Hearth Talk

Craig Issod of Hearth.com

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Interviews and stories from the woodstove, fireplace and pellet stove industry experts.

05/03/2008

Walter Goodridge, 1st importer of Lange and HS Tarm

Walter Goodridge was a pioneer in the 1970’s resurgence of wood burning. Living in the Pioneer Valley of Western Ma., Walter started burning wood stoves and decided to look into manufacturing one. His travels took him to Denmark where he discovered Lange Stoves, a 100+ year old brand which was still being made by hand. Walter decided to import these stoves, and brought over 10,000 units into the USA during the 1976 to 1980 time period, at which time he stopped importing them. On one of his trips to Denmark, he was introduced to the people at HS Tarm boilers. As a result, he started importing Tarm boilers into the USA via a new corporation, Tekton, which was located in Conway, Ma. Walter sold the HS Tarm business to Alan Koenig in 1981 and did not re-enter the stove or boiler biz. To this day (2008), he still burns the first Lange stove he imported to heat his house – AND, he also uses a Tarm high efficiency wood boiler to heat.

21 min
03/16/2008

Vermont Castings Purchase of Dutchwest - 1990-1991

A conversation with Stephen Morris, former marketing director at Vermont Castings, about the purchase of the rival stove company, Consolidated Dutchwest. This purchase was made in haste by Vermont Castings and proved to be the downfall of the original privately owned firm.

32 min
01/22/2008

More with John Gulland

John Gulland is an independent consultant in the wood stove and fireplace industry. In this episode, we discuss pellet and corn stoves, as well as the chimney problems with newer non-cat woodstoves.

53 min
12/06/2007

halfkettle

This describes the development process for the 1/2 Kettle Steamer, a product (and US Patent) obtained by Craig Issod and from industry friends. The kettle is still available through Condar Company.

13 min
11/05/2007

Meet John Gulland

Hearth Talk

42 min
10/12/2007

Stephen Morris - Green Publishing

An extensive interview with hearth industry veteran Stephen Morris lays out his history as a writer, editor and publisher of many Green Living and Sustainable living publications. We also learn about beer, stripped bass and california marijuana farmers.

33 min
10/02/2007

Tarm Boilers and the FBI

A story about a city official in Baltimore who was using city purchase orders to outfit his new house - and how Craig Issod almost got stung by the FBI and Police because of it!

13 min
09/21/2007

How I came to buy Upland Stove Company

Craig Issod purchased and operated Upland Wood Stoves in 1985 - here is the story of that purchase as well as some experiences during my ownership.

13 min
09/14/2007

Starting Hearth.com

Hearth Talk

14 min
09/11/2007

Stephen Morris of VC

An Interview with Stephen Morris, former marketing manager at Vermont Castings. In this episode we learn how Stephen came to be hired at Vermont Castings, as well as the story behind the Owners Outing, an event held in VT which drew 10,000 stove owners!

16 min
09/05/2007

How we started in the Stove Business

Hearth Talk

8 min

11 Episodes

Interviews and stories from the woodstove, fireplace and pellet stove industry experts.

Creator

Craig Issod of Hearth.com
Years Active

2007 - 2008
Episodes

11
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Hearth Talk

Hearth Talk

Episodes

Walter Goodridge, 1st importer of Lange and HS Tarm

Vermont Castings Purchase of Dutchwest - 1990-1991

More with John Gulland

halfkettle

Meet John Gulland

Stephen Morris - Green Publishing

Tarm Boilers and the FBI

How I came to buy Upland Stove Company

Starting Hearth.com

Stephen Morris of VC

How we started in the Stove Business

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