builders

  • Celebrating the Next Generation – and Preparing for What’s Ahead

    Every year, one of the issues I look forward to most is our 30 Under 40. This feature spotlights the incredible young leaders who are shaping the future of the pool industry. The class of 2025 is no exception — they are builders, service pros, innovators and entrepreneurs who embody the grit that keeps this trade moving forward.

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    What’s Keeping the Water in the Pool? A Scientific Approach to Waterproofing

    When it comes to swimming pools, waterproofing is often assumed, not engineered. Builders focus on structure. Designers focus on aesthetics. Homeowners focus on features. But few ask the most fundamental question: What’s keeping the water in the pool? Historically, pool builders have relied on concrete, tile, plaster, or thin coatings to do the job of…

  • Jared Schwab, 34

    When someone invents an innovative product, there’s a likely path that is followed. Usually after selling people on the idea, then scaling operations to fulfill orders, there’s a point where the entrepreneur can’t make all the sales themselves. They need help.  Some companies will hire a salesperson or two, train them and send them out…