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Inc. Magazine Names TUUCI Top Jobs Creator
Brown Jordan and EcoSmart Fire Announce Licensing Partnership
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Inc. Magazine Names TUUCI
Top Jobs Creator
MIAMI, FLORIDA

For the second year in a row, Inc. magazine has recognized TUUCI as one of the nation's top jobs creators, ranking the Miami-based maker of innovative shade structures among the leading manufacturing companies in the magazine's "Hire Power Awards." The Inc. competition was created to celebrate privately-held companies on the forefront of American jobs creation. 

From 2008 to 2013 TUUCI nearly doubled in size, creating 97 new jobs and growing from 102 total employees to 199 today.

"This achievement is an amazing feat given that much of the job growth came during the heart of the recession," said Inc. editor-in-chief Eric Schurenberg. "It isn't just the big guys that are creating jobs, but innovative entrepreneurial companies such as TUUCI."

TUUCI was founded in Miami in 1998 by Dougan Clarke, who has redefined the shade category with distinctively designed parasols and shade structures made from marine grade components. The company's leading edge creations have garnered a loyal customer base among upscale resorts and hotels, while also providing parasols for the nation's leading quick service restaurants.

All of TUUCI's products are handcrafted at its Miami corporate headquarters and manufacturing center, which has grown to more than 100,000 sq. ft. The privately-owned company has also established a distribution network in Europe.

"Our commitment to the creation of quality jobs in Miami has always been a core element of the TUUCI mission," Clarke said. "The Inc. Hire Power Awards illustrates how entrepreneurial companies focused on meeting unique customer needs through innovation can grow and thrive in almost any economic environment."

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Brown Jordan and EcoSmart Fire Announce Licensing Partnership

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

 

Brown Jordan, the distinguished luxury outdoor furnishings manufacturer and iconic legacy brand, has joined forces with EcoSmart Fire, the industry leader in bioethanol-fueled fireplaces, in a strategic licensing partnership to create Brown Jordan Fires. This partnership pairs EcoSmart Fire's innovative and clean-burning Fire Design Solutions with Brown Jordan's timeless collection of casual furniture to create a lasting line of products that complement existing and future collections.

Designed to inspire the outdoor living lifestyle, Brown Jordan Fires' elegant style and forward-thinking design will bring a warmth and glow to the high-end outdoor marketplace.

"It was important that we partnered with a company that embraces outdoor living as an experience and whose products reflect that philosophy through design integrity and innovation," says EcoSmart Fire's North American chief executive officer, Alexander Eburne. "After all, anyone who has enjoyed an outdoor fire understands the comfort, warmth and camaraderie that an open flame can evoke."

"Our partnership with EcoSmart Fire represents an extraordinary opportunity for Brown Jordan and our customers," adds Gene Moriarty, chief executive officer of Brown Jordan International. "Since 1945, Brown Jordan has continued to seek out ways to create functional and inspiring outdoor settings - with beautiful results.

"Brown Jordan Fires now allows us to offer customers another innovative element to enhance both exterior and interior environments with the highest quality, eco-friendly fire products on the market - a perfect complement to our elegant casual furnishings.

"We're confident that Brown Jordan Fires will strengthen our brand and generate real excitement among our loyal following of residential and trade clients."

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