LeakTronics has added a controlled vacuum leak detection device to its arsenal of leak detection equipment. The CamVac System and method reveals a leak from inside the pipe using air intake. The system works hand in hand with standard pipe cameras, like the Hand Held Video Pro cameras at Leaktronics. “In the past, using a…
Coversafe Inc. recently merged with Coverstar East Coast, with the new business operating under the Coversafe Inc. brand. Since 2013, Coversafe has been a distributor of Coverstar Automatic Pool Covers for the Northeast. Owner of Coversafe, Adam Marble, and new co-owner, Kevin Taylor, bring more than 40 combined years of experience working with automatic pool…
CMP, global provider of pool and spa products, announced the launch of CMP Commercial, formed through existing CMP products combined with the acquisitions of Saline Generating Systems, LLC and DEL Ozone Holding Company, Inc. The company released new products including Del AOP Pro, Del Ozone Pro, Del UV-C Pro and Powerclean Salt Pro sanitizer systems…
Haviland Pool & Spa Products — makers of eight pool and spa chemical lines including ProTeam, Nature’s Care and Stain Drop — acquired Blue Excess of Chandler, Arizona. The manufacturing and warehouse facility will become Haviland Pool & Spa Southwest. “I’m pleased to welcome this Southwest-based business to our Haviland family,” says Art Harre, vice…
NESPA inducted its 2019-20 board of directors at the association’s annual membership meeting held in September. The following members of the executive committee for the association were sworn into office: President – Mitch Katz, ELITE Landscaping, Poughkeepsie, New York Vice president – Amy Rullo, Premier Pool Renovations/Aquatic Artistry, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Treasurer – Chas Bogardus,…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance awarded the 2019 Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment in Pueblo, Colorado, at the National Environmental Health Association’s 2019 Annual Education Conference & Exhibition awards ceremony in Nashville. Given in the memory of Dr. Robert Neil Lowry, a longtime member of…
Taylor Griffith has joined the Northeast Spa and Pool Association in the newly created director of membership position. Griffith brings more than 10 years of experience in association management to this role. Working for organizations like Society of Hospital Medicine and National Board of Medical Examiners, her experience includes member and volunteer engagement, committee and…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced that a supplement to the ANSI/APSP/ICC/NPC-12 2016 Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas was approved by the American National Standards Institute May 10. The new supplement contains mandatory information and the appendix provides recommended changes that impact the plastering of swimming pools and spas. “We…
Pool Corporation announced new customer-focused sales center enhancements and the opening of additional SCP Distributors and Superior Pool Products locations to better serve swimming pool professionals in the United States, Canada and Europe. “We are intensely focused on improving our customers’ experience at our sales centers by providing time-saving services and greater product accessibility,” says…
Nadia Beane 28COOJack’s Magic ProductsJacksMagic.com Despite her father Jack encouraging Nadia Beane to work in whatever field she wanted, she found her passion at Jack’s Magic Products, the chemical company he founded 30 years ago. “Through high school and university, I worked in all aspects of the company — from receptionist to tradeshow coordination to…
Averi Edwards 28COO and service managerEdwards Pool ConstructionAndover, KansasEdwardsPoolConstruction.com Averi Edwards grew up around the pool industry and swimming on weekends at the lake or her grandparents’ pool, eventually joining the swim team. Her father, Steve Edwards, started a service company before she was even in elementary school that offers service, remodeling and building. Averi…