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Old Fashioned Ingenuity Becomes Today’s Environmentally Friendly Solution
Whatever one’s stance on global warming happens to be, rising temperatures are driving everyone to find the best way to cool homes down. Today’s customers are more concerned than ever before with buying products that are environmentally sound and affordable. But long before the need for... - September 26, 2007 - Empire Vant Equip. co., Inc.
DirectBuy Opens Members-Only Showroom in Fresno
DirectBuy's low-cost alternative to retail is a one-stop shopping destination for consumers furnishing, remodeling or building a new home. - September 04, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Opens Members-Only Design Showroom in El Paso
DirectBuy is a low-cost alternative to retail and a one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - August 28, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Hires Dan Fuehring as Director of Merchandising - Builder Products
DirectBuy appoints Dan Fuehring as Director of Merchandising - Builder Products to work with the DirectBuy merchandising team on all home improvement product issues. - August 16, 2007 - DirectBuy
First Anniversary for Twin Mountain Collections, a Home-Decor Retailer
Olde Twin Mountain Country Store in New Hampshire is celebrating its first year anniversary of its online store Twin Mountain Collections. The online store is dedicated to providing a distinctive collection of finely handcrafted wooden accessories which provide beauty and organization solutions for... - August 02, 2007 - Twin Mountain Collections
DirectBuy Launches Online Discussion Forum
DirectBuy launches an online discussion forum to connect members across North America to ideas and information on decorating, home building, and remodeling. - July 24, 2007 - DirectBuy
Redline Ops Changes the Course of Welding Distribution
It is out with the old and in with the new when it comes to purchasing welding equipment. - July 11, 2007 - Redline Ops LLC
DesignerHardware.com – Announces its New Lines of Bathroom Vanities
DesignerHardware.com is proud to announce the addition of bathroom vanities to its full line of bath fixtures. Vanities from High Point and Ronbow are both elegant, functional and made from the finest materials available. High Point and Ronbow manufactures the best selection of vanities built to... - July 02, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com
Hurricane Devastation and the Need for Emergency Generators
Few rational individuals care to find themselves on a collision course with a hurricane. This goes without saying. People in the direct path of a hurricane can incur immense hardships and devastation. Even residents miles from where a storm strikes land can have their lives altered by hurricane-related weather. With summer, 2007 poised to be an especially active hurricane season, there is substantial risk of vast power outages across the country. - July 01, 2007 - T-REX Generators
DirectBuy Opens Thousand Oaks Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Thousand Oaks location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 28, 2007 - DirectBuy
Directbuy Opens New Burbank Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Burbank location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 27, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Opens New Northeast Orange County Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy's Northeast Orange County location provides a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for virtually everything in home design. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Celebrates 35th Anniversary of First Franchise
DirectBuy Continues Tremendous Growth by Opening New Showrooms and Design Centers Across North America. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy of Toronto North Celebrates 10 Years of Member Service
DirectBuy’s Markham showroom to host a celebration and charity auction for FightSMA, a charity fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy. - June 14, 2007 - DirectBuy
Online Bathroom Retailer's Adwords Spend Tops £1.25 Million
Plumbworld, the UK's largest specialist online retailer of bathroom products revealed today that it's total spend with the Google online advertising system adwords has topped £1.25 Million Pounds. - June 08, 2007 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
The Ultimate Tool Belt Accessory Wins Handyman Seal of Approval
Beaver Brand announced today that their clip-on pencil sharpeners have been awarded the Handyman Club of America Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval. An essential accessory for any carpenter’s tool belt, the Beaver Brand pencil sharpeners were tested by over 400 carpenters and craftsmen in real-world situations, and are featured in the June 2007 issue of “Handy.” - June 07, 2007 - Beaver Brand, Inc
DirectBuy Opens New Shreveport Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy of Shreveport will be a low cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - June 05, 2007 - DirectBuy
Bathroom Retailer, Plumbworld, Scoops Two Awards
In a busy month, independent online bathroom retailer, Plumbworld, gained two prestigious marks of recognition. A Hitwise top 10 award for busy sites and an Ebay Shooting Star for gaining 10,000 positive customer reviews. - June 03, 2007 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
DirectBuy Opens Members-Only Design Showroom in Long Beach
DirectBuy of Long Beach, a low-cost alternative to retail, will be a one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - May 30, 2007 - DirectBuy
