Press Releases

February 29, 2008

Aria™ Hot Tub from HotSpring™ Spas Wins New Product Development Award from Parent Masco Corp.

Watkins Manufacturing Corp. has received a 2007 New Product Development Award for its outstanding work on the HotSpring Aria hot tub from parent company Masco Corp.

April 10, 2008

HotSpring Spas Offers New MPScents Non-Chlorine Oxidizer Plus Aromatherapy

"A reduced-chlorine water care system appeals to many hot tub owners, and aromatherapy products enhance the hot tub experience," said Kacy Cosley, Product Manager for HotSpring Spas, the world's number one-selling brand of portable hot tubs.

November 13, 2008

Watkins Manufacturing Recognized with Crystal Workplace Excellence Award

Watkins Manufacturing, makers of HotSpring™ Spas, the world’s number one selling brand, announced today that out of all companies in San Diego and over 130 nominees, it received the Crystal Workplace Excellence Award – one of only two grand awards in the large company category – from the San Diego Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

December 1, 2008

HotSpring® Spas Earns Prestigious Spasearch Certification

Out of 167 spa brands manufactured today, Spasearch™ magazine has recognized HotSpring™ Spas as a Spasearch Certified Manufacturer for the fourth year in a row. HotSpring Spas is one of only five brands to receive the coveted certification for four consecutive years.

July 14, 2010

HotSpring Spas™ Revolutionizes Hot Tub Ownership

HotSpring™ Spas, the world's number one selling brand of portable spas, has introduced the ACE™ salt water sanitizing system. The ACE system is the first and only integrated hot tub salt water sanitizing system using diamond technology, an innovation that allows consumers to more easily care for their spa with fewer bottled cleaners, which results in fresh, clean water.

May 24, 2011

WATKINS MANUFACTURING WINS COVETED AWARD FROM MASCO

Watkins Manufacturing, the leading maker of portable hot tubs worldwide, was recently presented with the 2010 Innovation of the Year Award by Masco Corporation, Watkins’ parent company.

August 24, 2011

HotSpring Spas Delivers 'Absolute Best' Spa Lifestyle Experience Online at New HotSpring.com

HotSpring Spas, the world's number-one selling brand of portable spas, is proud to introduce its new easy-to-use website, HotSpring.com. The new site offers visitors a fresh look at HotSpring spas with simple navigation guiding them to valuable information throughout the site. In addition, the new website makes it easier for hot tub enthusiasts to interact with the HotSpring Spa brand and experience the company's brand-promise, which is to provide “the absolute best hot tub ownership experience.”

March 24, 2008

Watkins Manufacturing Earns First European ENVY Award For Energy-Efficient HotSpring Spa

Vista-based Watkins, maker of HotSpring™ Spas—the world's number one-selling brand—provided a Sovereign® spa for testing in realistic outside conditions by the INDESIGN Institute for Innovative Design, a research-and-development institute near Munich, Germany.