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October 2016 New Spa and Pool Products

Pentair announces a cool Apple Watch interface, Endless Pools unveils a multipurpose swim spa and four companies debut new chemical offerings in this month’s roundup.

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Pool Industry Expo Celebrates Its 30th Edition

Despite a downsized show floor, Pool Industry Expo made a strong showing.

AOE: It's Gallery Month

October is Awards of Excellence month at AQUA, our opportunity to show off fabulous pool and spa designs from builders across North America.

We're More than 'Suppliers' — We're Partners

We need to elevate relationships between suppliers and dealers.

40 Years Ago: How AQUA Got Started

Forty years ago, publisher Stuart Karl launched the magazine now known as AQUA.

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You Might Be Disrespecting Your Customers — And Losing Sales

Would you show open disrespect to your customers? You might be surprised by just how common and easy it is for salespeople to fall into discourteousl habits.

If you're delivering boring pitches without tailoring them to the needs of each customer, you're disrespecting your prospects.

In the Hot Seat: 4 Top Spa Dealers Discuss the Hot Tub Industry

How is the North American hot tub market looking right now? We spoke to retailers to find out.

A look inside Best Hot Tubs in Farmingdale, N.Y., owned by Bill Renter.

My Five CRAZIEST Customer Experiences

Fortunately, most of the customers we deal with in the pool and spa business are sane people. But a few of them aren't.

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ISPSC Mandatory in 8 States

By 2017, the adoption of the International Swimming Pool & Spa Code will be mandatory in eight states.

2016 Award Winners Announced

APSP has announced the winners of its 2016 APSP Awards Program.

Why I Love This Industry

We don't claim it's perfect, but overall the pool and spa industry is a great place to make a living.

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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).

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