The job requirement of a pool service technician isn’t just to clean leaves out of the pool. If there’s a job that a general contractor can do, you can be sure that most pool service technicians can do it, too. However, that expanded list of job requirements means pool service technicians need an expanded insurance…
Let’s talk physics, shall we? • The affinity laws tell us a whole bunch about motors, pumps and fans. If you didn’t adore science class, you likely found them in textbooks flanked by daunting terminology like “nominal speed,” “shaft power” and “volumetric flow rate.” But even with poor marks in high school physics, if you…
Photography by Rodrigo mendez In 1994, a 27-year-old Todd Starner and his younger brother Jeff sat across the kitchen table from their father, Richard, asking for money. Eyeing a motorcycle? A vacation? Debt relief? Hardly. The brothers wanted to become entrepreneurs and needed $10,000 to buy a 50-pool service route from their retiring boss, Donnie…
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your market share, purchasing a service route from another pool business can be a relatively quick way to bolster your customer base — and there are several benefits to acquiring an established service route. The Investment If you have the desire to purchase a pool route,…
Poolcorp hasn’t just invested in itself. Fifteen years ago, the company decided to be proactive in helping the industry and its customers thrive: It evaluated what its customers needed to succeed and put programs in place to help them achieve those things.
Colley’s Pool & Spas It’s a good problem to have. “We’re gaining work every year,” says Christian Robichaud, service manager at Colley’s Pool & Spas. “We’re putting in a lot of pools. We’re closing and opening a lot of pools. We would love to have more help if we could.” Robichaud and Bill Fischer, retail…
As a boy, Adam Morley, the president of IPSSA, would idly push a net around his grandfather’s pool to stave off boredom, What he couldn’t have known then, of course, is how this pastime would play a role in his future. Morley, now president and CEO of the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association (IPSSA)…
Postorino Pool has morphed from mom-and-pop pool service company to well-known local business photos by Bella Foto Photography More than 30 year ago, Tom Postorino, owner of Postorino Pool, realized he was tired of cold Wisconsin winters. After a trip to Arizona for a wedding, Tom began to ponder relocating to the sunny state. So…