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Servicing High-End Pools, Pt. 1

Posted on January 2, 2019 by PoolPro

When to leave automation to the prosBy Andrew Lisa Paolo Benedetti knows that today’s high-end automation equipment is far too complicated for pool service providers to maintain on their own. “It’s getting so bloody complex that even the builders are relying on a series of dedicated experts to provide the

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From England with Love

Posted on October 30, 2018 by PoolPro

Family-run company focuses on social-media engagement, friendly service by Sarah Protzman Howlett photography by Christian Hernandez In the mid-2000’s, Mike Burns and his wife, Amanda, were ready for a change from their life in England. Setting their sights on sunny Florida, the family purchased Doc Dean’s Pools from its original

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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

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Poolwerx Union Hills

Posted on August 7, 2017 by PoolPro

From independent to franchise By Sarah Protzman Howlett Photos by Tom Weinstein Mark Howard’s neighbors were pool guys. While growing up in Phoenix, during his high school summers and on weekends during the school year, Howard worked for two brothers who lived near him. After graduating, Howard briefly worked at

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