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Tim Dille, Mike Gannon and Joe Brenner

Grow Your International Pond Construction Business

Many have done it, and many will do it — taking your pond construction company international. You’ll feel great about expanding your business internationally, but taking your show on the road may be a challenge that is out of your comfort zone. Additional risks may pop up for your company as well as your clients. …

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Customer Experience

Automate Your Customer Experience

How many times a week is a return phone call missed? A follow-up quote forgotten? A quick checkup on a client not completed? The list goes on. We’re all human, and quite frankly, running a business can be overwhelming sometimes. We forget to send that quote or email, to make that phone call to a …

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Healing Pond

Pond Builds With Deeper Meaning

I’m often asked why I got into this very tough business and how Aquatica has remained successful over two decades. I always smile and tell them, “Ponds are my purpose, my calling, my way of touching people’s lives. It has not been easy, but I know that it has been worth it.” After you’ve been …

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formal commercial water feature

The Business of Building Commercial Water Features

By Mark Giordano and Amber Swain, Pond Elegance After multiple owners, 36 years and hundreds of pond builds, Pond Elegance has earned its place as a leader in our industry. Since 1986, our company has been providing residential pond and water feature owners with koi, goldfish, plants and other supplies, along with design, pond construction …

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Communicating Effectively and Small Business Marketing Tools for 2022

The answer is text — now, what is the question? That’s what I’m hearing when it comes to younger contractors these days. And pond builders who are a bit older? It’s all about email. I’ll admit it. I’m guilty of this at times as well. But there is no one-stop solution for communication, unfortunately. >> …

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Koi Kingpin

POND Trade magazine has been named one of the “35 Best Koi Websites” by Koi Fish Time, an industry enthusiast website that aggregates and organizes the latest information on koi and fish ponds from around the world. The bimonthly publication was commended for its high-quality knowledge shared by “the most experienced” network of authors and …

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Pondliner Wholesale Announces the 2020 Water Garden Expo

Kevin Dougherty headlines Pondliner Wholesale’s 2020 Water Garden Expo from Feb. 19 – 21 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Dougherty will lead four seminars designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and behaviors of front-line supervisors and crew leaders. For the last 31 years, Dougherty has been speaking to the construction …

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Register Now for Koi Smart Contractor Training Day

Come join us on November 13, 2019 for our contractor training day pond build in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. • Learn how to properly design a pond • Install waterfall filters • Create natural looking waterfalls • Install a satellite skimmer • Create natural pond edge treatments Start time is 8am. Cost is $50 per …

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EasyPro Purchases Becker Windmills of Ohio

EasyPro Pond Products is growing again. Dave Ouwinga, President and Owner of EasyPro has announced the company’s purchase of Becker Windmills of Ohio. Becker pond aerating Windmills are known for their advanced product engineering, durability, efficiency, and classic styling.  According to Ouwinga, “When the Becker family approached me about purchasing their company, it just made sense. This is …

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