Know Your Scope, Know Your Risk
In today’s pool industry, growth often comes from saying “yes” — yes to new services, yes to bigger jobs and yes to opportunities that keep revenue flowing year-round.
Pentair Bolsters Leadership Team and Sales Organization for Continued Growth
In the past few months, Pentair Pool has announced many new hires and the creation of several roles. Christine Richardson joined Pentair as chief technology officer for the pool segment. Richardson previously served as director of research, development and engineering for global equipment, modeling and connected solutions at Ecolab, where she led global teams in chemical sensing and dispensing innovation.
PHTA and POOLCORP Launch Women of Water
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and POOLCORP announced the launch of Women of Water. WOW is a new initiative developed to connect, empower and advocate for women in the pool, spa and hot tub industry through community, education and leadership development.
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Top Sales Talent
The greatest opportunity for industrywide pool equipment and service sales growth is better sales support and education from the manufacturers to distributors to the service professionals and retailers on the front line.
Skimmer Releases 2025 State of Pool Service Report
Skimmer, the leading software for pool service businesses, announced the release of its second annual State of Pool Service report.
Skimmer Launches New Enhancements and Features
Skimmer has released nearly 30 new enhancements and features, amplifying the company’s support for the 27,000+ pool and spa service professionals in its network.
Skimmer Launches The Pool Deck
Skimmer, a leading provider of software solutions for pool service professionals, announced the launch of The Pool Deck.
Jessie Gesmond, 36
Having started in the healthcare field at 17 and progressing from a medical assistant to a nurse practitioner, Jessie Gesmond’s had plenty of practice helping others. Her husband’s pool business prompted her involvement, as she helped part-time with his company, Heritage Pools, during her days off.
Pool Scouts Sees Impressive Start to 2023
Pool Scouts, a pool cleaning and maintenance franchise, has had an exciting first two quarters in 2023.
Three Deadly Stages of Growth
Two major factors cause companies to go out of business: The first is improper labor pricing. Let’s assume you know your costs of doing business and what to do as costs change. Proper labor pricing is critical, and you must change your labor rate as costs change. Understanding what to charge per hour is only…
Starting Commercial Service Work
You hear through the grapevine that a local school district is looking to bid out their pool service and maintenance work. You’ve built up a pretty sizeable residential service route and would like to add some commercial clients; this could be the perfect opportunity. But before you send over a proposal, and become responsible for…