Experts say the commercial pool industry is slowly starting to get back to a somewhat pre-pandemic normal. Unlike residential pools — which spiked in usage and demand across the United States when COVID hit — commercial pools shuttered nearly overnight. With approximately 255,000 commercial pools in the United States, the sudden halt was a jolt…
When it comes to improved solutions for pool water management, CMP continues to focus on innovation. CMP, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier in the recreational water industry, announced in September 2020 the addition of two new products to its line of advanced oxidation process sanitizer systems: the Next Gen DEL AOP 40 and…
CMP announced a material improvement to its filter bodies. This includes improvement for manufacturability through the implementation of a multi-piece filter body design that is welded together. Additionally, the flapper valve has been improved by using a lever handle design. This will provide easier removal of the valve from inside the filter body. As a…
In March, Fluidra, manufacturer of pool and wellness equipment brands like Jandy and Zodiac, announced its acquisition of Georgia-based Custom Molded Products (CMP), manufacturer of pool and spa components. CMP brands include SpaMaster, DEL, Bobé and Brilliant Wonders. With manufacturing and distribution facilities in multiple U.S. and Chinese locations, CMP products are supported by distributors…
Due to unprecedented pool use, supply-chain issues and a major chlorine manufacturer’s fire, chlorine tablet availability remains limited this year. Stephen Boswell, marketing communication supervisor at CMP in Newnan, Georgia, says that from distributors, pool pros and in online forums, he is seeing increased interest in alternatives to traditional chlorine methods. Some are looking to…
As CMP, once strictly a pool and spa plastics company, began to focus on technology-based products, it found itself in the commercial pool equipment business. Its purchase of DEL Ozone in 2017 brought with it a portfolio of commercial products. As CMP pivoted, Rob Thill, who joined CMP as a quality manager, was tasked with…
Custom Molded Products, LLC, manufacturer of pool and spa components, announced the launch of CMP Tech Portal, a new field support tool for industry professionals. This new home for online CMP product support gives busy pool and spa professionals access to a library of product instructions, repair guides and more. Users follow along with each…
CMP, global provider of pool and spa products, announced the launch of CMP Commercial, formed through existing CMP products combined with the acquisitions of Saline Generating Systems, LLC and DEL Ozone Holding Company, Inc. The company released new products including Del AOP Pro, Del Ozone Pro, Del UV-C Pro and Powerclean Salt Pro sanitizer systems…
Servicing a salt pool? You can now. The newly designed Powerclean Salt Ultra by Georgia-based CMP lets users ditch the acid to clean chlorine generator cell plates. In early 2019, when CMP acquired Saline Generating Systems and some of its employees, the team wanted to work out some kinks in one of the popular SGS…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announces the winners of its 2019 PHTA Awards Program. The awards recognize prominent achievements and outstanding performers in the pool and hot tub industry. The PHTA Fellow is an honor granted to individuals who have made distinguished contributions that raise the professionalism in the aquatic industry through teaching, research…
Steve Kenny says you can only achieve and maintain luxury water if you treat every pool as an individual. “I’m working on a pool right now in Montauk,” Kenny says of the famous shore town on the easternmost tip of Long Island, N.Y., where his company, SRK Pools, is located. “The customer’s desired water temperature…
Photos courtesy 2018 APSP International Awards of Excellence winners Much more than just a hole in the ground filled with water, the modern pool is both a marvel of engineering and a work of art. Customers can choose from a dazzling menu of features and add-ons that would have been unthinkable just a few years…