Pool & Spa News back issues from February 2002:
Florida Show prospects bright.
Feb 08, 2002; ... With its floor space completely booked a month before show time and no major distractions on the horizon, coordinators of the Florida 2002 Pool & Spa Show are full of optimism. This year's event, slated for Feb. 22-23 at the Radisson Hotel-Universal Studios in Orlando, is ...
Laven buys back Pacific Pools.
Feb 08, 2002; ... Pacific Pools and Performance Products, a leading manufacturer of polymer inground pool kits, once again is under the stewardship of the Laven family, the company's original owners. Mark Laven, son of Pacific Pools founder Merrill Laven, along with a group of investors, ...
Asked and answered. (reflections).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Many of us rely on salespeople for crucial information about a new product before making a purchase. Indeed, several of our readers have noted that consumers come into retail stores specifically to gather information before adding a pool or spa to their homes. The retailer ...
Pool builders forge alliance with child-safety advocates ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Pool builders forge alliance with child-safety advocates ... A group of California pool/spa professionals has formed an alliance with a high-profile California children's safety advocacy group to promote pool safety. Still in its infancy stage, the Pool Safety Alliance (PSA) joins five ...
New Mid-America Show a success. (news).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Organizers of the new Mid-America Pool & Spa Show said this year's event, held in St. Charles, Ill., was an important first step toward rebuilding the show. "It's the beginning of a new show," said Mike Hansen, executive director of National Spa & Pool Institute Region 5. ...
NPC Conference betting on Vegas. (news).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Organizers of the 13th Annual National Plasterers Council Conference, set for Feb. 21-23 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, once again will try to strike a balance between business and technical educational fare. "We [have tried] to do that every year now," said Lyn Paymer, NPC ...
Back to the drawing board ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Back to the drawing board ... Genesis 3 Design Group co-founder David Tisherman will conduct the Genesis Professional Drawing School March 10-16 at Arizona State University in Phoenix. The intensive, college-level course will show participants "what it really takes to develop top-flight ...
Make way for the Turtle ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Make way for the Turtle ... National pool-products retailer Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies has begun carrying and promoting the Safety ...
Region 10 show draws new exhibitors. (news).
Feb 08, 2002; ... The 2002 Southeastern Pool & Spa Show pens its gates with more business education, new scheduling and a record number of new exhibitors. With two weeks of planning left at press time, 52 new companies had reserved exhibit space. The total number of exhibitors already had ...
Maytronics awarded $1.1 million. (news).
Feb 08, 2002; ... The U.S. Court of Appeals/11th Circuit for southern Florida last month upheld a lower court's decision regarding breach of contract. The court of appeals ruled that Aqua Vac Systems Inc. failed to uphold a contract with Maytronics Inc., an Israeli-based manufacturer of the Dolphin pool ...
A grrrreat cause ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * A grrrreat cause ... Watkins Manufacturing Corp. of Vista, Calif., recently donated a portion of its Tiger River spa proceeds to the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of San Diego. The funds go ...
Tennessee pool company to change name ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Tennessee pool company to change name ... Rogers Pool Supply Inc., which had been based in Memphis, Tenn., for 35 years, has moved into a new 18,000-square-foot facility in Cordova, Tenn. The company, which ...
Correction ...
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Correction ... A quotation appeared incorrectly in the letter of Peter Poczynok, president of Triodyne Safety Systems in the Jan. 25, 2002 issue. The following quote should have been attributed to Dr. William Rowley: "The swimming ...
Industry stocks withstand downturn in '01. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002; ... 2001 wasn't a record-setting year for strong stock performance, but the pool and spa industry's publicly traded companies fared better than the stock market overall. During a year-long period from Jan. 16, 2001, to Jan. 17, 2002, stock prices rose at more than half of the firms ...
Sacramento, Calif., growth to continue. (Regional economic roundup: a closer look at selected cities in key areas around the country).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Sacramento, Calif., growth to continue. Expect a strong housing market during the second half of 2002 in Sacramento, Calif., and continued job growth throughout the year, predicts Robert Dean, executive vice president and managing director of the ...
