Fluidra Shifts to Energy-Efficient LED Lighting

Fluidra Shifts to Energy-Efficient LED Lighting

Fluidra, a global company offering a range of products and services for residential and commercial pools, has announced its plans to exceed new Department of Energy lighting regulations by no longer manufacturing incandescent lights.  The new energy regulations, which apply to pool lights with a lumen range between 310-3,300 lumens or roughly 25-300 watts for…

Polaris Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Polaris Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Polaris, a top brand in automatic pool cleaning, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.  A division of Fluidra, Polaris, which is credited with inventing the first automatic pool cleaner, introduced the pressure-side cleaner to the market in 1973. Since then, Polaris continues to focus on developing smarter solutions that deliver more effective and efficient cleaning in…

Wayne

Wayne’s World

Wayne Ivusich starts a new act Early in Wayne Ivusich’s long career at Taylor Water Technologies, Wade Beebe, the company’s vice president, took him aside and said, “Wayne, one of the goals I have for you is to become well known in the industry.” Thirty years later, Ivusich received Pool Nation’s Robert Lowry Lifetime Achievement…

Step Into Swim meets 2022 fundraising goal

Step Into Swim meets 2022 fundraising goal

On Jan. 25, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance’s Step Into Swim initiative expressed gratitude toward its sponsors for helping the organization reach its goal of raising $750,000 in 2022.Ongoing partnerships with key program supporters Fluidra, Hayward Holdings Inc. and Heritage Pool Supply Group, helped Step Into Swim provide grants to more than 60 facilities…