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Simplifying Ownership Transition While Maintaining Company Legacy

At Trident Service Group, we know that ownership transitions are not easy and maintaining local legacy is important. You've spent a generation building relationships and want them to last. The businesses that have joined the Trident family have typically been around for decades and our goal is for them to continue to operate with the same local staff for years to come. In most cases, Trident's businesses continue to operate with the brands that their employees and customers know and love.

Each transition is different, and we pride ourselves on being good listeners to tailor a partnership plan that meets the goals of owners. Whether you are interested in joining the Trident team for an extended period of time post-transition or wish for this to be your last pool season leading local operations, we can accomodate both. Thanks to our years of experience in the pool industry we know which questions to ask during the "get to know you" phase and can quickly share a view of our partnership potential.

Why Partner With Trident?

There are many benefits to joining the Trident family of operating companies:

A Long-Term Home for Your Business

We are family-and-management owned and thus have a long-term mindset. Our strategy and decision-making process is different from a private equity firm and we do not have a "shot clock" to sell to a new set of investors in the next 5-years.

Operational & Shared Services Support Drive Growth

From accounting to advertising and supply chain management, we provide resources to help you operate more efficiently and grow your business. This allows local managers to focus on the things that matter most including customer and employee relationships. If you chose to work with us after the transition, we promise to take the back-office work off your plate so you can focus on growing your customer base.

Employee Opportunities

Now part of a larger team, your employees will be given new advancement opportunities as well as gain access to training and development programs that elevate their skills.

Shared Expertise

Leverage decades of industry experience and knowledge from our trust family of brands. We strongly believe in knowledge sharing that can help local managers elevate their business.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

We look for businesses with greater than $1 million in revenue over the past 12-month period operating in the Mid-Atlantic region. Geographically this includes Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. We also look for a minimum of 3 year round salaried employees.
We are flexible in how we structure a transaction based on a seller's goals. Each transition is unique and based on the individual business profile. In addition, we will work directly with your tax and legal advisors to make the process as efficient as possible.
We look forward to getting to know your team during the transition process and retaining great employees is key to the ongoing success of the business. Most employees remain in their existing roles while some take on expanded responsibilities depending on the transition plan.
In most cases, your brand remains in place exactly as it is today. We highly value the brand recognition that you have built over the years and view it as an asset in the communities in which you serve. Your customers have come to trust your brand reputation and we primarily seek to enhance that image through additional marketing and advertising activities to grow the business.
Your role post-acquisition is largely up to you and how your existing team is structured. We have experience transitioning ownership in a variety of different ways and over different periods of time. Some sellers transition immediately while others after the current season. We will give you the option to remain working in the business in either a management or field role as well if you so choose.
Our strategy relies on strong local management supported by a shared services model. We will work with you to appoint a Branch Manager from either your existing team or find an external candidate supported by our internal recruiting function. This individual will run operations day-to-day and report to our operations leadership. At the Trident level, we will provide back office and cross-functional support to allow the team at the local level to focus on customer service while reaping the benefits of being part of a larger organization. We partner together on growth initiatives and marketing.

Let’s Build a Stronger Pool Industry Together

Partnering with Trident Service Group means joining a family committed to excellence and innovation in the pool industry. Together, we can achieve more.