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AQUA's Roundup Of Pool And Spa Safety Products

To co-opt and slightly alter a popular advertising adage, safety sells. The following companies offer a wide range of safety products that do the double duty of keeping customers safe while keeping registers ringing. One really can do well by doing good.

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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

Online Retailer Announces Awards For Pool And Spa Products

Poolandspa.com, a Nevada-based pool and spa web site, has announced the winners of its 2011 Best Of Class Awards. The award program recognizes outstanding ...

Could Smaller Yards Could Spell Bigger Sales For Swim Spas?

Big Name, Big Changes

Aboveground Pool Dealers Talk About Online Competition

One thing that stood out in our State of the Industry survey was the growing chorus of complaints about the unfair advantage online retailers have over their bricks-and-mortar brethren.

Texas Bills Set To Become Law

Two significant pool and spa industry-related measures have passed the Texas statehouse and appear ready to be signed by Texas Governor Rick Perry in September.

Career Opportunities

COMPANY: Athletic Business Media POSITION: Social Media Community Manager

Getting Americans To Understand Sauna Culture

One of the more universal frustrations experienced by U.S.-based sauna dealers, distributors, and manufacturers is the lack of knowledge about saunas and a dearth of experience about the sauna lifestyle.

Sauna Sales Bright

By most measures, the sauna industry is hot. The statement might be trite, it might be clichéd, but the sentiment rings true. Industry and association leaders project overall growth, manufacturers are releasing new products, and the largest sauna manufacturer in the industry reports an upswing in sauna dealers.

Quick Tip: Preserving Portable Spa Covers

Portable spa covers are a maintenance item, like tires on a car, and they must be replaced occasionally, yet consumers don’t look forward to the expense of a replacement cover any more than they look forward to coughing up $500 for new tires.

Huge Drain Cover Recall Roils Pool Industry

In a surprising reversal, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled perhaps as many as one million previously approved drain covers. The move came after questions were raised about the testing methods used in the original approval process.

The Next Text: Your Water Needs Testing

Everyone's busy. So sometimes water testing gets forgotten even by the most conscientious pool owners. To help these busy folks remember to get their water tested, this summer Family Pools & Spas of Ashland, Ohio, is going to start text messaging reminders to clients to bring their water in.

Q&A With Richard Annis

Ohio Pools & Spas has been selling backyard recreational products since the Eisenhower administration to its countless customers in Northeastern Ohio. The ...

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