PHOENIX - Arizonar -- Arizona Fireplaces Earns Recognition as

Arizona's 28th Top Private Company and 19th for the Top 25 Fastest-Growing Companies

On November 17 Arizona Fireplaces / AF Distributors was named among the Top Private and Fastest-Growing Companies in the State of Arizona, coming in at #28 on the Top Private Companies list and at #19 for the 25 Fastest Growing Companies List!

Arizona Fireplaces/ AF Distributors, a Phoenix-based and Arizona owned, privately held company, is the largest wholesale distributor of gas and electric fireplaces, gas logs, BBQ grills, outdoor heaters & firepit equipment in the southwestern United States. With two state-of-the art showrooms located in both north and south Phoenix showing the latest in fireplace equipment, and design supported by its large five warehouses right here in Phoenix with inventory to supply the entire southwest, there are ironically more fireplaces housed here in the city of Phoenix than anywhere else in the western United States.

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Keith Richardson President of Arizona Fireplaces said, "We are proud to make the prestigious Phoenix Business Journal's list and truly never imagined our family's company to be where it is today. It is a great multi-generational family story, and we could not be more thankful.  Additionally, being born and raised here in Phoenix, it makes it that much more important to me that our company serves the Valley with the best customer service, along with providing our customers with most cutting-edge fireplace products that our industry provides. The people of Arizona who have allowed Arizona Fireplaces to install these wonderful family-focused products in their homes for over 40 years and that is the reason why we are here today. We take great pride in serving our customers and this award only motivates us to work even harder to provide even better service in the future."

About Arizona Fireplaces | The Richardson Family

Founded in 1980 by Don and Debbie Richardson, Arizona Fireplaces is not only one of the fastest growing and privately held companies in Arizona, but also ranked #3277 with Inc 5000's most prestigious standing of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

Other family-owned related companies include:

RPG Brands, L.L.C. (Richardson Products Group), President Kris Richardson, which manufactures and distributes internationally recognized brands such as Modern Flames Electric Fireplaces, Grand Canyon Gas Logs and Wildfire Outdoor Living, (BBQ equipment) throughout all North America, Europe, and Australia.

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AF Steel Fabricators, L.L.C. (President Bill DeHaven, V.P. Chris Payne) who has become one of the largest structural steel fabrication and erection companies in Arizona. With their new fabrication facility being easily seen to the east just off I-10 and Wild Horse Pass because of the large LED lit 12Ft X 20Ft American flag when entering Phoenix from the south, AF Steel Fabricators specializes in supplying fabricated structural steel to the massive distribution warehouses being built in the east and west valleys along with many multi-story commercial jobs, including metal joist and deck roofs which are common on many of the large tilt-up commercial warehouses going up in the West Valley along with Mesa and Chandler. Their large facility, located on over 17 acres, can easily be seen from the I-10 when passing Queen Creek Road offramp by noticing its large12FT X 20Ft LED lit American flag on its building when entering Phoenix from the south.

The Richardson family believes in America and its core goodness and are proud to be American.