Today’s special episode is the January edition of our “News & Notes” series, in partnership with PoolPro Magazine. After a quick post-holiday catch-up, we jump into the most interesting pool-related news of the month. Megan then goes over recent industry news, including the usual M&As and emerging movers and shakers. She also tells us to…
Heritage Pool Supply Group, Inc., a rapidly growing platform within the SRS Distribution family, acquired AquaCentral, the second largest pool distributor in the United States. AquaCentral was created through a series of mergers, including Florida Water Products, Pool & Electrical Products, American Pool Supply, Bel-Aqua Pool Supply, Conely Company, Mayfield Pool Supply, Classic Pool Tile…
The sales and marketing teams for Hayward Holdings, Inc. have elected to donate the entirety of their winnings from a recent competition (totaling $10,000) to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The competition took place in October as a part of Hayward’s annual North American Sales Meeting. During the event, participants competed in…
In November, Valley Pool & Spa, an operating division of Leslie’s Pool, opened its ninth store in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area. Located in Cranberry Township, the new store is Valley’s first location in Butler County, and the fourth store the company has opened in as many years. As an award-winning staple in Pittsburgh and within…
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,…
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…