PHTA provides critical resources for the industry As the world hunkers down in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the pool and hot tub industries are doing what they can to protect the health of their employees, customers and businesses. The Pool and Hot Tub Alliance has amassed a number of resources…
Pool professionals at all levels within the industry benefit from the education provided at the Western Pool & Spa ShowMarch 12-14, 2020Long Beach, California The Western Pool & Spa Show at the Long Beach Convention Center boasts one of the largest seminar schedules in the industry. Classes are provided from basic to advanced in both…
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Panelists share their experience with industry Facebook groups Joshua Mattey CPO, CST, owner JPS Pool ServicesNorth Scituate, Rhode Island Residential/CommercialPool Cleaning, Repair and MaintenanceEmployees: 4Accounts: 100 I first started using Facebook groups about five years ago on a recommendation from a friend in the industry. I was skeptical because in my eyes, most pool guys…
PoolToday, a pool service marketplace, is now available to the general public in over 100 cities across Florida, California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. PoolToday offers an Uber-like experience for homeowners to manage their weekly pool service and order additional on-demand cleanings with as little as two-hours’ notice. The company has over 20,000 weekly pool cleanings…
[This product has been discontinued by Hayward as of December 20, 2021] Developed by ConnectedYard, Inc., a Hayward Industries, Inc. company, the pHin Smart Monitor works with a mobile app to monitor sanitizer, pH and temperature, and guide users with analysis, smartphone alerts and simple chemical dosing instructions. A lifelong pool owner, ConnectedYard co-founder and…
Fiberglass pool manufacturer, Thursday Pools, has installed a new thermal oxidizer to its factory — a fume incinerator that reduces VOC emissions by up to 98% — in an effort to decrease the company’s environmental impact. This new piece of equipment will be used to capture volatile organic compounds emitted during the production process. “We…
RB Pool & Spa introduced its New RB Web Services partnered with Insite Suite, a cloud-based marketing, sales and business development platform specifically designed for pool and spa dealers. Dealers can sync products, inventory and pricing. The new combined services eliminates the need for managing multiple sources of product administration, pricing, inventory control and sales…
King Technology, a global supplier of pool and hot tub water treatment systems, was one of five Minnesota-based companies to receive the 2019 Minnesota Family Business Award from Twin Cities Business magazine during a ceremony held Nov. 20 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The annual awards program is a celebration of outstanding family-owned businesses and…
In 2019, Special Water Group in the Netherlands and AquaFinesse, LLC entered into a cooperation with Clearon Corp. to sell AquaFinesse products in the United States and Canada. Effective January 2020, that cooperation has ended. Orders placed before January 27 but not yet delivered will be handled by Clearon Corp. From that date forward, AquaFinesse…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance board of directors made determinations on PHTA education structure and course format plans for the future. Recommendations were made to address duplicate courses and certifications that came as a result of the unification of The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals and the National Swimming Pool Foundation. Most changes…
Matthew Barclay, owner of Blue Moose Pools in Phoenix, Arizona, is the $6,000 first prize winner of NC Brands’ (now BioLab) 2019 Pool Cleanup Challenge, in which pool professionals entered their most compelling and creative ‘swamp to clear’ experiences. Barclay won for the treatment of a green swimming pool with Yellow Out before shock treatment…