The Federal Trade Commission has proposed an all-encompassing nationwide ban on non-compete clauses between employers and their employees or independe...

By Marcelle Dibrell If it weren’t for cyanuric acid, you probably wouldn’t have a job. Residential pool service that relies on once-weekly visits woul...

In its third quarter, Aptus Capital Advisors increased its shares of POOL by more than 50 percent, at a value the company estimates is $5.2 million. S...

A misadventure on a Seattle, Washington, hot tub boat ended in a 911 call. The incident occurred in January when a group of friends rented a Lake Unio...

The U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI are leading a criminal investigation into a swimming pool contractor who took payments for pool builds that he ...

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...