Seven months after opening its Tampa Training HUB (Hayward University Building), Hayward Holdings has hosted 94 training and customer events at the facility, welcoming representatives from 182 companies and more than 424 attendees from across Florida.
Opened in March, the Tampa Training HUB was created to give customers a convenient, hands-on learning environment where they can experience Hayward products firsthand, ask questions and build a stronger connection to the brand. It now serves as a central gathering place for builders, service professionals, retailers and industry partners seeking practical product training and direct access to Hayward expertise.
What sets the HUB apart is its focus on learning by doing. Rather than relying solely on presentations or product literature, visitors can interact directly with equipment, explore real-world applications and get answers in real time.
"If we're teaching an automation class and someone starts asking about heat pumps, we can walk right over and open up a heat pump," says Mathew Dozier, national training and HUB manager. "That ability to show, demonstrate and discuss products face-to-face creates a different learning experience."
The space also puts customers in direct contact with Hayward experts, allowing conversations to move naturally beyond the planned agenda and into the topics that matter most to their businesses, notes Tim Standiford, HUB Manager for the Tampa HUB.
“We wanted pool professionals across Florida to have a place where they can see the equipment, work with it and talk with our team,” Standiford says. “Based on the turnout since March, that’s exactly what they were looking for.”
“The response from the pool community has been great, and we’re just getting started,” Standiford says. “Our goal is to keep making the HUB a place where pros can get hands-on with our products and get real support from our team.”
