Last week was the European stove industry's big 5-day stove-fest in Frankfurt (ISH) and naturally the Stove Yard was there. As you'd expect it was an extremely busy affair and there were a number of major British and Irish players represented – but only as visitors.
Following the huge success of The Stove Yard's Big Green Egg BBQ competition at the recent Sea Bangor Festival, we will be bringing our Big Green Eggs to the Dalriada Festival in Glenarm on Saturday and Sunday 16th and 17th of July for another competition which will again be open to barbecuers everywhere.
Ecodesign is EU legislation aimed at lowering emissions and improving air quality and is due to come into force for wood burning stoves in the UK in 2022. Manufacturers in the Stove Industry alliance (SIA) have recently been developing stoves that will meet the strict emission limits five years ahead of schedule and these will be branded with the SIA Ecodesign Ready label.
The nominations for the 2014 Cricket Ireland Awards have been announced and we're very pleased to say that The Stove Yard sponsored Carrickfergus Cricket Club has earned a nomination for the Tildenet Club of the Year after their first team won an impressive four titles, including the RSA National Cup.
The Stove Yard are hosting the Big Green Egg BBQ competition at the 2016 Sea Bangor Festival, where 8 competitors will bake, grill or roast their way to be crowned Bangor's Big Green Egg BBQ Champion
The Stove Yard is pleased to welcome Pete Gough, our new Group webmaster. Pete brings with him a wealth of web and e-commerce experience from his previous position at Yankee Candle and will be based at our new Nerd Centre in County Down.