AJ Grucky — 30 Under 40 2024
AJ Grucky has been in the pool and hot tub industry his entire life. “My father, John Grucky, has been working in the industry since 1987 with Blake Sales Associates, a manufacturer’s rep firm,” he says.
BioLab Acquires NC Brands
Announced at the end of January, KIK Custom Products Inc., the parent company of BioLab, Inc. (makers of BioGuard and SpaGuard), acquired NC Brands L.P. NC Brands manufactures specialty chemicals and related products for recreational pools and spas in North America and uses naturally-based enzyme technology in pool and spa water care. “The acquisition of NC Brands reflects…
NC Brands Adds to Sales Team
NC Brands, pool and spa chemical manufacturer whose brands include SeaKlear and Natural Chemistry, has hired three to its sales team. Rick Rupert is the regional manager for the mid-Atlantic region. Jimmy McClean is the regional manager over Houston and southeast Texas. Charlie Tuttle is back at NC Brands after moving West and is now…
SeaKlear/Natural Chemistry Happily Under One Roof
In May, Natural Chemistry purchased the SeaKlear division of HaloSource, Inc. Natural Chemistry then rebranded as NC Brands, with its Natural Chemistry, SeaKlear and Red Leopard branded products all falling under the new name. NC Brands president Kate Thielscher says the acquisition was happenchance. Thielscher ran across an article that said HaloSource’s primary focus going…