House Divided
There is no one-size-fits-all business model for building and installing swimming pools.
Pool Nation Awards 2022
The event celebrates some of the pool industry’s brightest stars and most exciting products.
Help Us Serve You, and the Industry, Even Better
We’ve launched a huge renewal campaign for PoolPro — and I would greatly appreciate your participation. You can always pick up a free bimonthly copy of PoolPro at SCP Distributors and Superior Pool Products’ locations, but now you can also have a free subscription mailed directly to you — just fill out this form. Additionally,…
Living Large
When it comes to plastering giant pools, Rob Burkett, owner of Burkett’s Pool Plastering and Remodeling Inc. in Ripon, California, knows what it takes to complete a job that’s up to snuff.
How to Win Followers and Influence Algorithms
As pool professionals, online messaging and reaching your targeted audience can often be a deciding factor in landing new accounts. But do you know where your audience is and who is viewing your information?
A Faster Way to Plaster
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to look inside their own home for entertainment, Plaster Logic developed products and methods that get homeowners in their pools faster than ever.
What’s in Store for In-Floor?
Builders and manufacturers offer is an automatic in-floor cleaning system, which can preserve a pool’s aesthetics with barely visible hardware while also providing low-maintenance upkeep.
Getting at Ease with Legalese
Residential pools and commercial pools are completely different beasts. Residential service techs might visit 20 to 30 pools in a single day and only see a particular pool on their route once, maybe twice per week. For commercial pool techs, many jurisdictions require chemical and safety checks every day, if not multiple times per day. Both jobs require a strong attention to detail; techs must pick up on changes to pool operations very quickly during each short visit.
Caring About Carrying
While pool service technicians have countless tools of the trade, including suction hoses, test kits, brush attachments and more, it could be argued that one of their most important tools is the service cart for lugging all those other tools around
Pleatco crowns 2022 Perfect Techs
Pool and spa filtration products manufacturer Pleatco has announced the winners of its 2022 Perfect Pool Tech Search. The annual contest, which was co-sponsored by GENESIS, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and AQUA Magazine, was created to be an innovative way to honor the hardworking men and women of the pool and spa service…
Cornell University and PHTA announce leadership program
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance has announced the launch of its first cohort of the PHTA Leadership Certificate Program, powered by Cornell University. This program is exclusively for PHTA members and has two tracks, one for executive leaders and a second for emerging leaders. According to organizers, the PHTA Leadership Certificate Program, which was…