Operations Update For Customers: COVID-19

The safety of our employees, our customers, our suppliers, and our communities remains at the top of our operating priorities. As you know, this is a very fluid situation and we understand thatbusiness decisions must be based on each unique situation and information from local jurisdictions.

At this time, however, we believe the continued operations of our swimming pool servicing and installation functions are essential to the health and well-being of our communities.

In fact, certain municipalities and federal regulators have requested that our product supply be available, and the supply chain be maintained. As a distributor and installer of sanitation supplies, we are considered an essential business and will be allowed continued operation.

Importantly, please note the following:
• Proper sanitation will keep bodies of water safe for our community. As children and families across the country are being asked to shelter at home, providing the means for properly sanitized home pool environments is critical to helping maintain community health.

Chlorine, UV and Ozone are highly effective sanitizers and oxidizers for your pool water and are part of the equation for balanced, healthy water.

• According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), COVID-19 cannot survive in properly
treated pool and hot tub water. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

• Untreated water can promote many other types of bacteria (Pseudomonas,
Cryptosporidium, E. Coli, Shigella etc.)

• The World Health Organization (WHO) states that controlling water quality is necessary to the prevention of the transmission of infectious diseases. https://www.who.int/

For these reasons and unless otherwise instructed by a particular jurisdiction, our swimming pool construction and service departments will remain open throughout this crisis to ensure the availability of pool and hot tub sanitation supplies for residential, community and HMAC (Hotel, Motel, Apartment and Condo) customers.

20th March 2020