Mazzei Injector Company promoted Justin Bennett to vice president of engineering and operations. Bennett began his journey with Mazzei in January 2005 and has performed in several key roles during his tenure. Since 2013, he has served as director of engineering and development overseeing Mazzei’s production and design efforts. In addition, he coordinated with the…
America’s Swimming Pool Company (ASP) announced the opening of four new locations in Texas, Arizona, Florida and Alabama. Each location will provide swimming pool maintenance, repair, remodeling and cleaning programs to its respective cities and surrounding communities. ASP of East Austin is owned and operated by Kyle Oswalt and is located in Elgin, Texas. ASP…
Haviland Enterprises, Inc. announced the promotion of Meg Post to president of the company. Post will report to Mike Karasiewicz, CEO, and will work directly with Karasiewicz and the company’s senior leadership team, who will report to Post, on strategic initiatives and executing the company’s growth strategy. Post joined Haviland in 2018 as vice president…
Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, has acquired Pebble Technology International, manufacturer branded outdoor living products and the category-defining brand in aggregate swimming pool finishes. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, PebbleTec operates from five locations across the United States and boasts an established history spanning four decades. “I am excited to welcome PebbleTec, along with its loyal…
Pool Scouts, the pool cleaning and maintenance franchise with 101 territories nationwide, is continuing to surf the wave of the post-pandemic boom in pool construction, breaking revenue and franchise sales goals along the way. The brand saw a revenue jump of 77.8% in Q3 of 2021 versus Q3 of 2020, with sales rising 76.3% year-to-date,…
On November 17, industry professionals gathered at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center in Dallas to celebrate the first Pool Nation Awards. The sold-out event bestowed awards on 19 products, people and companies nominated and voted on by pool service professionals. PoolPro also honored two of its 30 Under 40 recipients. Winners Variable-Speed Pump of the…
Atlantic City January 25–27, 2022 Atlantic City Convention Center Hosted by the Northeast Spa and Pool Association, The Pool & Spa Show will be back in person for 2022, offering training, hands-on learning, industry connections and the chance to meet with vendors representing all facets of your business. It’s not just an event; Be a…
Megan KendrickEditor in chief Megan grew up in North Dakota but escaped the cold to attend college in Phoenix. She went on to get her master’s in journalism from Northwestern University and got her first post-graduate job at Bigfish Publications in 2008. In 2018 she bought PoolPro and SpaRetailer from Bigfish and started Kendrick Content….
I was fortunate enough to get to Dallas for the Pool | Spa | Patio Expo and had meetings with others on the PHTA’s national builders council, as well as networked with many other swimming pool professionals. Everyone I discussed pool construction with are already sold out at least a year if not two years….
Atlanta February 9–11, 2022 InterContinental Buckhead Convention Center Registration includes the opening reception; all education classes; breakfast and lunch provided on Thursday and Friday; the Friday evening exhibitor reception and entrance to the auction. NPC’s Start Up Technician Certification course on Wednesday, February 9, has an additional registration fee. The main class on Thursday, February…
National Pool Partners (NPP), a multi-regional pool service company, announced the acquisition of Ambiance Pool Service & Supplies of Tucson, Arizona. Ambiance will serve as NPP’s consumer-facing pool service brand in Tucson while Aquaman Pools will remain its brand in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. Since its launch in January 2021, NPP has become the fastest growing pool…
Today, we sit down with Megan Kendrick to talk about the most exciting products featured at the recently held International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo™. We kick things off by sharing our experience of finally seeing each other in person a few days back at the expo. We follow that up by running through…