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PHTA Award: Retailer of the Year

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Retailer of the Year Award. This year’s award winner is as follows: National Pools of Roanoke, Inc.: Ginnie Vaughan, General Manager & Jason Vaughan, Vice PresidentThe Retailer of the Year Award recognizes one outstanding retailer that has advanced the retail profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry. Ginnie Vaughan, general manager of National Pools, joined the company full-time in 2003 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality & tourism management. With a specialty in outdoor furniture, she helps manage the company’s retail store, overseeing purchasing and sales of the department. Armed with extensive product knowledge, water chemistry expertise and computer management skills, Ginnie also leads the National Pools retail sales team. With nearly 18 years of experience, Ginnie takes pride in offering superior service to every National Pools customer. As a dedicated PHTA member, she assists her husband Jason Vaughan with all of the duties at their local chapter.

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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)

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Registration Now Open for 2021 National Water Safety Conference

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Tara Manufacturing Doubles Capacity with New Expansion

Tara Manufacturing held a grand opening for their new manufacturing facility in Owens Cross Roads, Ala. This new 60,000-square-foot plant will double the manufacturing and inventory capacity of the company. Already the largest employer in the Owens Cross Roads and New Hope area, this expansion will add at least 12 new manufacturing jobs.

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2021 Mid America Show Update

The Mid America Pool, Spa & Outdoor Living Show released the following update on the event:

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PHTA’s CPO Program is Now Offered Online

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to offer an online Certified Pool Operator program, allowing pool professionals to safely receive certification from the comfort of their home or office.

Registration for the NPC Conference Is Now Open

Like many other associations across the country, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the National Plasterers Council Conference to go virtual. Registration is now open.

Step Into Swim is Now Accepting Donations

Today, over 700 programs and 25,000 people are in need of swim lessons. Step into Swim is an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance that launched in 2012 with a mission to create one million more swimmers in 10 years.

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CYA Smart Alliance Builds Strength in Numbers

Industry professionals have continued to join the CYA Smart Alliance, founded by Clear Comfort, with the "intention to help meet customer demands for better, sustainable and consistent water care."

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Phoenix & Oxygen Pools Exclusive Partnership in New England

PHTA Award: Young Professional of the Year

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Young Professional of the Year Award. This year’s award goes to:

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PHTA Announces 2020 Certified Service Professional of the Year Award Recipient

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Certified Service Professional of the Year Award. This year’s award winner is as follows: Craig Sears, President and Founder, Sears Pool ManagementThe Certified Service Professional of the Year Award is a peer-nominated award. Each year, it is awarded to one CSP who has advanced the service profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry.

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Gordon and Grant Unveils New Clear Comfort AOP Spa System Offering

Gordon and Grant and Clear Comfort have collaborated to deliver a new spa experience, bringing Gordon and Grant’s high-end wooden and acrylic hot tubs together with Clear Comfort’s AOP water treatment.

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