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Bringing Pools To Schools

With the help of portable swimming pools, children in New Zealand learn to love swimming.

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Borates: Once Per Year

Haviland

Once per year, Haviland reminds you that borates help maintain ideal water quality – and only need to be tested and reapplied once per year.

Borates: Once Per Year

June 2015 Phil the Pool Man: "The pH Imbalance"

Our friend Phil heads to a customer's pool and finds something REALLY out of whack.

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In a Time of Dryness

The drought continues, and public perception of the swimming pool is consequently taking a nosedive.

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The Form of the Foreman

The jobsite foreman is arguably the most important person in the pool construction process. We take a look at the qualities that make for a standout foreman.

Photos courtesy of the Drakeley Pool Company.

Sanitizing Choices

The Southwest drought has focused our attention on the practice of draining pools. In some California counties it's flat-out illegal; in the rest of America, it's merely expensive.Flying under the radar of the general public and even many in the pool industry is the threat some commercial pools face on a number of fronts, including drought restrictions, regulation and funding cuts.

Chlorine tabs in a skimmer basket

Help New Managers Succeed

Businesses often encounter unanticipated trouble when promoting high performance individuals into management positions. This article offers advice on helping new leaders flourish.

Manufacturer News

Zodiac Adds Programs to Bolster Brick-and-Mortar Sales

Zodiac Pool Systems is introducing new programs to drive more sales to brick-and-mortar stores. Programs include a new one-year free extended warranty, a modified rebate program and more.

VIDEO: 2015 State of the Industry Report - Builder

How did pool builders do over the last year? What's the best way to market your business? And what features are most popular among customers? All the answers and more are in this video.

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Remember Your Country

Yesterday was Memorial Day. Fortunately, there always seems to be those willing to lay their lives and futures on the line to keep America free and strong. Thank God for these men and women, past and present.

A Fountain that Tells Time

Japan's Osaka Station takes precise water work to a new level. See it in action here.

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Concrete, Heal Thyself!

An inventor in The Netherlands believes he has the solution for concrete cracks — dormant bacteria that come to life when water trickles through a new gap, and work to seal the breach.

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Organization News

Pool Plaster Standard Proposed

APSP has announced a new draft standard for the plastering of swimming pools and spas. The standard, which centers on a topic that has seen controversy over the last two decades, now enters the public review and comment phase.

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