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• Texas Builder Wins Contractor Award
  Watertight Pool & Spa of McKinney, Texas, has been named the 2012 top-performing pool and spa contractor for American Home Shield, a national provider of home warranty plans. The builder achieved the highest rating, based on customer feedback, out of American Home Shield’s national network of more than 10,000 independent contractors, and received a $20,0 […]
• State of the Industry 2013: Service (Part I)
  Alfonsodetomas | Dreamstime.com For most of the New Economic Era, which began with the collapse of the banking system in 2008, the service sector has been a beacon of prosperity amid a pool and spa industry mostly concerned with survival. In the depths of the depression, even as building companies and dealerships were closing down, service companies reported […]
• Service Voice 2013: Bob Nichols
  For the service portion of our State of the Industry issue, we spoke we three of the industry’s leading service professionals to serve as our “service voices.” In these profiles, they share how their businesses fared last year, their strategies for success and their vision for the future. For 2013, we spoke with Bob Nichols, Pete Coccaro, Jr. and Stewart Ver […]
• Service Voice 2013: Pete Coccaro, Jr.
  For the service portion of our State of the Industry issue, we spoke we three of the industry’s leading service professionals to serve as our “service voices.” In these profiles, they share how their businesses fared last year, their strategies for success and their vision for the future. For 2013, we spoke with Bob Nichols, Pete Coccaro, Jr. and Stewart Ver […]
• Zodiac Receives Energy Star Rating
  Zodiac Pool Systems’ Jandy Pro Series line of variable-speed and two-speed pool pumps are now Energy Star qualified, signifying they meet or exceed the Federal program’s energy-efficiency guidelines. Energy Star is an EPA program that helps businesses and individuals protect the environment and save energy and money through superior energy efficiency.  Jandy […]
• Fill in the Phil: 5-16-13
  Have you met Phil? He's our resident pool pro who always finds a way of getting into shenanigans. While drawn by Ron Coleman, we leave it up to you to write the jokes. This time, we asked you to provide your best one-liner for the below comic. Thanks to Darren Kesler, general manager of ASP Co. of Dallas, for providing this gem. Think you can do ...
• State of the Industry 2013: Retail (Part II)
  About two months ago, we asked retailers across the country to fill out a survey about how their businesses fared in 2012. We asked you about the products you sell, what’s doing well (and not so well), how the Internet is impacting your business and why you do what you do.  Part I featured our introduction and just a few of our findings. Below you’ll find .. […]
• Retail Voice 2013: Steve Ruscigno
  For the retail portion of our State of the Industry issue, we spoke we three industry leaders to serve as our "retail voices." In these profiles, they share how their businesses fared last year, their strategies for success and their vision for the future. For 2013, we spoke with Brian Quint, Merry Wise and Steve Ruscigno.  Steve Ruscigno General M […]
• The Crucial Importance of Learning to Swim: A White Paper From Dr. Tom Lachocki
  Some of our society’s serious problems — poor exercise habits, obesity, soaring healthcare costs and drowning — are related. In this clear and well-organized white paper, Dr. Tom Lachocki, CEO of the National Swimming Pool Foundation, lays out a path toward a healthy and physically active society with fewer tragic water-related deaths and reduced healthcare […]
• State of the Industry 2013: Retail (Part I)
  Pictured is the showroom floor at San Juan Pools & Spas in Pekin, Ill. Photo courtesy Deverman Advertising. It’s a story you’ve heard before. After the economic downturn, we’re seeing signs of a slow-but-persistent recovery as evidenced by rising consumer confidence, a stronger housing market and modestly increased sales across the board. That story larg […]