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Competing against giants and winning: Implementing a private label chemical strategy
Pool and Spa News
Professional dealers increase their chances of retaining customers when they use private labeled products.
Mass merchants, home centers, chain stores and e-commerce behemoths like Amazon provide pool owners with more choices of water care products than ever before. Armed with a smartphone, shoppers can instantly scan a UPC code and compare prices of nationally branded products right in a dealer's store.
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Pool builders offer $30,000 pool to raise money for kids
Aqua Magazine
Concord Pools & Spas (located outside Albany, New York) and Latham Pool Products, along with several local businesses, teamed up recently to raise money for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. And they did it in a unique way — using their professional skills and equipment.
In what must be called a labor of love, the group of skilled philanthropists offered a $30,000 dream backyard at a fundraising auction for the NCMEC and then built it for the successful bidders, the Michnes family, at the beginning of August.
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Letting go: How to prepare your company for a future without you
Aqua Magazine
As baby boomers move into their golden years, retirement and legacy planning have become increasingly critical aspects of business leadership across all segments of the economy. That's especially true for industries like ours, in which success is often driven by owners' knowledge and skills.
Although planning for retirement should be a priority for all business leaders, the numbers paint a chilling picture for small company owners approaching retirement age.
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As tariffs soar, retailers wrestle with raising prices
CBS News
Shipments of parkas sold by boutique outerwear maker Fera were in the middle of the Pacific ocean this past summer when President Donald Trump tweeted he was raising tariffs on goods coming in from China this fall.
For Eric Tung, president of the Torrence, California-based business founded by his mother four decades ago, that meant a decision: Would the company raise prices on its parkas and ski pants for consumers ahead of the crucial holiday season, or swallow the cost instead?
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Next in Google's quest for consumer dominance: banking
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Google will soon offer checking accounts to consumers, becoming the latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to push into finance.
The project, code-named Cache, is expected to launch next year with accounts run by Citigroup Inc. and a credit union at Stanford University, a tiny lender in Google’s backyard.
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6 rules to rock social (media) networking for business
Business 2 Community
Social networks are not just powerful promotion tools. If you are trying to get clients, media mentions, and good opportunities in your industry to grow a name for yourself and your brand, social media can definitely make the job easier. What you want to achieve is results — that is, clients, engagement and opportunities. Here are six rules to rock networking for business on social media.
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UL provides a one stop shop for all of your pump certification needs. We test to international, national and regional standards such as DOE, NSF, CEC, Energy Star, IEC and UL safety certification. When it comes to pumps, we are overflowing with expertise. Learn more at UL.com/Pumps
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10 types of leadership skills you need to have
Small Business Trends
Leaders possess skills that may not always be easy to define, but we know leadership when we see it.
As a result, those with leadership abilities share several qualities that make them successful and stand out. For example, they remain anchored by a clear set of principles and values about themselves, the people in their lives and their place in the world.
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Waterco’s award winning MultiCyclone is a brilliant revolutionary filtration device that works on the basis of centrifugal water filtration. It captures 80% of the dirt load before it ever reaches the media filter and is designed with no moving parts and no filter media to clean or replace.
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Fibre Tech provides a non-abrasive surface that reduces chemical and maintenance costs throughout its lifetime. Over thirty years of resurfacing throughout the nation. 25 Year Limited Warranty.
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China issues plan to promote high-tech manufacturing
ABC News
China issued an outline recently of policies aimed at promoting high-tech manufacturing after it stopped pushing a strategy that helped trigger a tariff war with Washington.
A statement by the Cabinet's planning agency called for the government to help manufacturers in autos, electronics and other fields. It gave few details about how to carry that out or whether it will involve diplomatically contentious market barriers or subsidies.
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The future of work — how to address the challenges of digital transformation
The Manufacturer
How do organizations achieve digital transformation and high levels of automation without neglecting the need to deliver instant profitability? How is it possible to keep employees fully engaged and on-side through the transition to smart technologies?
Will decision-making put the profit principle front and center, or will the future of the workforce be given a high priority? These questions are becoming more difficult to answer and no organization can avoid them.
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This daring resort has 247 'floating' pools and spas
Aqua Magazine
It may be the most daring resort building ever imagined, and it features 247 "floating" pools and spas. After years of development and construction, the ultra-luxurious Five Jumeirah Village in Dubai, U.A.E., is now open.
The 60-story tower soars over 800 feet high with each of its rooms and suites featuring a swimming pool or a spa, many with acrylic walls and dramatic cantilevered designs that thrust into the air.
