Chris Cavanaugh 34OwnerCavanaugh Pool, Spa & PatioMadisonville, KentuckyCavanaughPool.com Chris Cavanaugh is a third-generation pool professional. He started helping out in the family business when he was a teenager, installing pools, helping in the store and doing service calls. After college, it didn’t take long for him to return home. “I came back and took over…
Justin Lex 33Service and renovations managerSwimming Pool Services Inc.Waukesha, WisconsinSwimmingPoolServices.com Justin Lex joined Swimming Pool Services in 2011 at the recommendation of a friend who was an employee. He started doing service and maintenance work in the field and eventually moved into the office. By 2013, he became the service manager. This year, he added…
Taylor Technologies The team at Taylor Technologies includes a number of young professionals poised to grow the company and industry. Here’s what they had to say about each other. Josh MaulerAssembly managerIn his 17-plus year career at Taylor, Josh has become known as a leader and problem solver. He values integrity and trust, both of…
Dustin Kauffman 34Aquatics sales managerProMinent Fluid Controls ProMinent.us Dustin Kauffman started at ProMinent in fall 2010. It was a winter job that would get him through until spring, at which point he’d return to his career as a PGA-certified golf professional. But he never left ProMinent. Kauffman has moved through several positions: Pump sub-assembly, receiving…
Spartan Pool & Patio Norman, OklahomaSpartanPoolAndPatio.com Jordan Demeter, 34, Co-ownerSam Stroud, 34 Co-owner Sam Stroud and Jordan Demeter both lost a parent to cancer when they were preteens. Then their parents married each other. Already best friends, they also became step brothers. Demeter’s grandfather, Don Demeter, owned Pools by Spartan and had been installing vinyl-liner…
Chet and Aly Goudy 36 & 34OwnersGoudy PoolsSeverna Park, MarylandGoudyPools.com Aly Goudy remembers the day her boyfriend called to asked if she wanted to lifeguard at the pool he managed. A college freshman, Aly thought mixing work and romance was a bad idea, but she took the job. Fifteen years and two kids later, Aly…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announces the winners of its 2019 PHTA Awards Program. The awards recognize prominent achievements and outstanding performers in the pool and hot tub industry. The PHTA Fellow is an honor granted to individuals who have made distinguished contributions that raise the professionalism in the aquatic industry through teaching, research…
The National Plasterers Council recently released a brand new consumer-focused website: NationalPlasterersCouncil.com. This new site is designed to show various pool finishes; teach pool owners the proper start up, care and maintenance of their pool; and create a path for them to find an NPC member for their next project. NPC will continue to maintain…
The second-annual Million Dollar Pool Challenge hosted by PHTA and WAVE Network of Young Professionals, will be presented at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 9:15 a.m. in conference room 238. Five finalists, including one student, have been selected to present their design renderings to industry peers for…
Pleatco, LLC, with longtime co-sponsors GENESIS and the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, announced the winners of the 2019 Perfect Pool Guy and Gal Search. The annual Pleatco PoolGuy/Gal Search is an innovative way to honor the hard-working men and women of the pool and spa service industry. More than 75 pool professionals were nominated…
RB Retail & Service Solutions updates SQLSponsored Content*By PoolPro on behalf of RB Retail & Service Solutions It’s the dream — one piece of software that will manage all the nuances of a hot tub and swimming pool retail and service business. While there are lots of great point-of-sale options on the market, few can handle,…
By the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo The 2019 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo will be held November 5-7 in New Orleans. We’re excited to bring you another year of world-class educational opportunities, new product experiences and the opportunity to sharpen your skills. This year we are bringing back our segmented…