About the Brand

Empire manufactures a complete line of residential gas heaters, gas fireplaces, and Broilmaster Premium Gas Grills.

Empire Comfort Systems grew out of a small sheet metal shop founded by Henry Bauer in 1911 in the city of Belleville, Illinois. Formally incorporated on August 26, 1932, Empire Stove Company produced sheet metal heaters that took advantage of the increasing availability of natural gas.

While the company has weathered the ups and downs of economic downturns, wars, labor strife, fires, and societal changes, the Bauer family has remained the one constant.

The family tradition continues. Nick Bauer and Jane Bauer represent the fourth generation of Bauer’s at Empire Comfort Systems – making this a continuously family-operated business since 1932.

The Products – Affordable, Efficient, Artful Heating Solutions
From early floor furnaces (a forerunner to central heating systems) to console heaters to wall furnaces, to gas fireplaces and log sets, to the super-efficient Mantis fireplace system, Empire has adapted to market requirements. Empire was the first to market vent-free heaters equipped with an Oxygen Depletion Sensor, now standard on all vent-free products in the U.S. In the 1980s, Empire became the first to market a gas-fired heater that achieves 80-percent efficiency, and in 2006, Empire marketed the first vented gas fireplace to achieve 90-percent efficiency. Today’s heater and hearth offerings cover a wide spectrum of gas-fired products:

Our Leisure Chef Outdoor Grilling System redefines backyard cooking with more power, more features, more grilling area, and more storage. With its large granite countertop and high-output side burner, the Leisure Chef provides the look of a built-in island with the convenience and flexibility of a portable grill.

Designed to create island ambiance for your evening entertainment, Twilight's new propane-fired torches can run for more than three hours on the one-pound LP cylinder (concealed within its pineapple body) with a vivid and active flame.

With their rough finish and subtle coloring, Twilight's new outdoor decorative Fire Rocks imitate actual North American river rock to add ambiance to outdoor events.

Colorful, handcrafted ceramic pottery and gelled alcohol fuel burners combine to create extraordinary decorative lamps for dining al fresco or just relaxing on the patio.