Pool Industry Falters Greatly in 2007

Down 60% in Florida. Down 70% in California. Down 50% in North Carolina. Down 75% in Arizona. Down %50 in Virginia.---These are just a few of the initial reports on the swimming pool industry in various states for the 2007 year. With the housing market slowing down greatly, swimming pool construction has slowed right along with it, and its affect has put many companies in quite a financial pickle, especially some of the larger companies that are dependant on volume sales versus only doing a few yearly projects. Despite these numbers though, River Pools and Spas is thrilled to announce another record year for 2007. With roughly 85 inground pool installations for the year, business has increased over 10% from 2006, with no end of this success in sight. In fact, at press time, the month of January 08 has already been filled with pool installations.

Although there are many factors that could explain such great success despite a major down-turn in the market, we at River Pools and Spas know that our greatest asset is our customer base. With your help in calling back potential customers with questions, as well as your willingness to let us use your pools as demos, we just can't give enough thanks to our wonderful customers. As a token of our appreciation, we have included on this page a $15.00 gift certificate to be used for anything in the Tappahannock store, including any paid service call you may receive in the future. Again, our gratitude goes out to all of you and we hope to you have a great 2008.