Benjamin Franklin said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” It is evident that many companies throughout the NESPA region and beyond are believers in Franklin’s approach as they prepared for the 2020 season at this year’s pool and spa show. 

New Members

Did you have a chance to stop by the NESPA Membership Suite? This year, NESPA staff and volunteers welcomed hundreds of company members with two raffles and an exciting new member gift. Congratulations to our member winners: Amanda McGalliard of Premier Pools & Spas who won the Yeti Cooler and Bruce Roache of Pool Repair Diver who won the Apple iWatch Series 5!

The annual Quarter Century Club breakfast on the last day of The Pool & Spa Show is a gathering of long-time friends and associates, but it is also a time to remember those who have passed. This year’s breakfast marked the passing of Bob Baron, chairman of the Quarter Century Club and a good friend to those in the industry.

As you open your pools this spring, if you encounter scale on a pool, take action to help yourself and the industry by being part of a major research project to solve these problems once and for all.

The Training Wall, that area of the Pool & Spa Show exhibit floor in Atlantic City that is devoted to hands-on training activities for the pool and spa industry, offered hands-on training in six key areas at the 2020 show. Demos included tile repair and renovation, a close look at how to achieve energy efficiency in the pool and spa, electricity, shotcrete, lighting and, new this year, heaters.

​Rob Romano, David Cooke Plaster Co., South Windsor, Connecticut has won the coveted Paulette Pitrak “Above & Beyond” Award. It is NESPA’s highest volunteer recognition honoring members who have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to the association through their volunteer service.

Running the people side of the pool and spa business is often the most challenging part of the job, especially this year with unemployment rates low and the economy booming. At The Pool & Spa Show in Atlantic City on Monday, January 27^th, a special day-long program was offered titled “Employees: How to Improve Productivity, Performance & Retention.

NESPA announced the winners in its 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards – Builders and Service Competition -- in Atlantic City, the night before the big Pool & Spa Show opened at its annual Welcome Party, which this year was held at The Saloon Bar at Bally's Hotel.

Putting on The Pool & Spa Show in Atlantic City is a big, complex and difficult production. But one of the very toughest jobs at the Show each year, bar none, is being a judge in the “Best Booth” contest and having to select only five booths from among the literally hundreds of beautifully designed booths on the Show Floor for awards.

Benjamin Franklin said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” It is evident that many companies throughout the NESPA region and beyond are believers in Franklin’s approach as they prepared for the 2020 season at this year’s pool and spa show.