It’s easy to complain about hot tub covers, but very hard to come up with cost-effective alternatives. And once a consumer is out of the honeymoon period with their hot tub, it can be difficult to get them to spend more than a few hundred dollars to replace their cover, much less upgrade it. However, the…
Core announced that its spa covers can be ordered by all Core Cover dealers in the Weather-shield fabric, a 100% solution-dyed polyester that is 70% lighter and is three-times stronger than traditional vinyl fabric. Weather shield provides superior tear and abrasion resistance and is made with recyclable materials so it’s also environmentally superior. Weather-shield covers…
MAINELY TUBS Scarborough, Maine, and Rye, New Hampshire mainelytubs.com Leadership at Mainely Tubs had a second location on the brain for a few years before going for it. Though the first location in Scarborough, Maine, had done well, the company being 100% employee-owned brought an additional responsibility not to rush. “For us, making good decisions…
Trying to change the hot tub cover is challenging. Jerry Greer, CEO at Core Covers, says it’s difficult to sell a higher-priced cover to consumers, even if it is lighter, safer or stronger. “There are a lot of things on a hot tub cover that are difficult to change without major cost impact,” he says….
In 2013, Core Covers provided Christmas presents and food to the Casa Hogar Santa Teresita Del Niño girls orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, where its factory is located. The Christmas drive was such a success and so popular with its employees that the company decided to partner with the orphanage on an ongoing basis. Twice a…
In fall 2015, Core Covers secured a patent for a new design the company believes will revolutionize the cover segment of the hot tub industry. The Vertex Safety Cover, made with air-inflated drop-stitch fabric panels instead of EPS foam, is set for release in summer 2016 for OEM clients, and in 2017 for dealers. Core…