CAFD News
CAFD Launches Its Full Line of Napoleon Fireplaces & Stoves with Six Live Showroom Models
December 16, 2011, Southington, CT – On Friday, December 16, 2011, Connecticut Appliance & Fireplace Distributors (CAFD) officially launched their full line of Napoleon Fireplaces & Stoves. CAFD now represents the full line of hearth products for Napoleon Fireplaces & Stoves - North America’s largest privately held manufacturer of quality wood and gas fireplaces, inserts, stoves, and outdoor living products. The Napoleon brand is recognized for innovation, design and technology, and CAFD is the only full service Napoleon retail dealer and hearth specialist in Connecticut.
CAFD Voted Best Hearth Product Showroom in Connecticut & CAFD.com Recognized as Best Website
November 21, 2011, Southington, CT – On Tuesday, November 16, 2011, Connecticut Appliance & Fireplace Distributors (CAFD) was honored with HOBI Awards for the Best Product Showroom and Best Website. Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, the HOBI Awards is the state’s most prestigious housing industry awards program. More than 550 Connecticut housing industry professionals gathered at the Aqua Turf in Southington to recognize the top homes, home products and housing suppliers in Connecticut.
CAFD iPad 2 Giveaway Presented to One Lucky Winner
September 5, 2011, Southington, CT – On Monday, September 5, 2011, CAFD held a drawing for an iPad 2 during their first ever Labor Day Sales Event. CAFD owner, Doug DuPont, presented the iPad 2 to the lucky winner, Kathy Kazimierczak, on September 17th during the 14th Annual Nite of Lite Laughter Car Raffle which CAFD hosted at their Southington location.
CAFD Showroom in Southington Draws National Attention from GE Appliance
GE National General Manager tours 10,000 sf CAFD showroom with its live GE Profile, Monogram and new GE Café’ equipped kitchens. CAFD is the only showroom in the country to display and use the new super energy saving GE GeoSpring™ Hybrid water heater.
July 28, 2011, Southington, CT – On Monday, July 25th GE General Manager, Matt Rose, travelled from Louisville, Kentucky to visit Connecticut Appliance and Fireplace Distributors (CAFD) and tour their award winning 10,000 sf showroom. CAFD is ahead of the curve, as with their unique outdoor living showroom, which opened this summer; their iPad equipped sales staff for improved customer convenience; and their working display of the groundbreaking GE Hybrid electric water heater – the most energy efficient 50 gallon water heater you can buy. The new GE GeoSpring™ Hybrid reduces water heater operating cost up to 62% and saves approximately $320 per year. The CAFD display promotes the current $300 tax credit available to GE GeoSpring™ Hybrid purchasers, as well as a new $400 rebate for replacing an existing electric water heater.
Home Living Products Company Uses iPads and a New Interactive Website
to Make Choosing an Appliance, Fireplace or Home Theater Easier and
More Convenient
May 9, 2011, Southington, CT – Starting this Monday, Connecticut Appliance & Fireplace Distributor customers can visit www.cafd.com from anywhere they happen to be by clicking on their iPad. The newly launched website was designed to be iPad friendly for convenience, and will soon it will be mobile phone compatible with a Mobile Club for those who want to carry CAFD around in their pocket. To make purchases more affordable, cafd.com offers visitors a choice of online deals, rebates and e-mail offers, and the site is designed with embedded video tutorials; an interactive design tool for customizing your fireplace; and many more high tech features to make choosing appliances, hearth products and home technology both fun and easy.
