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Technically Speaking: Variable-Speed Motors

Variable-speed-drive pump and motor technology has changed the way the pool and spa industry thinks about energy efficiency. Gone are the days when builders, servicers, ...

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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

Pool Design Trends for 2013

Much like the latest trends in fashion, car design and the flavor of the month at the coffee shop, pool design trends are constantly changing. But it's a little funny how it works: Trends often develop out of a need to stray from a common theme. However, when someone comes up with an innovative idea, it's only a matter of time until everyone jumps onboard. And once again, the cycle continues as we look for what's new and different in the world.

APSP Announces 2012 International Awards of Excellence Winners

For the 42nd year in a row, The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals honored the world’s premier pools, spas, hot tubs and water features at the International Awards of Excellence (AOE) program and reception on November 5 at Generations Hall in New Orleans.

How To Make Your Website More Customer-Friendly

Does your company have a website that, while functional, doesn’t generate any real sales? Your website shouldn't be an online billboard, it should act just like your store or service center. It should be engaging, useful, and serve as a way for you to get more customers.

Las Vegas Builder Receives Top APSP Award

The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) has announced Joseph M. Vassallo, president of Paragon Pools, NV, is the trade association’s 2012 Certified Building Professional (CBP) of the Year. The CBP of the Year Award is given annually to one CBP who has advanced the pool building profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry.

Scale Run Amok: A Look at Pamukkale

Most of us have seen heavy deposits of calcium carbonate scale creeping out of a pool heater. Pamukkale, a geological formation located in Turkey's inner Aegian region near ...

The Desert Deep Purple Project

This pool is part of an outdoor design that features a planting palette comprised of plants indigenous to Arizona.

The Semi-Inground Model Opens A New Market

This pool can sit entirely aboveground, sink fully inground or sit anywhere inbetween. Meet the semi-inground pool and see how it's catering to a new market.

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See These Products and Services at IPSPE 2012

See the following companies that will be exhibiting at this year's International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, Nov. 6-8 in Orlando at the Morial Convention Center. Use the web links and ...

Genesis 3 Events Highlight 2012 PSP

Pool, spa and backyard professionals attending the 2012 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo will have the opportunity to attend a variety of networking and educational opportunities presented by the Genesis 3 Design Group, industry experts in watershape design and construction.

SeaKlear Receives Increased Backing

HaloSource, parent company of the SeaKlear brand of water treatment products, based in Bothell, Wash., has announced a successful fund raising totaling approximately $25 million from the investment community to continue executing a strategic shift to grow its businesses worldwide.

Questioning the "Three-Bid Rule"

The "Three-Bid Rule."

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