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From Humble Beginnings Atkinson Pools and Spas
Atkinson Pools and Spas, started in a red supply shed with a single pickup truck, has been installing and maintaining East Cooper’s swimming pools and spas for three decades. How has the company survived and thrived? Dependable customer service, high-quality products and long-lasting relationships with the local community and the pool industry as a whole are the keys to its success, according to Josh Atkinson. “We have a cradle-to-grave business model,” Atkinson explained. “We not only install your pool, but we maintain it for its lifetime.” Atkinson Pools and Spas, which specializes in custom- built concrete pools, offers the services of its talented and experienced backyard designers. Atkinson pointed out that the word custom doesn’t necessarily mean homeowners will be spending a lot of money for the privilege of owning a swimming pool. “A lot of people hear the
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word ‘custom,’ and they think ‘really expensive,’” he said. “Tat’s not true. It doesn’t mean that custom pools cost more. It means we put more thought into building them. We want our pools to be economical but built with the right materials.” “You can certainly cookie-cut a pool, and you can build it as quickly as possible,” he added. “It might work OK, but if it doesn’t suit your needs and it doesn’t
SMALL POOL MAINTENANCE company launched by Rex and Jenny Atkinson in 1984 has grown over the past three decades to become the Lowcountry’s only full-service swimming pool and spa provider.
work well on your property, then it might not be such a great investment.”
Tat, he said, is why Atkinson Pools and Spas considers each of its clients to be unique and why its creations are based on their specific needs. “A pool isn’t just part of an outdoor space,” Atkinson
said. “It needs to incorporate really well into the existing landscape, not just physically but from an architectural point of view. Everything needs to be balanced and flow well.” He pointed out that the shape of a pool is more
At Atkinson Pools and Spas, a custom pool isn’t necessarily an expensive pool.
important than some people might think. “Te shape people think they want is not always what they end up liking after meeting with us,” Atkinson explained. “Tey haven’t thought about it the same way we have. Tat’s what our job is all about – to come in and put design criteria into play and find a way to make it really work for their space.” In addition to building and maintaining swimming pools, Atkinson also is Mount Pleasant’s local dealer for Hot Springs spas, the world’s leading brand of spa for the past 30 years. A wide variety of models are on display in Atkinson’s showroom on Bowman Road in Mount Pleasant. “A visit to our showroom to talk with one of our professionally trained spa experts will make the selection and buying process as easy and stress-free as it can be,” Atkinson said.
To learn more about East
Cooper’s only full-service pool and spa company, visit www.
atkinsonpools.com, call 843-881-3068 or drop by the show- room at 1113 Bowman Road in Mount Pleasant.
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