Fluidra, manufacturer of pool and wellness equipment, has completed the acquisition of all substantial assets of Built Right, a trusted Florida-based manufacturer of heat pumps. Built Right specializes in manufacturing and servicing high-performance heat pumps from its Punta Gorda, Florida, headquarters, from which the company will continue to operate. Known for its attention to detail…
Leisure Pools, manufacturer of composite fiberglass swimming pools, spas and tanning ledges, announces the addition of three new regional sales managers to better support its growing dealer network and their customers. Justin Barnhill, Kris Wiseman and Richard VanEvery will join an expanded Leisure Pools sales and customer service team. Barnhill joins the Leisure Pools team…
Latham Pool Products, Inc. announced that James Cline was elected to chairman of the board. Cline succeeded former chairman Mark Laven, who will continue as a director and has been elected vice chairman. Cline has served as a nonexecutive director of Latham since March 2019. From August 2015 through April 2020, he was president and…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance offers an online Certified Pool Operator program, which allows pool professionals to safely receive certification from the comfort of their home or office. “After the onset of the pandemic, PHTA was able to quickly adapt and transition our CPO certification program online,” says PHTA president and CEO, Sabeena Hickman….
Rowdy Gaines joined The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance as the new vice president of partnerships and development. As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, Gaines has also been inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame. Today he is known as the Voice of Swimming and will be commentating…
The Double-O7 Round skimmer from Thursday Pools offers a new patent-pending, worry-free system to cut skimmers into fiberglass pools with a common, affordable hole-saw. This new round skimmer saves time, money and requires far less skill than is required for traditional cutting of rectangular skimmers. The simple geometry of the hole makes it possible for…
Hayward Holdings, Inc. announced in February its filing of in registration papers with the Securities & Exchange Commission to start the process to become a public company, also applying for listing on the New York Stock Exchange. If successful, Hayward will trade under the ticker symbol HAYW. “The decision to become a public company supports Hayward’s…
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Unfiltered Megan Kendrick E.4 In this special mini-episode, we sit down with Megan Kendrick of SpaRetailer, PoolPro and The SpaRetailer Podcast. Megan turns the tables and interviews the two Johns who just attended The 2021 Pool and Spa Show in Atlantic City. How do you attend a virtual show? Listen to the episode to find…
Chris CavanaughOwner Cavanaugh PoolOwensboro and Madisonville, Kentucky The 2021 trichlor shortage is on every retailer’s mind. [In 2020] between both of my retail stores, we sold roughly 25,000 pounds of 3-inch tablets. My manufacturer is promising 100% of what I purchased in 2020 to be available to me for 2021. I typically buy 75% of…
National Pool Partners officially launched in January 2021, hoping to revolutionize the pool service industry by creating a profitable, technology-enabled company that modernizes the industry while improving the lives of partners, owners, customers and teammates. The venture is supported by over $200 million of capital with a target to service 100,000 pools across the Sun…
The pool pump market is about to undergo a seismic shift. Starting July 19, 2021, all pump manufacturers will be required to comply with efficiency standards from the U.S. Department of Energy that apply to all new pumps. The standards are largely based on requirements for weighted energy factor (WEF), a new metric used to…