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Colton Frabasilio
The pool industry helped Colton Frabasilio along while he was also pursuing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player. He worked in the company warehouse stocking parts for construction crews and service techs while he was in the minors: “This helped me learn all the different manufacturers and parts that go into building…
Jose Moranchel
Jose Moranchel 38OwnerJose and Sons Pool ServiceSouth Carolina Jose Moranchel started as a pool industry supervisor at 18 years old. He managed pools for a lawn care company, then spent five years as a foreman for another pool business. But after a series of broken promises for advancement, Moranchel needed a change. “One day my…
Leading the Way
Industry leaders are often industry innovators, too. Several pool companies are using cutting-edge strategies and business practices to expand their market reach, grow their business and save on overhead costs. Absorbing Electrical To make its off-season more profitable, Aqua Quip in the Seattle, Washington, area, started its own electrical division of the company in 2006…
In Search of a Zero-Injury Work Place
A few years ago, Lin Boyd, owner of Splash Pool Service in Kyle, Texas, found himself in a situation that might have been comical had it not been so serious. Alone in a remote area of Cedar Creek, Texas, Boyd was preparing to clean a 12-foot-deep pool when he slipped and fell into it —…
The New Fluidra
In November 2017, Fluidra S.A. and Zodiac Pool Systems announced their intention to merge, closing a $1.5 billion deal in July of this year. Fluidra was founded in 1969. Then called Astral, the pool component manufacturer was started by four families in Spain. From the ’70s through the ’90s, it expanded across the globe. In…
2014 Pool Trends: What the Customer Wants Now
“Because our company only does design, we work with a lot of builders on projects that include details they’ve never done before,” says Brian Van Bower, president of Florida-based design firm Aquatic Consultants, Inc., and president and co-founder of the Genesis 3 Design Group. “Often the driver is the consumer who’s seen it elsewhere, brings…