Community News: Page 153

LaMotte Hires Blithe Sales

LaMotte Company Pool and Spa Water Testing Products is pleased to announce it has appointed Blithe Sales Company to service accounts throughout the northeast.

The LaMotte and Blithe teams.

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The Chlorine Pyramid Side 2: Corrosion, Staining, Scaling and LSI

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This second side of the Pyramid explores the overlapping factors that control both sanitation and LSI (The scaling or corrosive nature of your water)

The Chlorine Pyramid Side 2: Corrosion, Staining, Scaling and LSI

Manufacturer News

Intermatic Announces New VP Hire

Intermatic Incorporated, a leader in energy management solutions, announces Oscar Ibarra has joined the company as vice president, global sales.

Water Tech Hires Newhouse as National Sales Manager

Marchal DePasquale, corporate VP of Water Tech Corp, is pleased to announce the appointment of Colleen Newhouse as national sales manager for its pool and spa division.

Chemours Oxone Acquired by International Firm

After more than 50 years with DuPont and a short 14 months with Chemours, the Oxone business is now part of Lanxess Corporation. Lanxess paid around 210 million euros for the Clean and Disinfect business, which comprises various active ingredients and specialty chemicals especially for disinfection and hygiene solutions. The company has financed this first post-realignment acquisition from existing liquidity.“The acquisition is the first milestone on our path of growth and a further step toward strengthening our business in North America,” says Matthias Zachert, chairman of the board of management of Lanxess AG. “The successful integration of the new business now has absolute priority so we can quickly benefit from this expansion of our specialty chemicals portfolio.”The Lanxess Material Protection Products business unit currently has a workforce of around 350, with production sites in Krefeld-Uerdingen and Dormagen (Germany), Pittsburgh, Jhagadia (India), Changzhou (China) and Singapore. It is part of the Performance Chemicals segment, which posted 2015 sales of around 2.1 billion (euros).

Neptune Benson Acquires Delta UV

The acquisition will broaden Neptune’s portfolio of UV products.

Hayward Acquires Kripsol Group

"This will provide a positive transformation for our company and employees."

Manufacturer News

Haviland Taps Jim Gay for Sales

Haviland Pool & Spa Products, makers of seven unique pool and spa chemical lines including ProTeam, SpaPure and Salt Support, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jim Gay to the position of Southeast regional sales manager for the company. Gay is anindustry veteran with more than 40 years of experience in everything from sales and service to distribution.

In Memoriam: John Johnson

Longtime pool and spa industry veteran John Johnson has passed away after a short bout with cancer at his home in Los Alamitos, California at the age of 74.

Natural Chemistry Acquires SeaKlear

Natural Chemistry L.P. has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of the SeaKlear business, a division of HaloSource, Inc., in a deal expected to close this month. SeaKlear is a well-known brand to the pool and spa industry, having first introduced its products in the mid 1980’s.

Midnight Bubbles Solve Troubles

By opening the local pool at midnight, at-risk kids have a place to go and have fun.

Fitzroy Crossing pool on a hot summer's evening.

Navy Vet Wins ASP Franchise

America’s Swimming Pool Company is honoring those who served in a big way. Last year, the company announced its veterans program, a contest that would thank a veteran for his or her service by awarding them a free pool maintenance franchise. The first winner was officially announced last week: Miguel Macias, who will open is franchise in Reno, Nevada, in April. “We are excited to have our first winner, and welcome Macias to the franchising family,” says Stewart Vernon, founder and CEO of ASP. “We are thankful for the service he has given to our country and know that the skills he learned in the course of that service will prove beneficial in his new endeavor as an ASP owner.”Macias served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years, 13 of which were spent serving as an HR officer. After being stationed all over the world, Macias retired as a Lieutenant Commander in 2015. When deciding what to do after retirement, he discussed the ASP opportunity with a friend and former ASP employee, and was impressed by the comprehensive program they provide. From his military experience, Macias learned leadership, responsibility and resourcefulness; skills that will directly translate to his work as an ASP pool service franchise owner. According to Macias, his most remembered military moment was when America was attacked on September 11, 2001. At the time, he was working on a Navy destroyer pierside in Norfolk, VA. After watching the news coverage of the event on TV, the crew was told to get the ship ready to deploy with no further instructions about where they were going or for how long. The crew busily prepared the ship and ended up patrolling in the New York/Boston area. Before his military service, Macias earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston in management information systems and Italian studies. He also attended the university again while in the service and earned his MBA in Human Resources. Navy service is second nature to the Macias family as his wife is a retired Navy nurse and their oldest daughter is currently serving in the Navy.

Cold Water, Warm Hearts

LIPSA takes an icy plunge to benefit Special Olympics.

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