Florida tops nation in new jobs. (Regional economic roundup: a closer look at selected cities in key areas around the country).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Florida tops nation in new jobs. Despite increasing nationwide unemployment and an uncertain economy, Florida created a nation's best 138,200 jobs in 2001, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unlike many states, which lost jobs during a recession-hit year, Florida added ...
Single-family building boosts Utah construction. (Regional economic roundup: a closer look at selected cities in key areas around the country).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Single-family building boosts Utah construction. The value of new construction in Utah during the first nine months of 2001 reached an all-time high of $3.076 billion, according to the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic and ...
Nationwide housing starts. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... West helps keep housing market going For the second month, construction activity in the West helped slow a drop in the nation's housing starts. While construction nationwide in December totaled 1.57 million units, down ...
Housing starts by region. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... Northeast [GRAPHIC OMITTED] South [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ...
Pool and spa permits. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... Tabulations of permits issued for new pool and spa construction in selected U.S. cities and unincorporated parts of countries. Valuations are in millions. <Pre> Pool and Spa Permits Tabulations of permits issued for new pool and spa construction in selected U.S. cities and ...
Pool and spa industry stock market transactions: quotations are for Jan. 23, 2002. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... <Pre> Pool and Spa Industry Stock Market Transactions Quotations are for Jan 23, 2002. NYSE: New York Stock Exchange NASD: NASDAQ Exchange AMEX: American Stock Exchange TOR: Toronto Stock Exchange OTC: Over-the-Counter Trading ...
Leading economic indicators. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... Economic recovery accelerates The Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose for a third month in December, climbing to 111.4, up from 110.1 in November, a strong sign that the recession could be over soon, said Ken Goldstein, Conference Board economist. He said the three chart increases ...
Small business optimism index. (business currents).
Feb 08, 2002 ... Entrepreneur optimism continues The National Federation of Independent Business' Small Business Optimism Index is almost back to where it was at the end of summer. The NFIB index, which gauges the attitude of 5,000 of the nation's small business owners, rose to 100.4 in ...
Ecolab plans restructuring. (Business Briefcase).
Feb 08, 2002 ... In an effort to reduce costs, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) of St. Paul, Minn., will eliminate 350 to 450 positions, or about 2 percent of its total work force, within the next 12 months, announced the company. According to Michael Monahan, Ecolab vice president of external relations, the cuts ...
ISP sells pharmaceutical business. (Business Briefcase).
Feb 08, 2002 ... International Specialty Products (NYSE: ISP) of Wayne, N.J., announced it is getting out of the pharmaceutical fine chemicals business. According to a company release, ISP on Jan. 11 signed a letter of agreement to sell its ISP Fine Tech business to Pharmaceutical Resources Inc. (NYSE: ...
MAAX sales jump in third quarter. (Business Briefcase).
Feb 08, 2002 ... Maax Inc. (TOR: TMXA) of St. Marie, Quebec, Canada, reported sales of $126.8 million for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2001, up from $113.8 million for the same period a year ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration. (Progressions).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Alice Cunningham, co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub in Cunningham Seattle, the Small-Business Person of the Year for western Washington. Criteria used to select winners included staying power, sales growth, innovations and community-oriented ...
Splash. (Progressions).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Splash Magazine-Australia named BatterUp! Productions of Carlsbad, Calif., its sales agent for U.S. advertisers looking to promote pool/spa products Down Under. Batter Up! principal Laurie ...
Muskin Leisure Products. (Progressions).
Feb 08, 2002 ... * Edward Mercer has been appointed customer service manager, announced Muskin Leisure Products, a subsidiary of Groupe Zodiac, based in Issy-les Moulineaux, France. Mercer will be ...
Making his mark: one New York firefighter is hoping his poolside inventions ultimately help him find solace after Sept. 11. (profile).
Feb 08, 2002; ... In the wake of the horrific Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, New York firefighters have been elevated to a near-mythical hero status. And rightly so. One of those firefighters, Greg McFarland of Staten Island, is hoping to make his mark in the pool industry. ...
NSPI Region 3 Captures the `Magic'. (trade shows).
