Febrary - April 2008: We are excited to announce the home shows we will be attending in the coming months. This will be our busiest Spring home show schedule ever, and we hope to see many of our friends and future customers there!

• Feb. 1st-3rd Upper Marlboro Md. Home Show
• Feb 21st-24th Dulles Northern Virginia Expo Home Show
• Feb 22nd-24th Richmond MAC Events Home Show
• Feb 29th-March 2nd Richmond AIG Home Show
• March 8th-9th Williamsburg First Annual Home and Garden Show
• March 28th-30th Fredericksburg Home and Garden Show
• March 28th-30th Landover Md Home and Garden Show
• April 4th-6th ACS Homeshow at the Showplace (Richmond)

Month of October 2007: Order our new FREE Pool Educational DVD! Click Here for more info!

Month of September 2007:

We will be attending a variety of home shows and fairs during the coming months. Our current show schedule will be as follows:

• September 12th - 16th Maryland Charles County Fair
• September 14th - 16th Mac Events Downtown Richmond Homeshow
• September 20th - 23rd Maryland St. Mary's Co. Fair
• October 13th - 14th Richmond Raceway Fall Homeshow
• October 26th - 28th Suburban Maryland Homeshow

If anyone out there is interested in the purchase of a new inground pool, these shows are an excellent opportunity to meet the owners of River Pools and learn more about our products.

08/27/07: August 27th 2007 The next edition of 'The Wave' newsletter will be sent out this week. We hope everyone gets the opportunity to take a look at its articles. This edition focuses on general pool maintenance and also covers the basic steps of a pool closing. As always, if anyone would like to make a question or comment to be covered in the 'The Wave', just email us at riverpoolsandspas@hotmail.com.

08/20/07: We would like to thank everyone for making 2007 such a successful year up to this point. Despite the downturn in the housing market, which has had a negative impact on most pool companies across the country, this year has easily been the best of our existence. It looks like we'll install around 90 composite pools by the end of the year, and we know such success would not be possible without the support of our existing customer base.

Month of August 2007: River Pools Announces First Annual "MY POOL PHOTO CONTEST"

In an effort to better see and promote the joys of swimming pool ownership, we at River Pools are thrilled to announce our first "My Swimming Pool" photo contest. We are asking anyone that is interested to send in a picture(s) of what your pool looks like while in use on a typical day. Obviously, we'd prefer to have pictures with kids and family members using the pool, with lots of smiles and happy faces! The winner of this contest will receive a $100 gift certificate towards anything we offer at River Pools and will also receive a FREE pool closing( $235 value). There will be other prizes given out and we hope that everyone will participate in this sure to be successful event. The easiest way to send the photos would be via email(riverpoolsandspas@hotmail.com) and just making the photo an attachment. If you'd like to send a photo via regular mail, our mailing address is River Pools, PO Box 670, Tappahannock VA 22560. Please be sure to include your name, as well as the names of the person(s) in the photo. Again, thanks for your participation and we look forward to seeing you all.

03/01/07: River Pools will be attending, as always, two of Virginia's premier home shows during the month of March. The RICHMOND HOME AND GARDEN SHOW at the fairgrounds will take place on MARCH 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH. The FREDERICKSBURG SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW will take place at the new CENTRAL PARK convention center on MARCH 23RD, 24TH, AND 25TH.

03/01/07: Everyone keep your eyes open for the newest edition of 'THE WAVE', our company newsletter. There will be many new, informative articles in the March edition, as well as a listing of the winners of the recent River Pools and Spas "My Swimming Pool" art contest.

02/20/07: The spring is fast approaching, and our inground pool installation calendar is starting to take shape. For those customers wanting to swim for the entire '07 swim season, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECEIVE A QUOTE SOON AND THEN MAKE A DECISION. With the amount of home shows we will be doing in March, our company will probably write 20-30 new contracts in the coming month. So please do not delay and call our offices today (888-358-7665) to find out more.

