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Essential Tips for Buying Outdoor Infrared Heaters in 2024

The market for residential portable patio heaters and commercial patio heaters continues to grow in North America. That’s primarily due to the quality of life benefits homeowners experience, as well as the increased profits enjoyed by hospitality industry businesses. In the U.S. alone, the market for outdoor heaters exceeded $155 billion in 2023 and is expected to hit $223 billion by 2030. W...

Student Housing Patio Heating Systems Attract Off-Campus Renters

The on-campus cost of living continues to rise, prompting families to find off-campus housing for their college students. The steadily rising price tag associated with attending a four-year institution appears linked to the increase in young adults and graduate students finding alternative housing. Today, more than two-thirds of college students rent apartments and condos rather than stay in ...

The Benefits of Automatic Gas Shut Off Timers for Grills

When the weather’s good, it’s natural to want to cook and eat outside and invite friends around to hang out. Holding a cookout or barbecue party should be fun. Everyone wants to relax and enjoy the food and the company, without having to constantly worry about grill safety. Even more importantly, property managers for apartments and condos and commercial space owners don’t want to be constant...

Mount Your Infrared Patio Heaters to Maximize Comfort & Return on Investment

Restaurateurs and others in the hospitality industry continue to lean on overhead and portable patio heaters to provide customers with comfort during cool evenings and deep into the winter months. During the pandemic, propane patio heaters helped businesses utilize outdoor seating areas and buoy sales. Owners and operators have tasted the benefits of expanded seating and, now, late-night gath...

Why Infrared Heat Is A Superior Choice for Patio Heaters

If you’ve decided to install new patio heaters or upgrade your current ones, congratulations! Whether you manage a restaurant, resort, golf club, boating club, or similar event venue, you’ll be attracting customers to relax longer and spend more time in your outdoor space. If you oversee an apartment or condominium, patio heating is an amenity that will increase the appeal of your property an...

Infratech Heating Systems: State-of-the-Art Solutions For Comfortable Commercial Spaces

Heating a commercial property can be a daunting task. Especially for an outdoor space that can expand services to your customers, clients, and residents. More and more people expect restaurants, event centers, and apartment complexes to have an outdoor space to gather. It doesn't matter how big the space is, it will appear more appealing to today's generation. Whether you own a restaurant, a...

Stay Comfortable This Holiday Season With Infrared Heating Systems: Solutions for Property Owners

The holiday season and winter months are an ideal time to add heating elements both inside and outside for carefree, uninterrupted comfort. Whether you manage an apartment, condo, resort, vacation property, restaurant, or event space, you want to create an environment for your guests and residents that is warm and welcoming. Restaurants and event spaces can add valuable space outdoors for gue...

Invest in Community-Building Seasonal Festivities with Stainless Steel Apartment Grills

The importance of multi-family living gatherings cannot be understated, and apartment grills bring people together. During the holiday season, it seems only natural that property managers would organize parties and informal get-togethers centered on good food prepared on natural gas and liquid propane grills. That’s largely because common areas require either fixed-in-place or portable patio...

The Best Heaters for Every Restaurant Patio

It’s hard to overstate how much patio heating can do for a restaurant. Restaurant patio heaters mean more seating, more diner comfort and more of the evening and of the year for customers to linger and enjoy their food and drink. Patio heat is also an attractive amenity for resorts and vacation properties as well as for outdoor common areas in condominiums and apartments. It’s a difference-ma...

Natural Gas Patio Heaters Ideal Choices for Hospitality Businesses, Homeowners, & Multi-Family Communities

If you are looking for ways to drum up extra business and invite more patrons into your commercial space, there's no better way to do that than to invest in quality outdoor patio heaters. Purchasing a natural gas patio heater could help restaurant owners, event coordinators, multi-family property managers, and homeowners utilize outdoor spaces deep well into the chilly winter months.. How In...

Winter is Coming: Invest in Portable Propane Heaters

Portable propane heaters are consistently the most sought-after because they provide versatility for homeowners, restaurants, resorts, and community living spaces. The popularity of propane patio heaters has the industry poised to grow by upwards of 50 million by 2030, and those who invest in these products are reaping the benefits. The iconic mushroom heaters prominently displayed on decks, ...

Mushroom Heaters: The Leading Choice for Patio Comfort

Some patios are deserted when the weather turns chilly. Restaurant customers insist on indoor seating, and residential guests duck inside. However, you’ll also see outdoor spaces where the eating, conversation, and general fun keep right on going on cool evenings and even into the cool-weather months. You’ll typically notice something else about those patios: they’re populated by mushroom hea...