Horn Family Values, Professional Service
Jeanette Horn may say she married into the pool business, but she has made Horn Family Pools fully hers and embraced the pool service industry.
Shell’s Pool & Spa Service
Her grandmother broke the mold as a real-life “Rosie the Riveter,” repairing airplanes during World War II. Following in her footsteps, Michelle Watson is blazing a trail for women in the male-dominated pool industry. As the owner of Shell’s Pool & Spa Service, Watson specializes in pool and spa maintenance as well as repairs for…
Tempool Covers the Spread
Tempool Inc. is hoping that a rising tide lifts all ships.
Klenswite Pools & Spas Can Trace Its Roots Back Three Generations
Family-owned businesses often face the unique challenge of adapting to current trends and practices while remaining true to the company’s original mission. For three generations, Klenswite Pools & Spas management say they have focused unwaveringly on their customers, even in the face of dramatic shifts in the market.
Payan Pool Service — Playing the Long Game
Javier Payan was just 21 years old when he started Payan Pool Service in 1987.
Pipe Dream No More
While the 2008 economic downturn brought a host of challenges to the pool industry, Justin Bowie used the time to his advantage. Bowie established JMax Plumbing, a swimming pool plumbing and remodeling subcontractor in Tempe, Arizona, in 2010 after working for a number of years at another local pool plumbing company. There, he started as…
Bound by Integrity
In 1990, when Erik Eikevik was 9 years old, his father sent him to help Gary Kaplan work on a pool. “I remember as a child my dad says, ‘You’re gonna go with this guy you’ve never met [and learn about pools],’ ” Erik recalls of how his father introduced him to the family pool…
A Growing Legacy
Great Valley Pool Service is celebrating a 30-year legacy of success and hard work. What started as a small garage-run business has grown into a vibrant, booming company zeroed in on customer satisfaction. Tracy Bond, co-owner of Great Valley Pool Service, came into the industry with what she says was virtually no experience save for…
Sure Thing
Poolsure is a Houston-based, family-owned company modernizing pool maintenance for commercial pools through chemical automation. Poolsure is part of The Aquasol Companies, which started with Aquasol Controllers in 1975. It designed one of the first pool chemical controllers, which it still manufactures today and is ever-evolving with the latest advances. In 2015, the company acquired…
A Quality Trio
“You can spend your whole life chasing the dollar, and I’ve seen it. I wanted to be there for my kids.”
A Second Chance
“You can spend your whole life chasing the dollar, and I’ve seen it. I wanted to be there for my kids.”
By the Numbers
David Hawes’ focus on financials, company culture drives decades of success