Feb 08, 2002; ... "Capture the Magic! Water in Motion" is the theme of National Spa & Pool Institute Region 3's 2002 Conference and Exhibition, slated for Feb. 15-16 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Irving, Texas. In developing a plan for this year's show, organizers polled visitors from past ...
NSPI Florida Pool & Spa Show 2002. (trade shows).
Feb 08, 2002; ... After a long day at the Florida 2002 Pool & Spa Show, exhibitors and attendees can look forward to spending an evening with a celebrity--a nonhuman one, that is. This year, NSPI-Florida will host the exclusive "Party with the Big Fish at Universal Studios." The evening's ...
They've got questions, you've got answers: the top five consumer questions about pool and spa construction and maintenance, and the answers that will make you--and your customer service--shine. (Cover Story)(retailing).
Feb 08, 2002 ... If you can call it a battle to get business these days, pool and spa retailers can be said to be on the front lines. After all, it's in their shops where customers often make first contact with the industry. Typically, this contact comes in the form of questions. Customers are ...
Paying for profit: using a performance rewards system can work wonders but --it also has risks. (management).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Q I spend an incredible amount of time being a peacemaker between my salespeople and my construction foreman. I've tried everything I can think of, including giving bonuses to each when projects are completed on time. I've even created a bonus for customer satisfaction. The good news is ...
Going to the source: knowing the properties of your source water can help you determine which chemicals to use for disinfection and pH adjustment. (service).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Most service technicians know how sanitizers, pH, calcium hardness and total alkalinity (TA) affect pool water chemistry. However, water experts say many overlook the most prominent influence on those parameters: a pool's source water. "One of the biggest mistakes most ...
On the beam: when building a pool on a slope, you have several options for support. Here, Akins explains how he accomplished this on a recent project of his own. (construction).
Feb 08, 2002; ... Q I have been asked to do a project in a yard with a 20-foot grade change. There is a lot of room, but the drop from the house is too steep to walk on. I recall a pool you showed in your seminar last year to illustrate difficult site construction. There was one that had a very long wall ...
WPSS exhibitors marketplace. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002; ... The oceanside city of Long Beach, Calif., once again plays host to the annual Western Pool & Spa Show. The city is perhaps best known for the Queen Mary ocean liner, the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Villa Riviera (shown), a 1929 Tudor Gothic-styled building on scenic Ocean ...
Duster/vinyl-liner brush. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By A&B Brush Mfg. Co. * Features: dusts and cleans corners of house or pool enclosure; leaves no streak marks on vinyl-liner pool or spa; broad bristle base for general ...
48-frame motor. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co. * Features: full-rated at 3hp; ratable as a special 6bp motor; original two-compartment design; separate work and control room ...
Portable aboveground pools. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Advantage Manufacturing * Features: available in 16-by-4-feet-deep or 20-by-4-feet-deep, round designs; come with pumps, motors, ladders and fittings; new models have improved joint design, blue color, improved pump and filter ...
Pool and Spa chemicals. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Advantis Technologies * Features: company will be showcasing its line of professional strength pool formulas from Applied Biochemists; leading spa water care treatments from Leisure Time and accessories from Blue Devil also will be displayed * Offerings: Advantis ...
Removable mesh safety fences. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By All-Safe Pool Safety Barriers by Sunwest Industries Inc. * Features: company offers removable, self-closing gates with EZ close sections; choices of pole styles, mesh types, heights and colors; pool safety nets also ...
Professional pool products. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Applied Biochemists * Features: product line contains a complete array of pool chemicals specially designed for the pool service professional, including algaecides, surface cleaners, filter cleaners and metal and scum control products ...
Pool series by Balboa Elite pool and Spa control. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Balboa Instruments * Features: easy installation; one circuit requires 30 or 40 amps; controls a two-speed pump or two single-speed pumps; two valve actuators; light output up to 1000 watts with GFCI; digital ...
Aluminum Spa covers, lights, blowers. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Be-Lite/CMT Covers * Features: safety covers come in two thicknesses, eight colors, two-color trims; spa lights and blowers are UL-listed with colored lenses; ...
