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Kim Rogers
Hanley Wood Exhibitions
KRogers@HanleyWood.com
972.536.6353
BEST NEW PRODUCTS AND BEST GREEN PRODUCTS AWARDED
AT THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL POOL | SPA | PATIO EXPO
DALLAS – February 1, 2012 – Judges of the Product Showcase‘s “Best New Product” and “Best Green Product” at the 2011 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo [PSP] chose first, second and third place winners based on a selection of 70 products.
Combining the former New Product Pavilion and Green Pavilion into one showcase area, the Product Showcase featured the hottest industry trends and the latest new, cool and green products in a direct, non-selling environment.
Sponsored by AQUASALT, the Product Showcase was held in booth #1806 on the show floor of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The judges, comprised of a panel of industry experts, selected the winners based on innovation, productivity and cost-effectiveness.
Industrial Test Systems, based in Rock Hill, SC, was awarded “Best New Product” for its Pool Check-i digital test strip analyzer that uses the same test strip analyzer technology universally used by doctors for fast diagnostic urine analysis. This product will be available in the spring; additional information can be found at http://www.sensafe.com/poolcheck-i/.
Capturing second place was CompuPool, headquartered on the Gold Coast of Australia, for its Compu Pool E-Series commercial salt water chlorine generator.
Third place was awarded to King Technology, headquartered in Hopkins, MN, for the FROG Jump Start mineral system that removes contaminants and sets the residual at spa start-up.
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals [APSP] was awarded “Best Green Product” for its two new energy efficiency standards, the ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2011 Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency and the ANSI/APSP/ICC-15 2011 Standard for Residential Swimming Pool and Spa Energy Efficiency. Both energy standards are available for purchase and download at www.APSP.org/store.
Capturing second place was Pentair Water Pool and Spa, based in Sanford, NC, for its IntelliFlo® Variable Speed Pump that features eight speeds with a programmable time clock for each speed and an LCD screen that displays actual wattage consumption and speed settings.
Third place was awarded to American West Windmill & Solar, headquartered in Abernathy, TX, for the Lorentz Solar Powered Filtration Pump that eliminates the filtration energy cost of the swimming pool.
“Our congratulations go out to all six award winners," said Lindsay Roberts, Director of the Expo. “What makes the award winners stand out is they are particularly attuned to and passionate about innovation, creativity and fresh designs.”
Other companies displaying new products in the Product Showcase included Advantis Technologies, an Arch Chemicals Business, APSP, Aqua Finesse, Aqua Products, AquaChek®, Aquastar Pool Products, AstralPool, BioGuard, Blue Square, Brella Binder, Carvin Pool Equipment, Delta Ultraviolet Corp, DryCASE, Eco-Choice Pool Coatings by Sau-Sea, Evosus Business Management Software, Filter Flosser, Fusion Pool Products, The Gadget Factory, GAME, Infusion Pool Products, inSPAration Spa & Bath Fragrance, Kona Labs, LaMotte Co, Myron L Co, Natural Chemistry, Next Step Products, Northern Dome, Oreq, Pentair, Periodic Products, Plastiflex, Pool Cover Specialists, The Pool Stool by Envy Pool, Pristiva, Saber Grills, SealWrap, Skimmer Plug by SimPoolTec, SPALOOPS, Speck Pumps-Pool, Suction Guard, Sunbelt Spas, SweepEase, T2 International, Water Tech Corp, and ZIPLEVEL/Technidea Corp.
Other companies displaying green products in the Product Showcase included Aqua Finesse, Aqua Products, AstralPool, Delta Ultraviolet, Eco-Choice Pool Coatings by Sau-Sea, Filter Flosser, Flexible Solutions, Fusion Pool, The Gadget Factory, Infusion Pool, Kona Labs, LaMotte Co, Morton Salt, Natural Chemistry, Next Step, Plastiflex, Pool Cover Specialists, Pristine Blue, Saber Grills, Speck Pumps-Pool Products, Wood Stove Pools, ZIPLEVEL/Technidea Corp.
The 2012 Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo will be held November 6-8, 2012, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. The educational conference will be held November 3-8.
For information about the Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, visit www.PoolSpaPatio.com/attendee or call 972.536.6350 or 888.869.8522. Additional information about the show can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PoolSpaPatioExpo, LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1963264 and Twitter www.twitter.com/PoolSpaPatio. Twitter users can follow the show using #PoolSpaPatio or @PoolSpaPatio.
About Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo
Rebranded in 2008 as the Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, the show is made up of the former Int’l Pool & Spa Expo, Backyard Living Expo and AQUA Shows. Ranked #185 in the 2010 TSNN 250 US Trade Shows list, the show is owned/ produced by Hanley Wood Exhibitions, a division of Hanley Wood LLC. Sponsors include the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP), Pool & Spa News. The show is endorsed by the Genesis 3 Design Group.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood is comprised of four platforms: Business Media, which publishes more than 30 magazines, featuring Builder, Remodeling and Architect magazine, along with related Web sites, e-newsletters, and conferences; Exhibitions, which produces marquee events such as World of Concrete, bringing residential and commercial construction professionals face-to-face with manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and service providers, and also manages events in other industries; Market Intelligence, which collects and aggregates proprietary data sets that capture hundreds of pieces of profile and material information about housing developments in more than 75 housing markets; and Marketing, which plans, creates, and executes strategic and integrated marketing solutions for its clients. Visit www.hanleywood.com.
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