Viva Las Vegas
SpaRetailer has compiled the best events, seminars and booths for hot tub professionals to visit at the PSP.
Power Women: JamieLee Wright
The Customer Service DirectorJaimeLee WrightDream Maker SpasLake Mary, Florida Sixteen years ago, JaimeLee Wright was a receptionist for Sunrise Spas in Canada. She’d completed a master’s in education, but needed a holdover job between graduating and her first teaching position. “I really fell in love with the business and how it works, top to bottom,”…
Press Pause
The hot tub industry is accustomed to hot tub manufacturers announcing upgraded or brand-new models each year, with fresh ideas released to maintain interest for both dealers and consumers. But since March 2020, things haven’t gone according to plan. For manufacturer research and development, this has meant delay after delay beyond their control. “We have…
Valley Pool & Spa
Eric Cassidy’s heart dropped when the Pennsylvania governor told businesses to go to limited operations March 19. That coming weekend, Valley Pool & Spa had intended to announce the grand opening of its seventh location. “Three months of hard work and long hours, long days to put together what we feel is going to be…
Dream Maker Spas: How Suite It Is
After releasing the Suite option for the Cabana series last year, Florida manufacturer Dream Maker Spas added its Suite option earlier this year for all three of its series, which comprise 13 models. Dealers were excited about the competitive advantage, says Joe Sullivan, vice president of sales and marketing for Dream Maker. “Continuity of the…
Jacuzzi Announces Leisure Manufacturing Acquisition
Jacuzzi Brands has entered into an agreement to purchase Leisure Manufacturing, makers of rotomold hot tubs brands Sunrise Spas and Dream Maker Spas. Leisure Manufacturing is headquartered in Ontario, Canada, and manufactures in Lake Mary, Florida, and Ontario. “We are pleased to welcome the experienced design, manufacturing and marketing associates of Leisure Manufacturing to the…
The Rep Life
It’s long hours spent on the road. It’s being on call 24/7. It’s no such thing as set business hours. It’s friendships and comradery. This is a spa manufacturer sales rep: A hodge-podge career where a rep’s professional and personal life are often indistinguishable. On the Road Again “Go, go, go, — weekends included,” says…
Rep Hurdles
While manufacturer representatives find their jobs very rewarding — as partners in success with the dealers under their care — that doesn’t mean the job comes without challenges. “The hardest part is running into unexpected issues or delays, whether a vendor-related issue or with shipping and freight on product going to our dealers. We can’t…
Dream Maker Spas: Sweet Spas
Dream Maker Spas is changing the way the industry sees rotomold with its Syncrylic material that provides a luster, giving the finish a movement previously only found in acrylic. “It puts us on par with the granite acrylic look and finish,” says Dave Wright, vice president and general manager at Dream Maker Spas. “It’s a…
New Dream Maker Crossover Model
Dream Maker Spas has introduced the Crossover 730S, an all-seat version, the second model in its Crossover line. The rotomold Crossover line features the acrylic-looking Pearlglaze finish. The 730S will seat seven people, with three seat heights. Other features include exterior cabinet lights and a backlit LED waterfall. Both the 730S and 730L Crossover tubs…
Dream Maker crosses the line with innovative new spa
Dream Maker Spas of Lake Mary, Florida, has evolved rotomold spas with the introduction of its new Crossover line. Dream Maker continues to build its reputation by reinventing a product line once jettisoned to the dusty, darkened corner of spa showrooms. With Crossover, Dream Maker has pushed the innovation envelope with elegant lines, designs, colors…