Mainely Tubs
Photography by Corey Fenders Mainely Tubs is one of only two stores to receive the Locksin Thompson award from Hot…
East Coast Spas
Photography by Richard Yerkes Dan Henry started off selling hot tubs on the weekend, helping a buddy at home shows…
Defiance Water Recreation
Defiance, Ohio, is a manufacturing town home to several factories, including Johns Manville and General Motors. But Bob Dawson wasn’t…
Clearwater Pool & Spa
After two hours with a bankruptcy attorney, Eric Neel had decided declaring bankruptcy wasn’t for him. He had a variety…
Backyard Pool & Spa
Don Smith came to the hot tub industry from enemy territory. Unlike so many others, he didn’t start out servicing…
New Products, By the Numbers
YOU’D LIKE TO ADD MORE PRODUCTS TO YOUR SHOWROOM. You already have hot tub customers coming in to buy their…
Perfectly Matched
There are many heartwarming stories of hot tub retailers using their businesses and products to benefit others. We’ve found two…
How to: Build a Spa Cradle
For more than 30 years, Bill Renter owned a landscape design/build firm, The Deck & Patio Company, which he recently…
New or Used?
There was a time when retailers laughed and turned their noses up at the thought of carrying used hot tubs….
Swim Spas Off-Site
A 45-year veteran of the spa industry, Joe Stone has an infectious excitement about swim spas. Starting in the manufacturing…
Take Aim
Photography By Jim Kullmann Thousands of years ago, a Roman statesman and philosopher named Seneca said, “Our plans miscarry because…
Factory Automation
A popular theme in science-fiction narratives is the prediction that machines, robots, smartphones and computers will one day take over…