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AquaStar Pool Products Team Expands

AquaStar Pool Products, Inc. announces a key internal promotion and the addition of three new director-level employees to its growing team. These four individuals bring a diverse offering of talent and experience, both industry and external, to the organization. "I’m really excited about the expansion of our corporate team and know that this group will be making waves in the swimming pool industry for years to come," says Olaf Mjelde, president and founder of AquaStar Pool Products. "Our team is ready for the challenge of serving in these unprecedented times within the swimming pool and spa industry."

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PHTA Dedicates $500K to Fund Swimming Lessons

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) Board of Directors recently committed to donating $500,000 to Step Into Swim, PHTA's drowning prevention initiative. One hundred percent of these funds will go straight to learn-to-swim programs who have applied for Step Into Swim grants in recent years. By distributing the money in this way, the Board of Directors is immediately making an impact on saving lives through the gift of swim lessons.

Shortage Update: Chlorine Plant Being Rebuilt, Due Spring 2022

There are several factors causing the chlorine shortage currently plaguing the pool and spa industry, but perhaps the largest is the loss of the BioLab chlorine plant in Lake Charles, La., as a result of Hurricane Laura last August. The company announced yesterday that the plant is being rebuilt and expected to come online in the spring of next year with additional capacity.

Bio Lab Rebuild

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NDPA: May is Building Safety Month

Building Safety Month is an international campaign celebrated in May to raise awareness about building safety.

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IPSSA Offers Affiliate Membership for Those Far From Chapters

IPSSA, the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association, is pleased to now offer an ‘Affiliate Membership’ option for independent pool and spa professionals who are located more than 100 miles away from an established IPSSA chapter.

PHTA Announces National Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) is proud to announce that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the ANSI/PHTA/ICC-7 2020 American National Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance In Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs, and Catch Basins. This newly approved standard is a revision of the ANSI/APSP/ICC-7 2013 standard. ANSI publicly announced the approval of the 2020 standard in ANSI Standards Action on November 19, 2020.

Announcing the 2021 State of the Industry Prize Winners

Industry professionals who completed this year’s State of the Industry survey were entered to win one of several prizes from AQUA and our SOI sponsors: RB Retail & Service Solutions, S.R. Smith and Hayward Pool Products. We are pleased to announce the winners below:

In Remembrance of Al Rizzo

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Join NDPA for the First Ever Drowning Prevention Symposium

The National Drowning Prevention Association (NDPA) is proud and excited to announce the first Drowning Prevention Symposium presented on September 13-14, 2021.

Drowing Prevention

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Registration for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson Is Open

The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), created by the World Waterpark Association in 2010, is a global public relations event supported by aquatic facilities, waterparks, pools, swim schools and YMCAs, among others. The WLSL event serves as a platform to help the global aquatics industry work together to build awareness about the fundamental importance of teaching children to swim to prevent drowning.

Swimming Lesson

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May is National Water Safety Month

A coalition of water safety partners, including the American Red Cross, the National Recreation and Park Association, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and the World Waterpark Association, along with dozens of other water safety groups will work together to promote May as National Water Safety Month (NWSM). NWSM engages the public to raise awareness about water safety and highlights the importance of public education regarding safer practices for kids and adults when they’re in and around water.

Water Safety Month

Watkins Wellness’ Mike Dunn Retires After 42-Year Career

Since Mike Dunn entered the hot tub manufacturing business in 1979 — as a teenager helping his father Jack run Hawkeye Spas in Corona, Calif. — the industry has evolved from purveyor of a “party product” (Dunn’s words) to a provider of powerful products that improve people’s lives. When he says “these are not your father’s hot tubs anymore,” he means it.

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