Pool Scouts Partners with Hope Floats Foundation to Raise Funds for More Than 1,500 Swim Lessons

Pool Scouts Partners with Hope Floats Foundation to Raise Funds for More Than 1,500 Swim Lessons

Pool Scouts, a pool service and maintenance franchise with more than 109 units under Buzz Franchise Brands, partnered with Hope Floats Foundation during Water Safety Month and raised funds to donate more than 1,500 scholarships for swim lessons.

Leisure Pools: The Love / Hate Relationship with Pools Offers a Business Opportunity
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Leisure Pools: The Love / Hate Relationship with Pools Offers a Business Opportunity

Leisure Pools has been designing and manufacturing fiberglass pools for customers around the world for more than 20 years. During that time, the company has learned a thing or two about pools, one of the most interesting is, that while people love having a swimming pool, they don’t necessarily enjoy the work that comes with…

Stress & Strain

Stress & Strain

Water always shows level — a truth that everyone in the pool industry knows. Unfortunately, you can’t eyeball the health of your business, whether you’re making money, heading in the right direction or sloping downward as your foundation shifts. For many in the industry, the foundation has shifted. The way businesses have operated for decades…

Shattered Profits

Shattered Profits

I was a lifeguard in college. During one annual August shutdown, I was restringing lane ropes while contractors in a lift serviced the event lighting above the 50-meter competition pool. It was hot, they were in a rush to make up time — one technician was new and inexperienced — and they did not stop…

Suit Up

Suit Up

Working around beautiful pools all day sounds nice in theory, but when a repair or touch-up needs to happen in a customer pool, service pros must plan and prepare. No, we’re not talking about tools and materials here — we’re talking about the logistics of looking and staying professional when you may need to get…

PresidentialPools

Houzz shows major increase in home professional inquires

Houzz Inc., a leading platform for home remodeling and design, announced a 58% increase in U.S. project leads for home professionals during the month of June, as compared with the same period in 2019. Professionals working on outdoor spaces have seen the greatest increase in demand, with June searches for pool and spa professionals up…