More than ten years ago Frank Robison, like many other people, burned wood to heat his home. Despite the drawbacks of burning wood, the lure of inexpensive heat was his motivation.

At a local fair, in his native Michigan, Frank met a gentleman selling corn burning stoves. The idea of heating with corn intrigued him and he purchased one to test how well it worked. He was pleased with the results.

Being an entrepreneur, he inquired about starting a dealership to sell and service these corn burning stoves. In less than two years, Frank became the largest corn stove retailer in the nation for this manufacturer.

As his business grew, Frank’s customers began asking him for whole house heating systems and shop heating solutions. His supplier didn’t make products to meet these needs, so Frank decided to use the knowledge he had gained in the industry and couple it with his manufacturing experience to create his own innovative and environmentally-friendly products to fill these voids.

Universal Grain and Biomass Heating Systems was born.

Frank’s goal was to meet consumer needs with safe, clean burning, easy-to-use heating systems. His efforts were recognized and rewarded when, at the 2007 national HPBA Expo in Reno, Nevada, Frank’s industry peers voted the CH150 portable heater the best new product in the biomass category earning it the coveted Vesta Award.

Today, everyone at Universal Grain is committed to bringing Frank’s focus on quality, innovation and the environment to it’s entire line of economic heating solutions.