Get it While It’s Hot: Visualization In The Palm Of Your Hand HPC Fire Inspired AR App HPC’s augmented reality app lets you select options, scan your area and place our products in your design so you or your client can see how the fire feature will look in real time. HPC is dedicated to giving our customers an engaging experience. We have recently added several products to our AR App, to further enhance your design experience. You can now see our Forno de Pizza Hybrid Gas/Wood Oven, and HPC’s latest Aluminum Spun Bowls offered in either concrete or wood finishes. Check out our Copper and Evolution Water features as well! In addition, HPC’s Sport Pits are primed and loaded to enable [...]

Get it While It’s Hot: Customization is Trending HPC’s Custom Game is Hot As more and more residential and commercial settings are heating up their outdoor gathering spaces to meet growing demand, the need for customization is growing. HPC has long accepted custom work, but the increased product demand provided an opportunity to improve our custom services. Director of Engineering Palani Ammasai recognized that opportunity and got to work on improving HPC’s custom offerings. He started at the beginning – by simplifying the order process. “I believe that you serve the customer as quickly as possible so that you have more opportunity to serve them,” said Palani. Working with the team, he streamlined the process to reduce the time needed to get [...]

Get it While It’s Hot: HPC is Coming to Your City! Rolling Your Way With Training Product knowledge is key to providing excellent service to a customer, whether a homeowner, designer, or installer. When you and your team have an expert product and technical knowledge, you are able to offer customers options that they may not have thought possible. You can help them envision unique product installations and designs. HPC is now offering fully customizable product training to the specific needs of you and your team. You can choose from mobile and virtual product training. Mobile training brings a full truck of HPC products – Forno de Pizza, aluminum bowls with SST Torpedo, and Sport Pit – to [...]

Get it While It’s Hot: HPC Products Customize Backyard Environments HPC Products Customize Post-pandemic Outdoor Spaces Architects and designers are predicting – and starting to see – a shift in home design and use that is a direct result of the pandemic. While indoor renovations have always been commonplace, attention to outdoor living spaces has grown exponentially. A recent article in The Atlantic noted the increased desire for outdoor spaces, even in multi-family housing developments. The article also noted that more people are using their front yards as social spaces. Those who can afford it are adding sheds for home offices, gyms, or hobby spaces. Many home design experts are encouraging the same additions to their clients. This heightened desire provides opportunities [...]

Get it While it’s Hot! – HPC’s Product Portfolio Personalizes Outdoor Environments Configurators Allow Customers to ‘Try On’ and Customize Products Homeowners investing in customized outdoor environments want to ensure their purchases fit their aesthetic and have all the features they seek. That is hard to do with large, highly customizable pieces, so HPC has created configurators to put customers at ease. The Forno de Pizza by HPC allows customers to select their oven model and color. They then get to see the oven, pricing range, and product details. The Fire Pit Selector available on the HPC Fire Inspired homepage allows customers to choose among products, then personalize by size, ignition options, etc. Once their choices have been made, they see their [...]

Get it While it’s Hot! – Forno de Pizza by HPC Fire Inspired Introducing the Forno de Pizza by HPC Fire Inspired The Next Big Thing is here! Forno de Pizza by HPC Fire Inspired is now available for order. Over the last several years, homeowners have been adding outdoor kitchens to their backyards. The global pandemic has enhanced this trend toward spending more time in our outdoor environments. With the addition of Forno de Pizza by HPC Fire Inspired, homeowners can create unique outdoor kitchen spaces that enhance entertaining options. We are incredibly excited to offer this hybrid fuel pizza oven! Check out all the details of the Forno de Pizza by HPC Fire Inspired in the new outdoor dining [...]

Something New Under the Sun Article featured in the September - October 2020 Patio and Hearth Products Report Magazine on page 67. See the original article here The patio and hearth industry is a cauldron of competition, and the intensity that comes with it can be either daunting or motivating. Sean Steimle, CEO of HPC Fire Inspired (Dayton, Ohio), saw the crowded field, accepted the challenge, and ended up sparking real innovation. With a talented team of designers and engineers, Steimle fostered a culture that built upon the company’s already solid foundation and elevated it to award-winning status. The fruits of those labors came together earlier this year at the HPBExpo in New Orleans, where the HPC Fire Inspired Universal Gas Orifice earned a [...]

Benefits of Adding a Fire Feature to an Outdoor Living Space Outdoor living spaces have been growing in popularity since late 2007. While the initial outdoor living space was minimalistic with patio furniture and a fire pit for entertainment, today's definition of that space is much more broad. Now, an outdoor space can include full kitchens, plenty of seating for entertaining, star gazing, and fire and water features. When comparing the difference between the past and present, you'll notice one commonality between the two: the incorporation of a fire feature. Fire features are popular accessories in outdoor spaces for numerous reasons. The first reason (and perhaps the most well-known benefit,) is the warmth that a fire feature provides. Whether you're looking to entertain [...]

How to Make Money Through the Winter in the Outdoor and Pool Industries In the Hardscape and Pool industries, winter marks the slow season in many parts of the U.S. and Canada, but there are still countless professional opportunities to pursue. Take this time to catch up with residents and company owners you have done business with in the past. Determine if there are changes needed for the initial design: have they found that the patio is a too small? Should it be extended when the warmer weather hits? Have they found that they want to add a water or fire feature to the existing pool? More plants? TK Torches? Pursuing these opportunities during the winter gives you the ability to price out [...]

Fit Pit Maintenance Getting the Most Out of Your HPC Fire Inspired ™ Electronic Ignition High-Low Fire Pit HPC Fire Inspired™ HPC Electronic Ignition (EI) High-Low Fire Pits are one of the most popular lines in our company's history, mostly because people love the convenience of easy remote-control ignition. Recently, the HPC Electronic Ignition High-Low series was updated to include enhanced safety features as well as a new and improved mobile Bluetooth® app… but more on that later. Every once in a while we feel it's important to share with fire pit users – and dealers – helpful tips to get the best enjoyment out of a product line. Schedule Annual Service Checks with a Certified Professional HPC Fire Inspired suggests that its [...]