January 13 2012 Table of Contents

Instead of an official theme this year, organizers of the Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show decided to go high-tech. Read more

A little over three years ago, Connecticut was preparing to adopt new energy regulations Read more

The co-owner of a prominent pool firm is taking his family’s good name from Phoenix to Music City, USA Read more

For pool and spa dealers, orange and white have become the new colors of money Read more

A leading hot tub maker has purchased the assets of another spa manufacturer Read more

Pool professionals in all niches of the industry are using the winter months to regroup, re-brand, and prepare for a productive swim season in the spring Read more

Though calcium phosphate scale is a newly discovered problem for the swimming pool industry, it has long been recognized in the boiler industry, where the practice of using polyphosphonates to control calcium carbonate scale is often used. Read more

In 2005, a pool builder in Tampa, Fla., was shut down by state inspectors who claimed the subcontractors on one of his job sites were not properly licensed Read more

Awhile back, I was chatting with a hot tub retailer who mentioned that the spa industry does virtually no marketing to the gay and lesbian community Read more

Landscape designs are three-dimensional spaces, so in order for them to feel right, the foreground, middle ground and visual termination point must be utilized properly Read more

Two years ago, Paul Alfano decided to rethink some of his marketing strategies. Read more

Hispanics make up the second-largest ethnic group in the nation, exceeding 50 million people and accounting for 16.3 percent of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau Read more

After a decade in St. Charles, Ill., the Mid-America Pool & Spa Show will be at a new venue in 2012 Read more

Next year will mark 50 years since the inception of the Master Pools Guild, and the group has a slew of activities to commemorate the occasion Read more

The Northeast is continuing its movement toward industry-specific licensing with the introduction of a new state bill Read more

It’s no secret that the pool business is built on fun — if people didn’t love playing in the water, there would be no need for pool builders, service technicians and the thousands of others this industry employs Read more

Fences, gates and covers can all be useful safety precautions — but they’re most effective when the homeowner deploys and maintains them in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations Read more