Summer Survival Guide
Schedule changes, employees’ time off and an influx of service calls can hit all at once, leaving pool pros feeling like they’re doing everything they can just to tread water.
Stress Less
In a season that’s portrayed as carefree and relaxing, how do pool pros keep their cool when the heat of work grows intense?
Intentionally Simple
When the Fluidra team set out to create a new pump controller, they knew the status quo wouldn’t cut it.
Risk Management Documentation
“I just don’t have the time; it’s just me,” is the response from many pool operators when I ask about policies, standard operating procedures and other forms of essential workplace documentation at their aquatic facility.
Short No Longer
Shortages, factory fires and record-breaking freezes. Only a few years ago, these were the realities throughout the pool service industry — all while demand for new pools increased during the pandemic.
Stop Photoaging, Wear Sunscreen
Summer is here and for many that means hours spent relaxing by the pool and soaking up the sun. But for pool technicians, who average 20 to 30 hours of outdoor work a week, avoiding the sun is a priority.
The Effects of Price Changes
The willingness to discount prices and the reluctance to raise them are based at least in part on the lack of good information.
Cyclical Pool Marketing
Pool marketing is easier and sometimes even self-sustaining when you have a lot of customer assets, which can include positive online reviews, project photography and customer interviews.
Buy More, Get More
Fluidra’s ServicePro Rewards program makes it easy for independent pool service, repair and renovation professionals who want the choice to receive cash back for their purchases.
What’s your best summer survival tip?
Perhaps the most important pool pro tip for hot summer service days — and all seasons — is to stay hydrated.
Greater Good
When Jordan Demeter and Sam Stroud, brothers and owners of Spartan Pool & Patio, talk about their business, the concept of legacy frequently emerges, beginning with the story of how they got their start.