Napoleon
Napoleon is North America's largest privately owned manufacturer of quality gas, electric and wood fireplaces, gourmet gas and charcoal grills, outdoor living products and a complete line of furnaces and air conditioners. The company with main operations in Crittenden, Kentucky, and Barrie, Ontario, began in 1976 when a small steel fabrication business launched by Wolfgang Schroeter started manufacturing steel railings. Since then, Napoleon's commitment to producing quality products combined with honest, reliable service has been the successful framework to the rapid growth of the company, which now operates out of multiple facilities worldwide comprising 1.4 million square feet of space, and employs more than 1,400 associates.