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Aqua Magazine
Pool are usually inspected for a specific reason. For example, it's common to see inspections for overall safety, energy efficiency, structural integrity, surface issues, water quality or leaks. In these instances, the goal of an inspection is to identify specific problems in the pool system.
Then there's the other kind of inspection: Those that take place as part of a real estate transaction, where the pool inspector's job is to provide an overall "snapshot" of the pool's condition, necessary repairs and possible problems in the future.
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Pool and Spa News
Mobile water-purification units are catching on, but maybe not as fast as developers of the technology would like.
They're facing some headwinds. Despite being on the market for years, the industry remains curious, but cautious. Financing remains a hurdle — units can cost upwards of $100,000 — and the makers of these machines say they're not getting the support from local water districts that they'd like, despite their promise to save millions of gallons from going down the drain.
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Aqua Magazine
Each year at CES, thousands of tech pros flock to Las Vegas to check out the latest and greatest in consumer technology. This year's show saw more than 4,500 exhibitors, including a few from the pool and spa industry, all vying to become the "next big thing." One such exhibitor was Sutro, a company that creates a smart water sensor for swimming pools, which was recognized as a CES Innovation Awards Honoree in the Smart Home category.
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Pool and Spa News
The face of Lucite to the hot-tub industry, Chris Robinson, retired at the end of 2018.
He served as business manager of Lucite Sheet for approximately 15 years, bringing his total tenure in the acrylic sheet business to approximately 32 years. But he actually began by working for a sister company of Lucite, which at the time was owned by DuPont. Right out of college, with his bachelors degree in mechanical and industrial engineering from Clarkson University, and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Robinson joined Remington Firearms, also owned by DuPont, in 1980.
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Forbes
If there’s one retailer that can install a window of opportunity for all merchants by improving its own shopper expectations, it might be Home Depot. The chain is in the midst of an ambitious strategy to unify online and offline operations — a plan that may have been a key contributor to the 9 percent increase in overall home-improvement product sales during the holiday season. And Home Depot’s plan, if it is indeed fortifying industry sales gains, could alter shopper expectations across the board.
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CNN
China's economy may be slowing down, but the country is still set to eclipse the United States as the world's top retail market for the first time. Retail sales in China will reach more than $5.6 trillion this year, about $100 billion more than in the United States, according to a report published by research firm eMarketer.
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Harvard Business Review
Managers are often encouraged to develop and maintain good working relationships with employees, because doing so motivates stronger commitment and support, as well as better performance. But could bonding too strongly with employees backfire? New research, recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, suggests that it could.
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Inc.
There is a battle for your attention each and every day. Just think through the sheer number of emails, imessages, slack notifications, phone calls and water-cooler conversations you have on a daily basis. That's not to mention the status reports, presentations and meetings you have to attend, nor does it factor in the actual functional work you need to get done.
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By Michelle R. Matisons
 While President Trump and others extol manufacturing sector growth, the year ended with the standard manufacturing production number dropping from 59.3 percent in November to 54.1 percent in December. Some say the decline is caused by the ongoing trade war with China, and others suggest that the new NAFTA — the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) — is challenging private-sector organizations. So is Brexit.
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Bloomberg
China has offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from the U.S., in a move that would reconfigure the relationship between the world's two largest economies, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. By increasing goods imports from the U.S. by a combined value of more than $1 trillion over that period, China would seek to reduce its trade surplus to zero by 2024, one of the people said.
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Builder via Professional Deck Builder
As John McManus of Builder magazine notes, "An indoor-outdoor living space expands a floor-plan to where people living in a home can be outdoors, where air, nature, thermal and moisture composition is more balanced, more harmonious, more healthy. Which is part — albeit unconscious — of why people like indoor-outdoor living, and opt to pay more for it.
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APSP
If you are at The Pool & Spa Show this week, stop by the APSP Booth at The Wall. APSP's Director of Education, Seth Ewing and APSP Education Coordinator, Ana Hernandez will be in the booth to answer all your APSP Membership and Education Questions. Special thanks to our partners at The Northeast Spa and Pool Association for their continued support.
Don't miss at the next show we will exhibit at! APSP heads to California this March for the Western Pool & Spa Show! APSP's Director of the Western Office, Jennifer Farwell will be exhibiting there and looks forward to meeting you all. If you will be there, stop by APSP Booth # 513.
To help you better understand what proposed legislation and regulations mean for you and your business, APSP reports on bills that affect the pool, spa and hot tub industry as they are filed. Members also receive email alerts on any proposed rules affecting the pool, spa or hot tub industry in their area. These seven states need your immediate attention. For more information, email Jennifer Hatfield at jhatfield@apsp.org.
APSP
A recent decision, Garcia v. Border Transportation Group, LLC, helps clarify and potentially limit the impact of the California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court. That decision changed the test for independent contractors under California law.
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APSP
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP), the Aquatic Professionals Education Council (APEC) and the Independent Pool & Spa Service Association (IPSSA) have agreed to work together through the newly created Texas Pool & Spa Coalition to unite and strengthen advocacy efforts in Texas and throughout the country.
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APSP
APSP and UPS took the guesswork out, and put the easy in. Members now have access to new and improved flat rate pricing with savings of 45 percent on Domestic Next Day/Deferred, 25 percent on Ground Commercial / Residential and up to 50 percent on additional services. In addition, members can take advantage of UPS Smart Pickup® service for free.
Open a new account, or if you are already taking advantage of our UPS savings program, re-enroll and apply the new discounts to your existing account by visiting: www.savewithups.com/apsp or call 1-800-MEMBERS (1-800-636-2377), M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., ET. Visit www.savewithups.com/apsp for specific services and discounts.
APSP
APSP Partner the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) puts the focus back on safety this spring with their 2019 Lifesaver of the Year and 2019 Community Lifesaver Awards. Join the NDPA for their 18th annual National Drowning Prevention Education Conference this April 15-17 in New Orleans. You won't want to miss out on their speaker line up plus over 10 hours of networking events. View the conference brochure. The early-bird deadline is January 31 so register today. Register online at the conference website. For more information about NDPA, email NDPA's Executive Director, Adam Katchmarchi at adam@ndpa.org.
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