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Chlorine margins are shrinking. With Card On Guard you can earn $50 on every unit sold. Combined with the 50% of chlorine the pool owner still purchases from you, you earn more than selling chlorine alone.
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Pool Tiger benefits both Pool Builders and Owners:
Greatly Reduces Plaster Dust and Scaling
Protects Finishes & Reduces Warranty Callbacks
Lower Chemical Costs and Less Time Brushing
Works Well for Chlorine and Salt Systems
Call for Dealer Pricing: 800-556-2806 or GET INFO
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PHTA Government Relations Update Nov. 1-20, 2019
 The PHTA Government Relations team has been continuing to monitor legislation, regulations, and local matters that effect you the most! We encourage you to view all of the legislative, regulatory and local updates here. If you have any questions, comments or want to get more involved, please contact PHTA's Government Relations Associate, Brendan Scanland at bscanland@phta.org or call 703.647.2558 ext. 165.
Here are some new items that have been brought to our attention recently:
New Legislation Being Monitored:
- Click here for NEW legislation related to independent contractors, state licensing, and state building codes.
New Regulations Being Monitored:
- Oregon: OR53575
The Oregon Health Authority (Authority), Public Health Division is proposing to permanently amend OAR chapter 333, divisions 029, 030, 031, 060, 062 and 150 relating to food service establishments, tourist facilities and public pools and spas.
- Massachusetts: MA53657
The Board proposed updates to the State Electrical Code. The Board is proposing to adopt the 2020 National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as NFPA 70, with state specific amendments. Some of the amendments impact swimming pool pump motors and above-ground pools.
Local Alerts:
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Check out the 2019 PSP Expo and PHTA Awards Photos
PHTA
It is hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, we were in New Orleans at the 2019 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. While we were there, we celebrated the industry's best installations while rewarding amazing pool and hot tub industry professionals. If you couldn’t come, we hope to see you in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2020. Relive all the great moments here. In the upcoming weeks, we will showcase the good times on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/PoolHotTubAlliance/. Follow us so you don’t miss out. We look forward to seeing you all at future shows throughout the 2020 winter season.
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Step Into Swim™ Joins the #GivingTuesday Movement in 2019
PHTA
In a push to create one million more swimmers and equip children with essential water safety skills, the Pool & Hot Tub Foundation's (PHTF) Step Into Swim™ program has joined #GivingTuesday, an international day of charitable giving that brings awareness to philanthropic causes and celebrates generosity worldwide. This year, Dec. 3 is dedicated as #GivingTuesday, which is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. and is widely recognized as the start of the holiday giving season. It's a way to inspire people to collaborate to improve their communities and to give back in truly impactful ways to the causes they support.
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PHTA Welcomes 27 New Members from October 1-31
PHTA
Great News! PHTA welcomed 27 new members from October 1-31. Members like you help us do great things that move the pool and hot tub industry forward.
United States Members:
Aabstract Pools & Spas, Inc., Fountain Inn, SC; Ace Aquatics, Glen Burnie, MD, Aquatic Life Pool & Spa, Providence, RI; Aquatics Resource Management, Hillsboro, OR; Atlantic Pools and Spas, LLC., Lake Hopatcong, NJ; Big D Pools, Dallas, TX; CLE Outdoors, LLC, McDonald, TN; Clear Advantae, LLC (EP), West Baldwin, ME; Clear Advantage, LLC (MP), West Baldwin, ME; Clor Up Industry LLC, Orlando, FL; Cox Pools, Dothan, AL; International Pool School, Miami, FL; Lawrence R. Savage Associates, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Nikki’s Pool, LLC, Austin, TX; Ocean Breeze Pool Services LLC, Woodlyn, PA; Orange Fin Pool Service, Huntington Beach, CA; Patriot Pool Heating Co, Quarryville, PA; Pool Envy LLC, Green Bay; Pool Referees, Plano, TX; Southern Playground Inc., Virginia Beach, VA; Spartan Pool Pros, Inc, Ocala, FL; Star Pools, Inc.-The Art of War, Cypress, TX; Suncaster Pool Services Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL; Township of Hampton, Allison Park, PA and Wayside Fence Co., Bay Shore, NY
International Members:
Bluewater Pools and Spas, Windsor, Ontario, Canada and True Blue Pools (Caribbean) Limited, Diego Martin
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Member Perk$—Office Depot and OfficeMax
PHTA
As a member of PHTA you now have access to exclusive members-only discounts at Office Depot and OfficeMax. Save up to 75% off the officedepot.com regular prices on our Best Value List of preferred products with free delivery on qualifying orders of $50 or more. Click here to start saving.
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