Fireplaces: Regency Is Swedish, Napoleon Is Ours 🇨🇦
Three of British Columbia's best-known fireplace brands — Regency, Pacific Energy and Valor — are now owned by Sweden's NIBE Group. We look at who still owns and builds hearth products in Canada: Napoleon in Barrie, Ontario (Schroeter family), Osburn and Drolet from SBI outside Quebec City, plus Montigo in Langley, BC and Supreme in Montreal.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
4 Local OptionsNapoleon
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Barrie, ON · Est. 1976
Family-owned — Schroeter family, private
Osburn & Drolet
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
SBI — Cantin family-controlled since 1999
Montigo
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Langley, BC
Built in Langley, BC
Supreme
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Montreal, QC
Built in Montreal, QC
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
It’s never mattered more to buy Canadian — follow along for daily features. Shopping for a fireplace this winter? Here’s what changed. Regency, Pacific Energy and Valor all made their names in British Columbia. Every one of them now belongs to NIBE, a Swedish group. So who’s still ours? Napoleon, in Barrie, Ontario — started in a garage in 1976, still run by the Schroeter family. Osburn and Drolet come from SBI, outside Quebec City, family-controlled since 1999. Montigo still builds its fireplaces in Langley, B.C., and Supreme builds its in Montreal. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
NOW FOREIGN-OWNED
- Regency (Delta, BC) — NIBE (Sweden)
- Pacific Energy (Duncan, BC) — NIBE (Sweden)
- Valor / Miles Ind. (N. Van, BC) — NIBE (Sweden)
One Swedish group now owns three of BC’s best-known hearth names.