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Go Big Or Go Home

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

How Dealers Handle Pro Sports Pools By Seraine Page Jack Manilla, CEO of Portofino Pools, lives and breathes sports. “I’m an avid NFL fan,” says Manilla, who grew up hearing sports on a portable radio in western Pennsylvania. He remembers his dad simultaneously listening to the radio while reading the

Don’t Spring a Leak

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

Finishes and practices for making pool structures as watertight as possible By Michelle L. Cramer Though a concrete pool structure will never be 100 percent watertight, achieving an adequately sealed pool requires reliable materials and techniques. Steve Goodale, owner of SwimmingPoolSteve.com and a swimming pool specialist in Ontario, Canada, points out that

Posted in Features glass pool, laticrete, Lunada Bay Tile, National Pool Group, pool finishes, pool sealant, swimming pool steve, tile pool, waterproofing

Leading the Way

Posted on May 2, 2018 by PoolPro

Industry innovators set the standard By Michelle L. Cramer Industry leaders are often industry innovators, too. Several pool companies are using cutting-edge strategies and business practices to expand their market reach, grow their business and save on overhead costs. Absorbing Electrical To make its off-season more profitable, Aqua Quip in

Posted in Features Aqua-Quip, Gib-San Pools, Hamlin Pools, industry innovators, innovations, leaders, Platinum Pools, South Shore Gunite Pools

The Franchises Are Coming

Posted on May 2, 2018 by PoolPro

After decades of being nearly franchise-free, the pool service industry is seeing a surge in franchise companies By Megan Kendrick In the history of the pool industry, there have been few franchise businesses. Pinch A Penny, a swimming pool retail and service franchise, started in 1976; it was the lone

Posted in Features ASP, franchise, Pinch A Penny, Pool Scouts, pool service, Poolwerx

Channel Choices

Posted on March 5, 2018 by PoolPro

Size and business model plays a big part in how pool companies purchase By Megan Kendrick You’ve probably placed your big orders for the year — pallets will start showing up at the shop any day now. But maybe you’re dreaming of the day when you will do enough volume to

Posted in Features buying, buying channels, buying group, direct, distribution, inventory