pool slide

S.R. Smith Debuts Portable Pool Slide
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has launched SlideAway, a CPSC-compliant slide for inground pools that does…
Summit Introduces Mariner Pool Slides
Summit-USA (Vancouver, WA) has rolled out the Mariner line of pool slides for commercial applications.…
Racing to the Finish Line
For most residents of southeastern Canada, the winter of 2013/2014 was memorable for off-the-hook low temperatures, plenty of snow and lots of discomfort.  For me and my crew, however, what we'll recall most is how hard we worked right through the teeth of the inclement weather to make a huge project deliverable by its May 2014 deadline. As was reported in the first article of this
S.R. Smith Introduces the Rogue2 Pool Slide
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) now offers the Rogue2, an enhanced version of the company’s classic…
Ripples #57
Compiled and Edited by Lenny Giteck   Wheelchair-Bound Woman Saves Senior Swimmer
A Guard’s-Eye View
Waterpark design is typically about delivering the fun, comfort, safety and excitement guests have come to expect from these expansive aquatic playgrounds.  Here, veteran theme-park lifeguard Brett Herman offers his deck-level perspective on key factors to be considered in making these environments work not only for the paying public, but also for the young people charged with the practicalities of managing these busy spaces. On any given day in some spot around the globe, a waterpark will add some new feature or other or opens its doors for the very first time, and the design focus is always about developing systems and mechanisms that will lead to a strong popular response and increasing financial success.   If there's a fly in the ointment here, it's that these facilities are
A Guard’s-Eye View
Waterpark design is typically about delivering the fun, comfort, safety and excitement guests have come to expect from these expansive aquatic playgrounds.  Here, veteran theme-park lifeguard Brett Herman offers his deck-level perspective on key factors to be considered in making these environments work not only for the paying public, but also for the young people charged with the practicalities of managing these busy spaces. On any given day in some spot around the globe, a waterpark will add some new feature or other or opens its doors for the very first time, and the design focus is always about developing systems and mechanisms that will lead to a strong popular response and increasing financial success.   If there's a fly in the ointment here, it's that these facilities are