Just hearing “performance review” can send a shudder down an employee’s spine. Many worry about unattainable expectations or wonder if their job is on the line. Employers, on the other hand, often picture piles of paperwork, endless meetings and lost productivity.
Pentair Pool, a leading global provider of safe, smart and sustainable pool solutions, announced the launch of the 2025 Pentair Pool Pro Awards.
CCEI, a manufacturer of automation, controller and lighting systems, announced it has hired Estela Mexia to the company’s Mexico team as national sales executive.
Let’s face it: These days, businesses are expensive to run. With inflation rising, tariffs looming and laborers seeking higher wages, sometimes a business can feel like an endless money pit.
The pool industry is known for innovation, hustle and the next big thing, but behind many of today’s thriving businesses are professionals who’ve spent decades laying the groundwork.
CCEI, a manufacturer of automation, controller and lighting systems, announced it has hired Martin Grenier to head the company’s North American operations.
The National Plasterers Council announced the appointment of Jana Auringer as its new director of education, effective May 19.
Let’s be honest: Not everyone is a perfect fit for the pool industry. It can be a physically demanding job that requires technicians to balance customer service with adhering to best safety practices.
In the pool industry, everyone is equal when it comes to marketing and building a brand. Because most of the tools the largest companies use are also accessible to smaller operations. Even better — many of them are free.
Once the pool business sucks you in, you won’t get out. That’s what Mike Ellison says, and he is happy it happened to him.
Deciding to take a break after college graduation, Renee Porter switched gears from her degree in science and went into commercial insurance. She started working for her “bonus mom,” Jeannette Blanton, in 2010.
Nick LaPointe was practically born into the pool industry. His father purchased a pool route in 1990, a time when chlorine gas was still used to treat pools. LaPointe’s mother ran the company out of her home, and LaPointe would help in the summertime and began working on routes when he got his driver’s license.