Pahlén becomes the leading manufacturer of automatic pool covers in Sweden.
Pahlén has acquired the business operation of Pool-Guard Inc AB, leading Swedish manufacturer of
automatic safety covers for swimming pools and industrial use.
The acquisition widens the Pahlén product range and strengthens Pahlén´s position in the market
as a manufacturer of high quality pool equipment. PoolGuard was introduced to the market in 1973
and is an automatic pool cover operated by the water circulation system of the pool.
PoolGuard is today the only pool cover that complies with the safety regulations for pools in
Sweden. Besides being a safety cover PoolGuard also reduces the heating costs of a pool with up to
80%. More than 15.000 PoolGuard covers has been installed, mainly in private pools.
Photo: Lennart Alsenhag President Pool-Guard Inc and Hans Ericson President Pahlén AB
The acquisition of PoolGuard is a part of Pahlén´s long term strategy to create a safe, energy
efficient and trouble free pool ownership. PoolGuard complies with the pool owner´s requirements
for a pool safety cover of today, says Hans Ericson, President of Pahlén.