Winter Wisdom
As the heat of summer fades and chilly autumn breezes blow in, your customers may have questions about preparing their hot tub for winter.
Jessica Werner — 30 Under 40 2024
Jessica Werner loves helping people enjoy pools and spas with fewer chemicals and providing peace of mind for health-conscious customers.
Haviland Enterprises Celebrates 90 Years of Chemistry
Haviland Enterprises, Inc. is commemorating its 90th anniversary as a supplier of chemicals for cleaning, water treatment, plating and recreational water solutions.
BioLab SpaGuard: From Teaspoons to Tabs
BioLab’s SpaGuard water care line has epitomized premium spa care, offering a range of solutions to elevate the hot tubbing experience.
If money were no object, what is your perfect hot tub store wish list?
Building the perfect store wish list – If you could build the perfect store, what would it include?
King Technology: Same King, New Kingdom
This year has been a transformative one for those in the hot tub industry who have found themselves having to adjust to a post-pandemic world. For many, that has meant preparing for sales to return to normal or pulling back on production rates, but for the staff of King Technology, it has meant opening an entirely new $14.5 million facility in a new town.
Episode #62, So What Exactly IS Happening in the Chemical Industry, with Alicia and Andrea from BioLab
In addition to the supply and demand stress that everyone in the industry has felt, BioLab had the added challenge of a factory fire. Hurricane Laura caused a fire that destroyed its plant that manufactures trichlor, one of the main forms of chlorine used in the swimming pool (and sometimes spa) industry. Alicia Stephens and…
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Episode #48, Two Drinks with the Legend
Neither Jeff nor Megan were able to enjoy the libations during this conversation between two industry legends. Haviland graciously recorded a podcast episode for us, and John “Legend” Bokor, who we had on back Episode #39 chats lakeside with longtime Haviland president Art Harre. Harre is retiring at the end of 2020 and reflects on…
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Good News: Filling the Sanitizer Gap
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, hand sanitizer was among the first items to see a nationwide shortage. Haviland Enterprises, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Michigan, manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the pool, spa and industrial plating industries, took action. By the end of March, 25% of production was adjusted to create alcohol-based hand…
Customize Your Water Care Program to Remain Competitive
Specialty retailers continue to report strong growth in the pool and spa sector — from pool and spa sales to accessories and outdoor living products. However, one of the biggest challenges to specialty retailers continues to be the sale of chemicals — or the lack thereof. How can specialty retailers sell pool and spa chemicals…
Episode #29, Chemical Merchandising with Linda Cahan
Longtime SpaRetailer columnist, Linda Cahan, joins us to talk about the right way to merchandise hot tub chemicals. Not the prettiest part of spa retail stores, you can still take a thoughtful approach to stocking chemicals. Visit fastener website that Linda mentions here. You can check out all of Linda’s past columns here. This episode…
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Clearon Acquires AquaFinesse
Clearon Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of trichloroisocyanuric acid and sodium dichloroisocyanurate, has acquired AquaFinesse LLC, the manufacturer of water treatment chemistry that loosens biofilm and prevents its regrowth. AquaFinesse was founded and developed by Jan de Rijk in the Netherlands. His company has sold AquaFinesse in Europe since 2006 and the United…