Barrett KilmerBarrett Kilmer, has been on the editorial staff of AQUA magazine since 2000. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and currently lives in Madison, Wisc.ServiceTwo Service Industry Vets On The Virtues Of Automatic Pool CleanersAutomatic pool cleaners come in all shapes and sizes: small sharks that suck and scrub, big bulbous robots that blow and brush, wall creepers and surface skimmers. ...August 8, 2011HomeSocial Media Marketing: Pentair Gives Away Gas CardCathy Frey, a pool owner from Cleveland, is the lucky winner in Pentair’s “Pump Up the Savings” Gas Card Giveaway.August 2, 2011SpasThermoSpas President Andy Tournas On The New International Hot Tub Association (part two of two)In the July issue, we asked ThermoSpas President Andy Tournas about his bold launch of the International Hot Tub Association. In that, the first of two installments, Tournas said he ...August 1, 2011BuilderPool Builder Leverages Pool-Design And Web-Conferencing Software In Sales PitchesJoe Vassallo, owner of Paragon Pools in Las Vegas, has been building pools long enough to remember designing pools on old CAD programs.July 28, 2011HomeLOOP-LOC Leader Named To BBB BoardLeeAnn Donaton-Pesta, president and CEO of LOOP-LOC, Ltd., was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of Directors of The Better Business Bureau serving Long Island in New York.July 28, 2011HomeThe Latest Internet Rage: Leisure DivingApparently there's a new thing grabbing the cool kids' attention on the Internet, and we're not talking about Phil The Poolman. It's called leisure diving, and it's shaping up to be one of the summer's version of planking, which I'm told was the big thing all the way back in the late springtime.July 26, 2011PoolsFire At Fiberglass Pool Factory Fosters FriendshipAbout two years ago, fire ripped through the LoneStar manufacturing plant in New Braunfels, Texas, causing $2 million in damage before firefighters from several ...July 22, 2011RetailSmaller Pools Selling In The Sunshine StateSun Fiberglass Products has two manufacturing plants: one in Kentucky and one in Florida. At one time, a lot of the pools that rolled off the line from the Brookfield, Fla., facility stayed close to home.July 14, 2011SpasThermoSpas President Andy Tournas On The New International Hot Tub Association (part one of two)The Eyes Of An IndustryJuly 8, 2011BuilderFiberglass Pool Makers Adding Features To Better Compete With VinylAsked to assess the difficulties facing fiberglass pool manufacturers and dealers, Curt Prystupa, president and founder of Sun Fiberglass Products, relates a story that's ...July 7, 2011Previous PagePage 15 of 28Next PageTop StoriesAwards2026 Awards of Excellence: Merit Winners (Part 1)Standout design meets technical skill in the 2026 PHTA Awards of Excellence Merit winners. Explore the impressive pools and spas featured in Part 1.BuilderBuilders and Service Professionals Find Common GroundBuilder2026 Awards of Excellence: Bronze WinnersEducationReading the Room Without Losing YourselfSponsored ContentThe Chlorine Pyramid Side 2: Corrosion, Staining, Scaling and LSI
