Hearth Talk

Walter Goodridge, 1st importer of Lange and HS Tarm

Walter Goodridge was a pioneer in the 1970’s resurgence of wood burning. Living in the Pioneer Valley of Western Ma., Walter started burning wood stoves and decided to look into manufacturing one. His travels took him to Denmark where he discovered Lange Stoves, a 100+ year old brand which was still being made by hand. Walter decided to import these stoves, and brought over 10,000 units into the USA during the 1976 to 1980 time period, at which time he stopped importing them. On one of his trips to Denmark, he was introduced to the people at HS Tarm boilers. As a result, he started importing Tarm boilers into the USA via a new corporation, Tekton, which was located in Conway, Ma. Walter sold the HS Tarm business to Alan Koenig in 1981 and did not re-enter the stove or boiler biz. To this day (2008), he still burns the first Lange stove he imported to heat his house – AND, he also uses a Tarm high efficiency wood boiler to heat.

Vermont Castings Purchase of Dutchwest - 1990-1991

A conversation with Stephen Morris, former marketing director at Vermont Castings, about the purchase of the rival stove company, Consolidated Dutchwest. This purchase was made in haste by Vermont Castings and proved to be the downfall of the original privately owned firm.

More with John Gulland

John Gulland is an independent consultant in the wood stove and fireplace industry. In this episode, we discuss pellet and corn stoves, as well as the chimney problems with newer non-cat woodstoves.

halfkettle

This describes the development process for the 1/2 Kettle Steamer, a product (and US Patent) obtained by Craig Issod and from industry friends. The kettle is still available through Condar Company.

Meet John Gulland

John Gulland has been involved with wood stoves and other renewable energy since 1974. He is a writer, consultant, lecturer and more! In this interview you will hear about Johns many experiences and projects.