Aes Hearthplace Inc

Specialties

AES sells, installs, and services products from Hearthstone Soapstone Stoves, Quadra Fire, Harman, Heat N Glo, Heatilator EcoChoice, Enviro, Lopi, Dimplex, Weber Grills, Big Green Egg Grills, and Traeger Grills

AES Hearthplace Stove Shop also offers custom fireplace design.

History

Established in 1998.

Trained in HVAC, Rick had become aware of alternative energy heating sources such as wood, coal, wood pellets and gas. The fact that wood and wood products are a renewable energy source appealed to Rick, and he began to shop for a supplemental heating appliance.

He soon found what he was looking for in a small local home-​based business called Alternative Energy Solutions (AES). In the process of buying a Franco Belge coal stove, Rick discovered to his surprise that the entire business was also for sale. His entrepreneurial juices began to bubble and flow as he visualized a hearth shop specializing in alternative fuels and saving money while providing heat for families in his neighborhood and surround

Meet the Business Owner

Rick S.

Business Owner

In 1997 Rick Soccio and his wife Monica, both in their twenties, bought an 18^th century brick house in the village of Huntsdale in south central Pennsylvania. When the first winter came, they found that the house was very hard to heat and began thinking of a new heating system.



Trained in HVAC, Rick had become aware of alternative energy heating sources such as wood, coal, wood pellets and gas. The fact that wood and wood products are a renewable energy source appealed to Rick, and he began to shop for a supplemental heating appliance.

He soon found what he was looking for in a small local home-​based business called Alternative Energy Solutions (AES). In the process of buying a Franco Belge coal stove, Rick discovered to his surprise that the entire business was also for sale. His entrepreneurial juices began to bubble and flow as he visualized a hearth shop specializing in alternative fuels and saving money while providing heat for families in his neighborhood and surround