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David J. Hawes

David Hawes started his company in 1971 — but he’d been around the swimming pool industry his entire life. His parents cleaned up after gunite crews, loading sand and cement into dump trucks and hauling it off. When he was 12, Hawes started his first pool company, Dave’s Chemical Service,

Derrick Todd

Derrick Todd got his start in the swimming pool industry in 2002 working for a large pool company in Columbia, South Carolina. He and his wife Suzanne started Aquanut Pool Care in 2008. In addition to the robust service business, the couple opened a retail store in 2016.

Terry Clason

Terry Clason grew up doing auto repair — the family business for 40 years. He got his start in pools by helping friends with heater repairs since, at the time, not many were doing diagnostics with multimeters, something he was comfortable with. Ten years ago, he started Coral Pools and

Brian Diglio

Brian Diglio purchased Blue Wave Pool Service & Supplies from its original founder in 1985. Diglio didn’t have a background in the pool industry, but he sought out education to get up to speed, which introduced him to industry associations. Diglio has been extremely involved in the local and national

Craig Sears

Craig Sears is president and owner of Sears Pool Management Consultants, a 21-year old firm specializing in the operation and management of commercial swimming pool facilities in the Atlanta metro. He received a degree in biology from Washington and Lee University and an MBA in management from Georgia State University.

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How I Built This, Part 2

LeakTronics founder Darren Merlob training a pool pro on leak detection These go-getters saw a glaring gap in pool industry offerings — and created a solution themselvesPart 2 of 2By Sarah Protzman Howlett In part two of this

Educated for Growth

The Pool & Spa Show January 28-30, 2020 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey Developing your business for growth begins with education. These educational sessions at The Pool & Spa Show will point

In-House

Eliminating subcontractors, updating systems and diversifying foster rapid growth for South Shore Gunite Pools & SpasBy Michelle L. Cramer Photography by Javaughn Henry and SSG (Left to right) Vincent Campo, general manager; Mason Guarino, vice president; Robert Guarino,

3D Pool Pad

A 3D equipment set by Red Rock Pools and Spas New trend in equipment layout design, 3D/CAD imaging can be a helpful toolBy Wil Harrington Pool pad design is an intricate task for builders to create an optimally

Replacing Word-of-Mouth

NextDoor profile for Honeyman Pools in Wichita, Kansas Evolution of organic advertising leads to mobile supremacy By Jared Raney Twenty years ago, people found service providers through friends, neighbors or the community board at a local business. Those

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