In our last issue of Service Industry News we featured Dan Duker’s appearance on Mike Rowe’s hit show, Dirty Jobs. Duker, a second-generation pool pro...

Welcome to the latest edition of our popular “Can You Top This?” column, featuring the newest entry in the Service Industry News “Horror File. ” This ...

It depends on who you ask. Many say no. The argument goes like this: The purpose of cyanuric acid is to protect chlorine from UV light degradation. Th...

If you’ve been in the pool industry for any length of time, you have certainly heard the term ppm. Chlorine should be kept between 2 and 4 ppm. Total ...

Drowning injuries and fatalities are so commonplace that the stories could fill up whole newspapers. The CDC estimates that about 10 people die from d...

By Marcelle Dibrell For Christine Schaeffer, President and owner of Unicel, a leading manufacturer of swimming pool filter replacement cartridges, the...

By Allison Gordon Gen Z doesn’t care about cake in the break room. The pizza party isn’t going to cut it. Pool and spa small business owners looking t...

The parents of children exposed to dangerously high levels of chemicals at a commercial pool have filed a lawsuit against the venue. Operators of the ...

Despite requests from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for a voluntary recall, a manufacturer will continue to sell infant flotation rings ...

Whether you want to be your own boss or you’re looking to expand your existing business, franchising with Poolwerx could be the answer. Poolwerx is a ...