Custom Molded Products LLC (CMP) recently announced its latest acquisition of Bobé Water & Fire LLC, manufacturer of outdoor decorative fire features, scuppers, water/fire pots, spillways and other unique metal fabricated products. CMP is a leading supplier of white goods, advanced sanitizers, pool waterfalls and innovative LED products and now adds the new elements of…
By Mike Tinz, vice president of franchise sales for Money Mailer It is important to make a splash with consumers by developing creative ads to draw in business, and direct mail campaigns are still an effective avenue. In 2017, direct mail ads generated a response rate of 5.1 percent, compared to .6 percent from email…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Pool Safely campaign and the Michael Phelps Foundation honored the 10th anniversary of the Michael Phelps Foundation and the 10 years since the passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) Pool & Spa Safety Act with an event promoting water safety. “The progress our Foundation has made over the…
S.R. Smith, LLC, manufacturer of swimming pool deck equipment, lighting and access products, headquartered in Canby, Oregon, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Inter-Fab, Inc. based in Tucson, Arizona. S.R. Smith will integrate the product portfolios except for Inter-Fab’s deck mounted pool slides, which have not been acquired. “I determined within the past year…
Hayward Industries signed a purchase agreement for Paramount Leisure Industries, Inc. (known more readily within the industry as Paramount Pool & Spa Systems), which is set to close in August. Paramount, established in 1964 by George Ghiz, has spent more than 50 years working toward a reputation synonymous with service, quality and innovation. While known…
Last year I received an email about a PoolPro story on online reviews: “After reading The Review Conundrum article I was very inspired because this is exactly what we went after when starting our company three years ago. Taking Yelp and Google serious took our business to a whole new level … If you ever…
If you have listened to Dave Ramsey, you know his initial step toward personal financial freedom is the creation of an emergency fund. The long-term objective is to have an emergency fund that will cover three to six months of income. The same principle applies to our businesses. We need an emergency fund as well….
Unless you’re really into vehicle mechanics, most people just want their car to run well and get good gas mileage. They’re not interested in the valve opening time, the internal compression — just reliability. And that is the approach that Georgia-based CMP — manufacturer of pool, spa and bath products — is taking with the…
photography by Joan WoodPool built by Red Rock Pools & Spas, based in Mesa, Arizona When Tyler Rasmussen got passed over for a promotion at his job, he said enough is enough. He had always dreamed of working for himself anyway, and a friend had been telling him about a pool route he just purchased….
In-ground spas built in conjunction with a swimming pool are beautiful. They share materials and aesthetics with the pool, and they can integrate with the rest of the environment. But there are downfalls: In-ground spas, with their typically straight walls and sometimes rough seating surfaces, may not be very comfortable, and the jets often provide…
For Tyler Rasmussen and Greg Villafana of Brothers Pool Service and Repair in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company’s love affair with Jobber began with an invoice they received as customers. “A long time ago we had somebody put a vinyl decal on our window,” Villafana says. “The guy who put the decal on sent the invoice…
Nothing puts a downer on a day at a public pool more than learning of a fecal incident, requiring everyone to clear out immediately. Formed fecal incidents pose a risk for spreading germs, including moderately chlorine-tolerant giardia. It’s important for pool companies to help facilities with public pools understand local and federal policies for handling…