ProPartner Conference at RivieraPool

On 29. - 30.01.2014, the RivieraPool ProPartners met once again for this year's workshop at the main plant in Geeste.

In the morning, as every year, there was the "News 2014". Many innovations such as the new Wetlounge - the wet terrace: a combination of the new Ancona and the new Linear RS staircase system. Consequently, the new price list and several technical innovations were at the very forefront.
During the subsequent tour, the ProPartners were then able to convince themselves of the pools in person. The factory exhibition "pools.info" was immediately supplemented by two new pools: An indoor pool with the new "Ancona" pool type. A design that could not be simpler: a rectangular pool with corner stairs and a roller shutter niche. The insulating roller shutter glides onto the water surface as if from a letter slot, sliding inconspicuously along transparent acrylic blocks. Thanks to a new roller shutter drive, which really builds up speed when opening the pool, this whole process takes only seconds. The pool is finished completely in white with stainless steel built-in parts. Two Twinjet counter-current systems provide a near-insurmountable current, which is further enhanced by the suction inlets in the rear roller shutter niche. This creates a "water roller effect" that supports and flows under the body over a wide area, ensuring top-tier daily fitness.

To ensure a good atmosphere, the company MoodRoom from Hanover equipped the indoor pool with a ViciOne DMX control system. Light, sound, and all functions of the swimming pool are controlled using a large touch panel. Via smartphone, the room can be monitored from afar and all functions can be controlled. This was impressively demonstrated to the ProPartners on the first evening.

The second addition to the factory exhibition represents the redesigned outdoor area with the new Wetlounge.
A pool, identical in construction to the one previously shown at the Aquanale, was presented here live and in operation. In the evening, the fire bowl sparkled between the two water loungers, showing once again: a pool corresponds to raw emotion.

But before that, important program items such as the building blocks of the ProPartner qualification and also the new Euro-standardization for swimming pool installations were on the schedule. For this, RivieraPool was able to win over the expert Frank Eisele. The highlight of the evening was, of his course, the award ceremony for the ProPartners: Third place for the execution of high-quality RivieraPool installations was awarded to the company SSF from Meerbusch, which was gladly accepted by Mr. Frank Deuss and Horst Müller. Second place went to Hans-Georg Biesemann from Kalkar, who already had the pleasure of receiving the "Triple Gold" the year before. An award for achievements that no one will replicate anytime soon: 3 years in a row "First" in the sales of RivieraPools. However, this year's favorite comes from Stuttgart: The company Kissel from Ehningen, which gladly accepted its "first" in gold.

Beaming over the results, the ProPartners gathered for a photo. However, the surprise for everyone was an award that went to Lake Constance: Mr. Steffen Bergmann from Uhldingen on Lake Constance was honored as the Newcomer of the Year 2013. He achieved significant sales growth compared to previous years, which is certainly also due to good identification with the brand. "If you don't offer your customer a general store, but professional advice and matching brand products, many orders are easier to write," said the fresh award winner. After a well-deserved glass of sparkling wine "to the winners", the buffet was opened. Naturally, alongside the great atmosphere, there was plenty of exchange between the ProPartners.

On the following day, Frank Eisele then started with the topic "Pool Hydraulics and Changes to DIN 13451" and shared many tips and tricks with the group. Showing that he was dealing with professionals, numerous questions and ideas arose from the "audience". Thus, an expert round met in which new input in theory and practice always leads to a constructive exchange.
Another topic came to the table with Mr. Andreas Kellner, a lawyer from Hanover: "Pitfalls in Contracting". "Highly interesting and worth knowing," the participants deemed this presentation, which highlighted many tricky situations in the legal field.  Matthias Rosemeyer concluded the product presentation with the topic "Riviera Individual" - an overview of the most interesting orders of 2013. "It's always interesting to see how you can tailor-make everything from this system" - even whirlpools that look like a bathing UFO, covered in golden tiles for wealthy entrepreneurs from the Baltic states, are produced at RivieraPool.
In 2013, there were also oversized indoor swimming pools with overflow channels as self-supporting constructions with integrated whirlpools and elegant tiling.
These pools are transported in large elements that are just barely allowed to roll over German roads at night up to a maximum width of 5.60 m x 16 m in length.

In the afternoon, Uwe Rengers guided through the Marketing area:
The "slightly different presentation" showed the annual plan for 2014 and the many advertising material designs and sales promotion materials available from stock.
In the webshop for specialist companies, documents, advertising materials, and even events can be easily "booked". The in-house agency "RivieraMarketing" provides the full service for the ProPartners. Year after year, an increase in marketing activities of the ProPartners is recorded. "A good consulting and execution performance of the ProPartner wants to be communicated - RivieraPool is only one half of the coin, the ProPartner is the other. Together, the customer can look forward to a smooth process and the RivieraFeeling" - says the pool marketer.

From the customer's point of view, the philosophy works perfectly: The manufacturer recommends a RivieraPro Partner as the local "top dog". He lives the RivieraPool brand and stands as a complete professional for the good and systematic execution of prefabricated pool installations. Whether outdoor or indoor pool: the goal is to always exceed customer expectations in the execution phase.
This is a constant challenge that requires a lot of education and further training. And the customer learns about these services through good local marketing by the ProPartner. There was agreement that there is still a lot of work ahead in 2014. And everyone is excited to see who will climb the podium in January 2015.

For questions:
Uwe Rengers
Marketing Director RivieraPool