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About Us
A great fireplace does more than warm a room. It becomes the heart of a home.
For over 50 years, Hussong Manufacturing has been crafting gas fireplaces and accessories with the care, precision, and integrity of a family business that signs its name to every product it builds. Our complete line is thoughtfully designed to complement any style and add lasting value to any space.
We are privately held and family owned, guided by three generations of small-town values: honest work, sincere relationships, and an unwavering commitment to quality and safety. Through our trusted network of dealers across the country, we make it easy to bring the warmth and craftsmanship of a Hussong fireplace into your home.
This is our legacy. We wear it proudly.
Our History
The story of Kozy Heat begins in 1976, in a small millwork shop in southern Minnesota. Dudley Hussong, the founder, and now Chairman of the Board, set out to solve a simple problem: how to heat a workspace more efficiently during the fuel embargo. The solution he built from metal and ingenuity sparked something far greater than he imagined. Word spread, neighbors took notice, and what began as one fireplace became two, then many more. Within two years, Kozy Heat fireplaces were selling throughout Minnesota, carried by the reputation they earned one home at a time.
In 1984, Jim Hussong joined his father full time, and the partnership deepened. Dudley continued to pour himself into research and product development while Jim built the sales and marketing foundation that would carry Kozy Heat to a national audience. Together, they grew a complete line of wood and gas fireplaces and established the dealer and distributor network that stands strong today.
The third generation arrived when Heather Hussong Reasoner joined the team full time in 2014 as Vice President, and grew stronger when her sister, Sarah Severson, joined as Chief Financial Officer in 2026, bringing the family legacy into its next chapter.
But the Hussong name alone does not tell the whole story. Kozy Heat has always been built by people who take pride in their work: the employees, the sales representatives, and the dealer partners who show up every day with the same small-town work ethic and commitment to doing things right that Dudley carried into that shop nearly 50 years ago. That culture is woven into every product we make.
Three generations of family ownership. Fifty years of craftsmanship. One promise that has never changed: quality over quantity, and a name we are proud to put on everything we build.