Isserman Consulting Creates Strategic Partnership with Mammoth Distribution
Isserman Consulting, a leading provider of communications and web development and strategy solutions has today announced that it has created a strategic partnership with Las Vegas-based Mammoth Distribution to build an online presence for its retail and wholesale power equipment... - May 26, 2007 - Mammoth Distribution
RedlineOps.com, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Company, Exceeds Expectations in the Welding Retail World
From selling Lincoln Welders to Navy ships docking at one of our United States ports, to shipping a Miller generator to Iraq, to selling a Milwaukee drill to a small shop in Idaho, the founders of Redline Ops never could have envisioned the success of their online website RedlineOps.com. - May 17, 2007 - Redline Ops LLC
DesignerHardware.com - Announces its Preferred Online Partnership with Baldwin Hardware
DesignerHardware.com (DHWH) has recently become the first Baldwin Hardware Preferred Online Partner. Baldwin has built its name and reputation on its attention to detail, quality, style and timeless good taste. Combined with its more than fifty years of commitment to making its products look... - May 17, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com
DirectBuy Appoints Joe Yast as Vice-President and General Counsel
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices is proud to announce that Joe Yast has been named Vice-President and General Counsel. Yast's history with DirectBuy dates back over 30 years, when Yast worked his way through... - May 16, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Awards Winnipeg Family $25,000 Home Makeover
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, awards Winnipeg member with $25,000 home makeover. - May 15, 2007 - DirectBuy
EC21 Opens Two New Agent Offices in Italy and Pakistan
EC21.com, one of world's largest B2B marketplace for buyers and sellers, recently announced opening of two new Agent offices in Italy and Pakistan. With this, company plans to look beyond Mainland China and target SME businesses in other countries. - May 10, 2007 - EC21 Inc.
New Solution to Get Tools for the Average People
People needing tools can now find and buy all the tools they need for a small, medium or large do-it-yourself project, regardless of their technical knowledge by accessing a web site called fullhousestores.net. “These days it is difficult to locate a place where you can find reasonably... - May 03, 2007 - Full House Stores
Masters Touch Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Masters Touch Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Open House on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - April 15, 2007 - Masters Touch
Plumbworld Wins Hitwise Top 10 Award - 2006
Plumbworld has ranked #8 in Hitwise Shopping and Classifieds - House and Garden category based on the market share of UK visits it has received throughout 2006. - March 30, 2007 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
Christopher Lowell Brings His Seven Layers of Design to DirectBuy
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, and Christopher Lowell Enterprises announced that renowned interior designer, author and Emmy Award winning television host Christopher Lowell will design a line of full... - March 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
StudioLX Introduces New Collection of Contemporary Area Rugs
StudioLX (http://www.StudioLX.com) has recently introduced a collection of contemporary home area rugs. The collection offers great selection of area rugs for contemporary home decor lovers. It includes all of the area rug collections distributed by Foreign Accents. These collections include:... - March 23, 2007 - StudioLX, Inc
DesignerHardware.com - Announces its “Free Sample Cabinet Knobs and Pulls Program”
DesignerHardware.com is proud to announce its “Free Sample Cabinet Knobs and Pulls Program”. Are you looking for a more pleasant day-to-day ambiance in your home décor? Then look no further; at DesignerHardware.com (DHWH) helping you to find the right collection, style and finish... - March 20, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com
Everything and the Kitchen Sink
Plumbworld, a leading online supplier of bathrooms, heating & plumbing products, is now supplying a new range of beautiful Stainless Steel 'Produckt' Kitchen Sinks through their online store (http://www.plumbworld.co.uk). Stainless Steel has been used as the material of choice in the... - March 15, 2007 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
DesignerHardware.com - Announces its New Line of Roman Tubs
DesignerHardwre.com is proud to present its newest line of Neptune Roman Tubs. Neptune's Bath Tub Collection consists of modern, luxurious baths designed to be the centerpiece of your home while transporting you to a world of relaxation. Choose from free standing and traditional bath tubs. Each... - February 20, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com
Plumbworld Add 2 New Showers to Their Product Range
Plumbworld.co.uk, well known for offering good quality bathroom, plumbing & heating products at great prices has added 2 new Architeckt Showers to their product range. - February 16, 2007 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
EC21 Launches Credit Report Service
EC21.com, one of world's largest and most popular B2B marketplace, recently announced launch of cost-effective and quickly investigated credit reports for buyers & sellers that will help them to conduct due diligence before finalizing business deals. - February 14, 2007 - EC21 Inc.
