Charles Burger, Owner
Charles Burger, Owner
A Hudson Valley resident his entire life, his introduction to the swimming pool business was due to two teachers at Ketcham High School. Upon graduation, he and two friends, started a pool installation business for above ground pools. Graduating with a business degree, he continued to build construction experience by working winters in with concrete construction in Florida. 1980 introduced him to the FOX Inground pool when he joined the staff at a pool company in Poughkeepsie.
In 1991, he and his wife, Juliana, started their own pool company, and became the Ulster & Orange County rep for the Foxx inground swimming pool. In 1995, they became the dealer in Dutchess & Putnam counties as well. After years of working out of their home, they opened the current retail facility on 9W in Highland, NY in 2007.
A Hudson Valley resident his entire life, his introduction to the swimming pool business was due to two teachers at Ketcham High School. Upon graduation, he and two friends, started a pool installation business for above ground pools. Graduating with a business degree, he continued to build construction experience by working winters in with concrete construction in Florida. 1980 introduced him to the FOX Inground pool when he joined the staff at a pool company in Poughkeepsie.
In 1991, he and his wife, Juliana, started their own pool company, and became the Ulster & Orange County rep for the Foxx inground swimming pool. In 1995, they became the dealer in Dutchess & Putnam counties as well. After years of working out of their home, they opened the current retail facility on 9W in Highland, NY in 2007.
Juliana Burger, Owner
Juliana Burger, Owner
Raised in Beacon, little did anyone know that 37 years later her first job as a counter girl at a Dutchess County pool store would have her still involved in the same line of business.
Forgoing the traditional college path, she continued to work in the pool business along side her husband until returning to college in 1996. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from the SUNY Albany School of Business, she left the pool industry to pursue another career in the consulting world. Accenture, a leader in business practices was home for many years. In 2007, after a severe car accident, she re-joined her husband in growing the business and opening their retail facility in Highland, NY.
Raised in Beacon, little did anyone know that 37 years later her first job as a counter girl at a Dutchess County pool store would have her still involved in the same line of business.
Forgoing the traditional college path, she continued to work in the pool business along side her husband until returning to college in 1996. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from the SUNY Albany School of Business, she left the pool industry to pursue another career in the consulting world. Accenture, a leader in business practices was home for many years. In 2007, after a severe car accident, she re-joined her husband in growing the business and opening their retail facility in Highland, NY.