12/15/06: The owners of River Pools & Spas; Jim, Jason, and Marc, were recently invited to attend CPC’s (our fiberglass pool manufacturer) first annual advisory board meeting. This event, consisting of the top 4 CPC dealers in the country, was established to further enhance CPC’s presence in the fiberglass pool market by continuing its excellent track record in high-quality composite pool construction and service. Although much of the event was business related, parts were recreational, with a portion of the trip spent on deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, where Jason and Marc made the two largest catches of the day, hauling in two groupers, each over 28 inches in length.

12/06/06: Hopefully all of our customers have now received the first edition of “The Wave”, our new company newsletter. Full of informative articles on all of the products we carry, we are thrilled about this new medium and its ability to allow us to teach and entertain our many customers. The feedback we have gotten thus far from The Wave has been exceptional, and we look forward to the next edition due out in early March.

11/08/06: Just added to the website! Strauss Family complete pool design page. Take a look at our start-to-finish design page that details every step of the process with lots of photos.

09/09/06: The Richmond store is relocating and is currently closed. We are sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused any of our customers. This moved is based on our inability to have a better entrance to the store's parking lot. Anyone who has ever been there can understand this concern. Because we could not get this problem rectified, and with our lease expiring, we have elected to relocate eventually to the West End area. Currently, there is no time frame on this move but we will keep everyone posted with any new information.

08/21/06: We want to thank everyone for an excellent summer up to this point. There are a few point we’d like to make mention of:

1. Salt Generators: For those of you who have not heard of salt-chlorine generators yet, you will probably soon learn of their strong presence in the pool industry. Roughly 75% of all of our new inground pools are now on salt, and more and more of our past pools who were using regular chlorine or baquacil have also switched to salt systems. The reasons for this are simple: LOW MAINTENANCE! The usage of a salt system basically eliminates your need as a homeowner to buy any chlorine tablets or shock the pool on a weekly basis. Because the sanitizer levels remain constant, less algaecide and balancing chemicals are needed as well. Overall maintenance costs will go way down with a salt system and the chances of getting algae are greatly diminished. The reviews we have received from various pool owners are extremely positive, with many customers commenting on just how little they now have to do to maintain beautiful and balanced pool water.
2. Winter Discounts: With the summer’s end quickly approaching, all of our above ground pools in stock are on sale. Customers will also save thousands on a winter install of an inground pool, but the time to act on both is now, with the schedule filling up quickly. To learn more about our off-season discounts, contact our Tappahannock store at 888-358-7665.
3. Pool Closings: As always, our service department will be offering closings to inground and aboveground pools in the coming months. For those needing security covers, the time to call is now, as there is often a 3-6 week lead time during closing season to receive covers.
4. Algae: As with every year, algae can be a big problem during August and September. Remember to add a double dose of algaecide on a weekly basis during this time period. For baquacil users, we suggest shocking your pool once every two weeks. For chlorine users, remember to shock on a weekly basis. .

05/01/06: In an effort to offer more products to create the “Ultimate Backyard Experience” to our customers, we are now carrying outdoor furniture and kitchens at our Tappahannock Store. We are excited about this addition, as we know outdoor kitchens have become extremely in demand these last few years. These products will be available to all of our customers, including those in the Richmond area. In fact, any customer that has already bought a pool or spa from us, will receive significant savings off our regular prices! Call our Tappahannock store with any questions.

02/09/06 - Upgrades have been made to the website. Check out the Clients, Licenses, Links, Employment and Contact page for fantastic photos of some of our work. The photos page will be up shortly.

02/04/06 - New website launched! Let us know what you think. Email Link.

01//06 - All three owners went to Las Vegas to meet with largest inground installer in the U.S. Jim Alexander. He installs over 500 pools a year. We called him to learn how he did this and he invited us out to look over his operation. I'm not so sure he was ready for us to take him up on his offer. We showed up and it was all business for us. He was great and gave us full access to all his people and facilities. Mr. Alexander even spent a lot of time with us answering our many questions and giving us much advice. It was a Great learning experience for us and just another way for us to learn how to grow but at the same time keep our integrity and good service in place. We had just gotten back from a big Pool and Spa convention in Orlando Florida, and will be going to another in Atlantic City. We take many classes at these conventions to learn as much as we can to better serve our customers. We also get a chance to see all the new products the industry is coming out with, which keeps us one step ahead of the competition.