E-newsletter

July 29, 2010

In speaking with some of the industry's top cellulose fiber distributors, one fact is touted more often than others: its biodegradable and non-toxic makeup mark cellulose fiber filter media as a finer filter alternative. They believe that when given a choice between cellulose and the more common players — DE, sand and cartridge — cellulose will always prove to be the best bet, not only for clear, pristine water, but for the environment.

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Meeting At The Summit

This past June, more than 120 industry insiders met in Arlington, Va., at the APSP Industry Summit, a reinvention and renewal of the leadership conferences of the late '90s and early 2000s, says Richard Garbee, vice president of sales and marketing for GLI Pool Products.

"As important as anything," says Garbee, "we really wanted to bring industry leaders together to begin, I stress begin, a collaborative discussion as to how our industry can grow coming out of these challenging economic times.

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Business Briefs

*A.O. Smith*'s IG-MEX plant in Juarez, Mexico, recently earned the Lloyd B. Smith Safety Award. The award has been given annually since 1954 to the company facility that compiles the best year-over-year improvement in workplace safety.
Read more about A.O. Smith; Terrapin Communications

Signs Of Improvement

With signs of an incipient recovery popping up like crocuses, many in the industry feel that the year that stretches before us will be better than the last. A full 56.7 percent of service respondents expect an increase in revenues, compared with only 5 percent that expect them to drop.
Read more about signs of recovery in our State of the Industry issue.

Go Digital With AQUA

Go digital with AQUA and view current and past issues online at www.aquamagazine.com/digitalissue/. Interactive pages and a table of contents allow you to jump to the article of your choice, e-mail articles along to friends and co-workers and so much more.

Want to know what's happening in the world of portable spas, sanitizing equipment, fiberglass pools and winter covers? Be sure to check out the July issue.