Heat-N-Glo & TEC Infra-red Grills Win Top Vesta Honors
March 4, 2005


ATLANTA, GA – The 2005 Vesta Awards, Honoring Innovation in Design & Technology, were held on February 25 as part of the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association’s EXPO 2005. Presented by Hearth & Home magazine, the awards ceremony was attended by approximately 1,750 people, who witnessed Heat-N-Glo’s Paloma gas fireplace capture the Daniel J. Melcon Award for Hearth Products – Best-in-Show. The Best-in-Show award in the Outdoor Room Products category went to TEC for their Sterling Infra-red Grill.
A total of 19 other awards were given in the following categories:
Hearth Products:
Wood Stoves & Inserts – Jotul North America, Black Bear
Gas Stoves & Inserts – Heat & Glo, Paloma
Pellet Stoves – Sherwood Industries, Thermo 28 Pellet Boiler
Hearth Products, Other Fuels – Condar, Flamenco
Wood Fireplaces – SCAN/Krog Iverson & Co., SCAN DSA 5
Gas Fireplaces – Heat-N-Glo, Aqueon
Electric Fireplaces, Stoves & Logs – Current Flame Fireplace Corp., Revelation Suite
Gas Logs – Heatilator, Fire Side Grand Oak
Mantels, Surrounds & Facings – Solus Décor, Rondeau
Hearth Accessories –Hearth Classics, Thermashield Xtreme Floor Protection System
Venting & Ducting –Heat & Glo, Perenia
Hearth Components & Controls – Skytech Products Group, American Flame
Outdoor Room Products:
Outdoor Fireplaces – Unique Arts, Chiminea/Firepit/Grill Combo
Charcoal & Wood Barbecues & Smokers –
Zefirro – Inforesight Consumer Products, Capri Charcoal/Wood Grill & Pizza Oven
Gas Barbecues – TEC Infra-red Grill
Barbecue Accessories – Eastman Outdoors, ’ZaGrill Pizza Griller
Outdoor Room Furnishings – Atlantis Outdoor Cabinetry, Atlantis Outdoor Cabinetry
Outdoor Room Equipment – Zefirro – Inforesight Consumer Products –
Solaira All Season Outdoor Quartz Heater
Outdoor Room Components & Controls – Cal Spas, Pop-Up 42 Plasma TV
Note: If you would like images of any, or all, of the other category winners, contact Erica
Paquette at 800-258-3772, or at vesta@hearthandhome.com
For More Information
Contact Richard Wright
800-258-3772