Business View Magazine | April 2019

60 covers. Even when other companies make the product, the design is still Fred Jr.’s original creation with the crisscross straps, the hard- ware, and the anchoring system. It’s no longer proprietary – patents ran out a long time ago – but the design has lasted for decades and continues to be the most widely used and more popular cover design around the world. John Ciniglio started with the company in October 1998 and has been Owner and Presi- dent of Meyco Products and TopTec Products since 2005. He recalls, “Back in the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, a pool cover would take 16 to 18 weeks to make and ship, so in January we’d still be filling orders from October. But as competition came onto the scene and manufacturing processes advanced, the season became much more com- pressed. Today, approximately 90 percent of our covers are custom designed and made to order and are shipped in about 2 weeks during a very seasonal peak time. And by seasonal, I mean 80 percent of our business is done in August, September, and October.” MEYCO PRODUCTS INC. & TOPTEC PRODUCTS