drawings, we created the prototype.”
CUSTOMERS FROM DUBAI
TO THE BAHAMAS
In late 2013, the prototype underwent test-
ing and Berger began travelling to vacation
destinations like Dubai and the Bahamas
to showcase the Canadian-made product’s
benefits. “We placed it for a couple of
days in different hotels for guests to play
around with it,” he explained. In May 2014,
PoolSafe went into full production. Circling
the globe is nothing new to Berger, who
travelled approximately 120,000 air miles
in 2014, visiting Arizona, Miami, London,
California, Mexico and Punta Cana, among
others. Late last year, he journeyed to
Prague, Belgium and Costa Rica as part of
his role in marketing PoolSafe.
At first glance, PoolSafe looks like a cross
between a hotel safe and a small deck ta-
ble. Intended to sit alongside lounge chairs,
each 55-lb. solid aluminum unit combines
security, convenience and guest services
in its innovative design. The most obvious
“In five years we’d love to see all our PoolSafes in every resort globally … and
hotels and water parks.” CEO David Berger
JANUARY 2016
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