With summer right around the corner, the time is almost here to try on swimsuits, clean the barbecue grill, and, yes, make a trip to the neighborhood pool supply store. As any swimming pool owner can tell you, maintaining that crystal-clear water is not as easy as it looks. It's not quite as simple as tossing in a little chlorine every now and then. If it were, pool supply distributors such as SCP Pool (Nasdaq: POOL - News) wouldn't be nearly as profitable. The company's humble beginnings originated with a single store on the outskirts of New Orleans, La., in 1993. It quickly went on the offensive, with a string of 20 acquisitions over the next decade. Today, the company is the world's largest supplier of pool supplies, equipment, and accessories. SCP Pool's base of nearly 50,000 global customers includes pool builders, professional service companies, and retail outlets. The company sells over 90,000 products from a network of 200 service centers in North America and Europe. SCP Pool has been a model of consistency, posting steady increases in both revenues and earnings for 10 consecutive years.
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