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That lot is bigger than the entire D1 plant just to the right of it.
This tidbit must be part of the HS training.
Disclaimer - I don't mean to imply that HS or any other company is somehow lower quality because they are huge. HS makes a great product...
And as a side note: Yes watkins plant is very large, but they also make 5-6 lines of spas, each of which has there own section in the plant,
Just a passing thought here....... Most of the pros here recommend to stick with the "big players" (manufacturers) when purchasing a spa. So I was thinking, what exactly makes a particular manufacturer big? I'm looking for exact answers. If it's the number of spas sold annually, how many is required to be "big". If it's time in business, how long is long enough. If it's a number of different criteria, what exactly is it? You get the idea
No, that's not correct. All the spas go down the same assembly lines, except Caldera. Those tubs are formed and fiberglassed elsewhere, then brought to the Vista facility for finishing. That area used to house the cover manufacturing plant which has moved to another facility offsite.
Well, one way to judge is simply the physical size of the plant. Go to Global explorer and enter the HotSpring adress: 1280 Park Center Drive, Vista, CA.
however, most of the larger factories get to control innovation with engineering dollars and buying power. Hopefully they take advantage of that with a higher quality product.