March 2019 Flipbook

March 2019 Articles

Perspective: May 15, 2020

For most manufacturers of wood-burning products, the year 2018 was devoted to meeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Performance Standard that will take effect on May 15, 2020.

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Meet Joe Burns

By Richard Wright

The incoming chairman of the HPBA is president of Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing, a family-owned business making chimney and venting products in Farmington, Minnesota.

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Fireside Chats

By Richard Wright

Generally speaking, it was a good hearth year, as six manufacturers will tell you. But there are so many variables regularly impacting sales, it’s a wonder that’s the case.

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Fahrenheit 1,500°

By Lisa Readie Mayer

A new grill category takes inspiration from steakhouse restaurant kitchens, providing specialty retailers another terrific product to sell.

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Shade and Need

By Tom Lassiter

As the climate warms, the need for shade products has increased – for both comfort and protection.

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Heating With Wood

By Bill Sendelback

Woodburning is not dead, but regulators sure make it difficult to keep it alive. Kudos to the 15 manufacturers highlighted on the following pages.

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Young and Ambitious

By Mark Brock

Millennials and Generation Z are seeking opportunities to learn, earn, grow, and belong.

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A Major Commitment

By Richard Wright

As you read this, Vincent Boudreau and Nadia Gilbert are watching products roll off the production line at Stûv America in Bromont, on the outskirts of Montreal.

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Asset or Liability?

By Lisa Readie Mayer

Online Reviews are important. Here’s how to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative.

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2019 New Products

A sampling of what you'll see in Dallas, Texas, at the HPBExpo.

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In early February, Hearth & Home faxed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, patio, and barbecue products, asking them to compare January 2019 sales to January 2018. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 188 useable returns.

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