With a lot of excitement and beautiful weather, over 100 people attended this annual event. Attendees were treated to a full day of technical and business-building classes. Class topics ranged from IPI Gas Valve Troubleshooting to…

The Comvest Group (“Comvest”), through its Comvest Investment Partners IV fund (“Comvest IV”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lennox Hearth Products (“LHP” or “the Company”) from Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE: LII).  LHP is a manufacturer of fireplaces, fireplace inserts, free-standing stoves, gas log sets, accessories and venting products.

Longtime Empire sales representative Al Bradtke, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, at the age of 98.

Bradtke served as a Navy SeaBee during World War II. He worked for Whirlpool for more than 18 years before…

As we begin the process of making the Young Guns as great as we can possibly make it, we want to take a step back to say thanks to the people that have gotten us to this point: Jack Goldman, the President & CEO of HPBA, Rodge Holland, the Chairman…

The new the new Dave Lennox Signature® collection Rhapsody™ direct-vent fireplace by Lennox Hearth Products (LHP), Nashville, Tennessee, won a 2012 Vesta Award in the Hearth Products: Gas Products category at HPBExpo (held in Atlanta, Georgia, in March). With a best-in-class design featuring contemporary styling elements, the Rhapsody direct-vent fireplace…