Bill Gaias started working summers in a family friend’s pool store when he was 12. He stocked shelves and tested water, moving on to pool maintenance, construction helper and service technician as he got older. After high school, he worked as a service technician by day and took community college classes at night. After completing…
November 11–13, 2020Poolspapatio.com As Las Vegas remains a pandemic hot spot, the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo is going virtual for 2020. Pool professionals have mixed feelings: While they understand the need to avoid large crowds, they say they’ll miss connecting with fellow dealers and manufacturers. As the industry does its best to…
Ana Manning Co-owner and COOManning Pool Service Houston, Texas Ana Manning started at Manning Pool Service in 2012, four years after her husband, David Manning, joined the company. She says it was chaotic until she came on. One of the first things she tackled was restructuring the pool routes. Manning worked at Manning Pool Service…
*Sponsored Content brought to you by Pentair Having experienced significant revenue loss over this past season due to the coronavirus pandemic, commercial aquatic facilities are looking for ways to reduce their operating costs when they are able to reopen. In order to help these aquatic facilities survive, pool professionals need to proactively do an aquatic…
Natural Chemistry is launching a new Pro Series educational platform for the 2021 training season. The live online training is provided by the company’s education manager and available immediately. Interested pool pros simply visit the new Pro Series Pool website (ProSeriesPool.com) and select Schedule Training. Choose your preferred date and time, and include as much…
[This product has been discontinued by Hayward as of December 20, 2021] pHin, the smart water monitor by Hayward Industries Inc., adds Compact Mode to the pHin app, enabling service technicians to remotely view customer data with an easy filter view and alerts. Client management is streamlined with Compact Mode. Technicians can monitor a vast…
Water care manufacturers have joined together to introduce the CYA Smart Alliance, a movement for better, healthier, sustainable and chemically safe and consistent water care. Centered on the principle that pool water should be stable, simple to manage and healthier for swimmers and the environment, the CYA Smart Alliance provides pool and spa professionals the…
Thursday Pools now has a patent for its revolutionary Backfill Eliminator, which makes installation easier for builders by eliminating the need to perform traditional backfilling on its fiberglass pools with large tanning ledges. This now patented system (US Patent 10,450,766) provides sturdy, level installation of large tanning ledges that have traditionally been a challenge for…
Art Harre, chief sales officer of Haviland Pool & Spa, a manufacturer and distributor of pool and spa chemistry, announced in August that he would retire from his position at the end of 2020, then enter into a two-year consulting agreement with Haviland until 2022. “To state the obvious, I will miss you all,” Harre…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance unveiled its official strategic plan — the first of its kind for the alliance. This detailed plan clearly defines PHTA’s core purpose, mission statement, values, pillars and more. “This plan will serve as our foundation, define our priorities and chart PHTA’s pathway into the future,” says Sabeena Hickman, PHTA president…
*These responses have been condensed and edited for clarity. Dick AbareCPC, owner Algae Busters Pool Service, inc.Tampa Bay, Florida ResidentialInstallation, Warranty and RepairEmployees: 2 I’m going to sound like a broken record, but LaMotte’s Spin Touch is amazing! The ability to run 10 tests within minutes makes us much more efficient. We use it…
Creating a pool environment that is safe for patrons is not limited to balancing water chemistry and equipment repair. Because of ongoing wet conditions, pool decks and surrounds in commercial pool environments must provide adequate traction to prevent a slip or fall. Products for pool professionals to create slip-resistant surfaces range from clear-coat applications to…