Nail Gun Depot Announces Its 2007 New Product Categories
Nail Gun Depot is pleased to announce a variety of new product additions for 2007. They strive to save time and money for both contractors and do-it-yourselfers. - January 14, 2007 - Nail Gun Depot
The Cooktop Just Got an Extraordinary Facelift
Now it looks like a beautiful, contemporary designer piece. "Gotta Get It!" features Cook-N-Dine on FoodNetwork Television. - January 11, 2007 - Cook-N-Dine International, Inc.
Dream of Running Your Own Business? Ace Hardware Contest Offers a $1 Million Business Opportunity of a Lifetime.
Ace Hardware will make dreams come true this year with the launch of its Dream AceSM contest. The unique contest will give aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to compete for one of them to win his or her very own Ace Hardware store valued at $1 million. Entries for the Dream Ace contest... - January 03, 2007 - Ace Hardware
TCH Honored with National Industry Award
George Boomer, Jr., President and CEO of Twin City Hardware, was presented with the 2006 Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) Award of Excellence at the Door and Hardware Institute (DHI) national conference. Boomer was nominated and chosen by BHMA members from a select group of... - December 14, 2006 - Twin City Hardware, Inc.
UK's Largest Independent Online Bathroom Retailer Expands Again
Plumbworld, the UK's largest independent online bathroom retailer continues to grow at an amazing pace. Last year the company grew sales by over 40% reaching a turnover in excess of £9 Million. This year growth is again in excess of 40%. The company is expanding it's existing site in Evesham and recruiting new staff in a frantic attempt to keep up with customer demand. - November 08, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
RFMS Releases Measure Mobile Software
RFMS Measure Mobile is an innovative software program that works on a Pocket PC for on-site measuring and drawing of floor covering. - October 17, 2006 - RFMS, Inc.
TES High-Speed Structural Drying System Returns to Las Vegas for the 2006 Connections Convention/Exhibition
Cleaning and restoration professionals get another look at TES (Thermal Energy System) at Connections 2006. A year after its initial release and with about 70 units in operation, TES is proving itself to be able to dry floods about twice as fast as traditional methods. Insurance... - October 04, 2006 - TES Drying System
Cook-N-Dine Distribution Network Complete
The innovative, unique line of Cook-N-Dine "cooking furniture" is now available everywhere in The U.S. and Canada. Electrically powered built-in stainless steel cooktops and freestanding tables enable to share more than a meal, but to spend quality time with people while cooking,dining and entertaining, cook or host included. Food is being cooked directly on the foodgrade surface, without pots or pans, similar to Japanese "Teppanyaki" cooking, taking the phrase "tabletop cooking" literally. - August 27, 2006 - Cook-N-Dine International, Inc.
Plumbworld Receive Prestigious Hitwise Top 10 Award for Qtr Ending June 2006
Independent Online Bathroom Retailer Plumbworld is again one of the Top 10 UK websites in the Home & Garden Shopping category. - August 11, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
Plumbword Awarded ‘Trusted Store’ Seal of Approval
Plumbworld, the UK’s largest independent online plumbing & bathroom retailer have just scooped Shopping.com’s ‘Trusted Store’ seal of approval. This is awarded to online retailers who consistently receive good reviews from customers. - August 08, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
Tool King LLC Chooses RockySoft Inventory Management
Tool King LLC today announced a relationship with RockySoft Corporation. - July 28, 2006 - Tool King LLC
Big Brother House Makes Mysterious, Late Request for Bathroom Accessories
The Big Brother House has asked Plumbworld the UK's largest independent online bathroom retailer to supply bathroom acessories for the TV show. However, the show has already started and the accessories won't be seen in the TV show for at least a week. - May 19, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
Plumbworld Receive Prestigious Hitwise Top 10 Award
Independent Online Bathroom Retailer Plumbworld is now one of the Top 10 UK websites in the Home & Garden Shopping category. - May 18, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk
Exaktor Tools Offers Popular Precision Woodworking Tools in Monthly Sweepstakes
Aprils's first prize is EXAKTOR's Limited Edition Stainless Steel EX26X Sliding Table, valued at $825. - May 03, 2006 - Exaktor Tools Ltd
B&Q Threatens Plumbworld with Legal Action to Prevent Comparative Advertising
B&Q the UK DIY giant are threatening legal action to prevent independent online bathroom retailer Plumbworld publishing comparative adverts that show consumers could save up to 49% by buying online from Plumbworld instead of in a B&Q store. - April 27, 2006 - PlumbWorld.co.uk