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PHTA Announces Revision of Plastering Standard, Calls for Committee Participation

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced the upcoming review and revision of ANSI/APSP/ICC/NPC-12 2016 American National Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas and calls for subject matter expert participation in the PHTA-12 standard writing committee.  

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Cover Care adds five locations

Cover Care, a non-franchised nationwide team of automatic pool cover experts who install and services automatic pool covers, has added new locations in Des Moines, Iowa; Frederick, Maryland; Bakersfield, California; Richmond, Virginia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “As pool professionals continue to struggle with labor shortages, Cover Care is the ideal outsourcing solution for pool builders who…

Visualize That

Visualize That

Picture it: A new customer contacts your pool company looking to put a pool in her backyard, but she’s uncertain what will fit and look the best. Your best designer spends what could be hours helping her visualize it. He measures, spray paints where the pool borders would be on the grass and meticulously creates…

New Jersey’s New Licensing Requirements

Beginning July 30, 2019, pool service contractors and pool builders/installers doing projects in the state of New Jersey will have licensing requirements, per a new bill signed into law by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy on January 31. “Through the advocacy efforts of the Northeast Spa & Pool Association, and our PennJersey and Metro NY/NJ Chapters, this…

CMP Acquires Bobé Water & Fire

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…