Outdoor Living
Before 2008 there wasn’t a place to buy nice outdoor furniture in Chambersburg, Pa. “Nowhere in our area sold anything…
Maximum Comfort Pool & Spa
When you work at Maximum Comfort Pool & Spa, you deal with a different kind of clientele. The Vail, Colo.,…
Luther Stem Pools & Spas
in 1947 When a drunk driver killed Luther Stem Jr.’s father, the 16-year-old 10th grader dropped out of school and…
Long Island Hot Tub
Bill Renter fell in love with Bullfrog Spas long before he ever sold them. The owner of The Deck and…
Imagine Backyard Living
David Ghiz had made his mark on the pool and spa industry. His family founded and ran Paddock Pools, a…
Hot Tub Re-Up
Photography by Mike Koehler In the early ’80s, Bill Renter walked into the backyard where his company was subcontracted to…
Swims & Sweeps
Clay Sherwood, owner of Swims & Sweeps, remembers walking through neighborhoods with his top hat on in the late ’80s,…
Spa Store of Plymouth
Michael Miller had a problem. One of the commercial buildings he owned had lost its biggest tenant, Spa Store of…
Paradise Pool & Spa
Starting a new business because your old one burnt to the ground is not what you’d call an auspicious start….
Olympic Hot Tub
in 1977, Alice Cunningham and her husband, Blair Osborn, left good jobs to start Olympic Hot Tub Company. Cunningham says…
Mermaid Pools & Hot Tubs
Our SR columnist Dave Riley reported in a recent column that 28 percent of hot tub business sales are to…
Barto Pool & Spa
Amy Barto and her brother Jeff Barto worked in the family business off and on for most of their lives….