The people who attended the Vesta Awards in Orlando heard Stan Hays’ story of Operation BBQ Relief, an organization first formed to help feed the victims and first responders in Joplin, MO after the devastating tornado in 2011. Stan and his volunteers are on their way to West, Texas to…

Pride Family Brands (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) recently relocated its showroom to the 15th floor of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. The move was precipitated by the Mart’s reconfiguration of the casual- furnishings floors in an effort to accommodate outdoor-furnishings buyers better. Previously located on the 17th floor, the showroom…

An elite group of shows vaulted over some 4,000 other trade shows in the United States by growing at seven or more times the average growth rate for 2012—and the International Pool/Spa/Patio Expo made the list. The 50 top performers in each of three categories—net square feet, number of exhibiting…

Treasure Garden has retained Laurie Rudd Public Relations and Marketing (Winterville, North Carolina) to aid it in its public-relations efforts through traditional and new media venues. Rudd will be charged with assisting the company in the creation of publicity strategies for further marketing of the company’s Treasure Garden and Shademaker…

Treasure Garden was given the Supplier of the Year Award for 2013 at the Second Annual Casual Living Conference on February 20–22, 2013, in Tucson, Arizona. Established to celebrate the accomplishments of companies in the casual/outdoor-living industry, the Supplier of the Year Award recognizes one company, each year, that has…