Pool and Spa accessories. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Blue Devil * Features: company offers a line of tools and accessories for pool and spa maintenance needs that require vacuums, brushes, leafbaggers, rakes, skimmers and testing kits * Offerings: corresponding four-color card ...
Flexflo a-100n peristaltic chlorinator. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Blue-White Industries * Features: 95 gallon per day output; extended tube life; higher pressure capability; self-priming; advanced cooling system; all-ball-bearing motor; ...
Secur-a-matic electric pool cover. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Cantar/Polyair Corp. * Features: fully automatic system covers and uncovers the pool quickly and simply with turn of a key; designed to protect virtually every shape and size pool; 3TruTrac2 system ...
Saltwater chlorine generator. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By ClorMatic * Features: company offers chlorine generators and saltwater chlorine generators * Contact: ClorMatic, ...
Yellow out. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Coral Seas/Yellow Out * Features: patented, scrub-free pool cleaner; guaranteed to clean pool from green to clean * Offerings: free videos; displays, valuable prizes ...
Automatic and manual safety pool covers. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Cover-Pools * Features: Save-T Cover II automatic pool cover is designed to accommodate any pool, including freeform, rectangular, concrete, vinyl or fiberglass; available in hydraulic or waterproof electric options; optional features include walk-on vanishing lid, systems ...
Waterfall-floating fountain. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Custom Cascades * Features: four styles to choose from; quality product made in the USA; provided beautiful, elegant spray * Offerings: display program; warranties; ...
Air blowers. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By El Nino Ai * Features: compact design; large mounting base; whisper-quiet; thermally protected for maximum safety; full-rated, ball-bearing motor; UL- and CSA certification; glueless installation; ...
Emerson 56 inground pool and Spa motors. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Emerson Motors * Features: 56-frame construction with corrosion-resistant, durable powder paint; PSC electrical design with energy-saving run capacitor on every rating provides lower running and starting amps; angled terminal board with easy-connection screw, quick-connect ...
AquaChek pool and Spa test strips. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Environmental Test Systems * Features: company will introduce a new Internet-based Dealer Training Program; the complete professional and consumer product lines also will be showcased, including the AquaChek One-dip strip, which includes tests for free chlorine, total ...
Pool cover reel. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By FeherGuard Products Ltd. * Features: easy installation; rib-locking tube system design for extra rigidity; UV inhibitors * Offerings: demos; displays; ...
Aqua rite. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Goldline Controls * Features: automatic electronic chlorine generators for pools * Offerings: authorized dealerships ...
PSC2016 pool system controls. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Hayward Pool Products * Features: one-touch programming to control all pool functions; optional wireless capability; memory recovery system to protect programming during power outages; light dimmer switch and computer-controlled ...
Heliocol/sun star. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Heliocol Solar Pool Heating * Features: patented individual tube design; united seamlessly to overmolded header pipe; easy to install; attractive design ISO 9002 certified; auto control; designed to withstand hurricane-force winds * Offerings: ...
OEM and Spa jets. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By ITT Hydroair * Features: company will showcase its new line of high-quality OEM and spa jets featuring five-point look; variety of therapy ...
Pool and Spa digital control system. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Intermatic * Features: memory hold-up; freeze protection; wired or wireless remote; controls multiple equipment pads * Offerings: brochures; new ...
All-natural enzymes. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By IPS Enzymes Corp. * Features: high-quality concentration of enzymes for pools, spas and lakes; full line of water gardening treatments * Offerings: ...
New tracker automatic pool cleaner. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Jacuzzi Bros. * Features: programmed tracking feature ensures complete pool coverage; patented miniskirt design maintains vacuum power over uneven and curved surfaces; swivel action, self-cleaning ...
Olympic pool products. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Kelley Technical Coatings * Features: company offers pool coatings, deck coatings and repair products; new-product packaging and literature * Offerings: ...
Sunblock and moisturizer. (marketplace).
Feb 08, 2002 ... By Kidsaver * Features: nutrient-rich products offer protection from harmful sun rays; SPF-20 sunblock has combination of sunscreen agents, including titanium dioxide and powerful antioxidants such as vitamins A, D and E; moisturizer ...