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This is Fred Ball for Zions Bank, speaking on business.
I recently learned that there are nine million residential swimming pools in the United States alone. That's quite a staggering number, especially when you consider all the upkeep associated with a swimming pool. However, Wes Mathis hopes to help simplify that process through the company he founded 25 years ago, Pool Cover Specialists, or PCS for short.
Prior to launching his business, Wes worked for another company that manufactured and sold pool covers. However, with the short swimming season in Utah, Wes felt customers were getting the short end of the stick when it took as long as four weeks to have their pool cover serviced. He started his own business servicing pool covers and was immediately successful.
A year after starting his business, Wes's distributor decided to stop selling parts to him. Undaunted, he decided to make his own parts, and the company eventually developed its own state-of-the-art pool cover systems. Today, PCS is widely respected by consumers worldwide and continues to lead the industry with innovative technology and revolutionary pool and spa cover products. Its latest innovation is the world's first automatic hard-top spa cover, called the "EZtop," which is scheduled for consumer release this spring.
With a sister plant in Indiana and distribution and manufacturing partners throughout the world, PCS' market extends throughout all 50 states and to more than a dozen foreign markets.
In an age when consumers are increasingly concerned with energy conservation and saving money, Wes says Pool Cover Specialists offers an ideal solution for pool owners because automatic pool covers trap energy so effectively that consumers can re-coup their entire pool cover investment within just a few years from energy savings alone. Automatic covers also provide increased safety for children and families.
For Zions Bank, I'm Fred Ball. I'm speaking on business.
Pool Cover Specialists 8553 S. 2940 W. West Jordan, UT 84088 1-800-369-5152
