Swimming Pool Industry Paragons Share Their New Strategies for a New Era

Pool and spa professionals share the big and small changes they’ve made to adapt to the times.

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Adjusting and adapting are a way of life in any business.

Especially in times like these.

Whether dealing with the temporary peaks and valleys brought on by the COVID pandemic and its aftermath, economic forces such as interest-rate hikes, or seemingly evergreen issues such as labor shortages, companies find themselves facing a strange mix of challenge and opportunity.

For the most responsive, these challenges are helping company owners fine-tune their operations to run at peak efficiency and profit. Small and large adjustments — from the addition of a new customer relationship management system (CRM), to a new staff structure, to seeking a different kind of customer — are positioning these firms for whatever happens next.

In this series underwritten by Heritage Pool Supply Group, read about how five PSN Top 50 firms are adapting to the times. More will come in future postings.

About the Author

Rebecca Robledo

Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”