

Few businesses can afford the detailed demographic research typically used to identify their core customers. Shay helps business owners bypass this expense by taking a strategic…

LAVAL, QC - Security Chimneys announced today that they are adding flex to the Secure Seal product line. Company officials say the Secure Seal Flex will fulfill customer’s demands for natural gas or propane categories II, III, and IV appliances—and Canada’s Type BH gas vent system solutions.

Secure Seal Flex is made from super-ferritic stainless steel and is corrosion resistant. The line is manufactured with a sure-seal locking seam for superior strength and flexibility and a smooth inner-wall that provides for no output reduction. It allows for full appliance efficiency, ease of cleaning and regular maintenance; optimizes gas flow;…

BARRIE, ON - Napoleon’s new state-of-the-art logistics centre in Barrie, Ontario, is well underway, with officials predicting that construction will be finished by the end of this year.

Located directly beside the company’s corporate offices and manufacturing facilities, the new 260,000-sq-ft project will bring Napoloen’s grand total to more than 1.4 million square feet of space worldwide. The logistics centre will see centralization of all finished goods, warehousing, and distribution, while freeing up manufacturing space in the company’s three Barrie locations.

Napoleon began in 1976 as a small steel fabrication business launched by Wolfgang Schroeter, who started manufacturing steel…

DES PLAINES, IL - New third quarter numbers from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) continue to show growth. The Remodeling Business Pulse (RBP) data of current and future remodeling business conditions registers quarter-over-quarter increases in nearly all sub-components measuring remodeling activity.

Entering into the holiday season, which has been a slower season in recent years, remodelers are reporting the highest overall rating on business conditions at 6.41, up from 6.31 reported during the second quarter. This rating has steadily increased in the six quarters NARI has been tracking.

“From the comments…