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…
Tap into the brain trust at the International Pool | Spa | Patio ExpoNovember 5-7, 2019 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans Mingle and Strategize Networking with other professionals in our industry provides the opportunity for bouncing ideas off each other, learning from others’ successes (and mishaps) and bringing together a…
Noah Nehlich 39CEO/founderStructure StudiosStructureStudios.com A homework assignment in 2001 inspired Noah Nehlich, then 19, to eventually build Pool Studio, software that fundamentally changed the way swimming pools are designed and presented. Through many ups and downs, which included investors threatening to walk away and close the company more than once, and Nehlich spending his last…
Mike Leone 28OwnerPool Office ManagerPoolOfficeManager.com During high school, Mike Leone worked for a neighbor’s service company in Cleveland, Ohio, riding along with a senior technician. He started his own service company in 2011, and when an established company in the area went out of business, Leone’s business grew rapidly. “Overwhelmed with customers and employees, I…
Manning Pool Service HoustonManningPoolService.comPhotography by Derek Salyer David Manning, 29, Maintenance managerAna Manning, 29, COOJeffrey Manning, 31, Repair manager As of January 2020, the baton of ownership for Manning Pool Service in Houston, Texas, will be passed to the second generation: Brothers Jeffrey (Jr.) and David Manning and David’s wife, Ana. Jeff Sr. — who…
Pentair intended to take its time removing the pool equipment it manufactures from the internet. As of October 1, more than 1,800 Pentair product SKUs were scrubbed from online sales under the company’s TradeGrade policy, a program founded in 2016 that was recently updated to accommodate the large-scale change. Under the enhanced policy, Pentair provides…
Part 1 of 2 For self-starters who’ve already launched a small business, it may not be surprising that the entrepreneurial bug eventually bites again. In part one of a two-part series, we look at three pool industry ventures that, born of necessity, changed the lives of those who dared to try something new. POWERVAC Father…