August 8, 2007
Hot Tub Industry Meeting September 19-20 in San Diego
The Strategic Planning Committee of the APSP Hot Tub Council invites all hot tub industry leaders to come to San Diego on September 19-20 and join together on a course to reverse a three-year, industry-wide downturn. Click here for details on the meeting. Contact Lauren Stack if you plan to attend. Note the Monday, August 20 deadline for the hotel room block.
APSP: Safety is Job No. 1!
Have you created materials on pool/spa safety? On your website? As a brochure or handout? If you have materials or are involved in a safety initiative, please email Helen Bloch, APSP Manager, Consumer Safety, with any information you are willing to share. Please attach copies of documents that can be sent electronically. We’re currently compiling materials to document, better understand, and communicate for the industry’s benefit, the vast work done by our members in the area of consumer safety. Thank you for your help.
Advanced Retailer Program to Feature Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Disney Stores
The APSP Retailers Council will present its second annual Advanced Retailer Program on Tuesday, November 27, at the 2007 International Pool & Spa Expo in Orlando. This dynamic, full-day educational event will focus on store design and merchandising—including a behind-the-scenes Merchantainment Tour of Disney’s retail stores presented by the Disney Institute. To sign up to attend, visit the www.PoolandSpaExpo.com website. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Tracy Beaulieu (972.536.6366 or tbeaulieu@hanleywood.com). DETAILS.
Pool Design Seminar Offered at ASPE Symposium
Certified Plumbing Designer and Pool Operator Instructor Terrence R. LeBeau, CPD, CPOI, will present a technical workshop on swimming pool design at the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) 2007 Technical Symposium, Nov. 2-4, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. MORE.
A Community of Many, the Importance of One
Given the latest innovations, changing markets, and legislative initiatives in the pool, spa, and hot tub industry—your connection to APSP is more important than ever. Membership renewal invoices were mailed in June, and most members have already renewed their membership. Join others in making a difference in the industry! Need a copy of your invoice? Please email memberservices@APSP.org or call 703.838.0083, ext. 301. To renew your membership online, visit www.APSP.org, or simply click here.
New APSP/ANSI Standard for Aboveground Pools Now Available
APSP has published a new 2007 edition of ANSI/APSP-4 American National Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools. The standard covers materials of manufacture, dimensional design, pool and component design, instructions and responsibilities, safety signs, ladders and staircases, decks and fencing, circulation components and equipment, water supply, waste water disposal, sanitizing equipment, and electrical requirements. MORE.
Only Two Days Left—
Enter the APSP Awards of Excellence Competition Today!
Are your products among the world’s most beautiful pools, spas, hot tubs, and water features? Enter the 2007 APSP Awards of Excellence competition to give your company the recognition it deserves. Click here for more information and to enter.
The competition is open to pool, spa, and hot tub builders, installers, designers, retailers, and service companies. You must have received payment for the installation, and you must be an APSP member current with your dues. If you are not yet a member, click here.
Entries received August 3 and later must include a late fee of $25.00 per entry. No entries will be accepted after midnight ET, August 10, 2007.
Help Pass the Save Small and Seasonal Businesses Act
For H-2B employers: Plan to attend the next Save Small Business fly-in on Capitol Hill, Thursday, September 6, 2007. This fly-in is in a prime opportunity to meet with your senators and House representatives to stress the importance of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (S. 988/H.R. 1843). Please make your travel arrangements now. MORE.
You can contribute to IC. Click here to find out how, or send an email to ic@APSP.org. You may also fax 703.549.0493.