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Designer Pool Covers KZN Featured in April 2026 Magazine, Showcasing Integrated Pool Safety and Design in KwaZulu-Natal Homes
Designer Pool Covers KZN has been featured in the April 2026 issue of a national home and lifestyle magazine that profiles residential design, architecture, and outdoor living trends.
Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, 17th Feb 2026 – Designer Pool Covers KZN has been featured in the April 2026 issue of a national home and lifestyle magazine that profiles residential design, architecture, and outdoor living trends. The feature places the KwaZulu-Natal operation within the broader conversation about how South African homeowners are rethinking the role of swimming pools in modern homes, with emphasis on safety, efficiency, and cohesive outdoor design.
Growing focus on safe, designed outdoor living
Residential pools in South Africa increasingly serve as multi-functional spaces where safety, maintenance requirements, and visual integration with the home all carry equal weight. The April 2026 feature aligns with this shift, foregrounding solutions that position pool covers as part of a considered design strategy rather than as an afterthought.
In many suburban and coastal properties, pools remain exposed to weather, debris, and high evaporation, while also presenting potential risks for children and pets. Industry commentary has noted that automatic and safety-focused covers are becoming a preferred measure to mitigate these risks, particularly as homeowners look to manage water usage, electricity costs, and compliance with evolving safety expectations.
KwaZulu-Natal’s climate—characterised by humidity, coastal winds, and seasonal storms—makes these considerations especially relevant. In this context, the appearance of Designer Pool Covers KZN in a national home and lifestyle magazine underscores how regional conditions inform product choices and installation approaches.
A KZN operation within a national specialist network
Designer Pool Covers KZN operates as part of the wider Designer Pool Covers brand, which has supplied automatic and manual pool cover systems to South African homeowners for more than a decade. Across the national footprint, the brand has been associated with trendsetting in areas such as integrated automatic covers, Pet and Child Safety Covers, and custom-fitted systems for irregular pool shapes.
The KwaZulu-Natal team focuses on supplying and installing pool covers suited to coastal and inland conditions within the province, including Durban, Durban North, Umhlanga, Ballito, Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas. Installations draw on design and product options from the broader Designer Pool Covers range, including PoolDeck Slatted Automatic Covers, Automatic Vinyl Safety Covers, thermal blankets, and safety-focused solutions that support children and pets.
By featuring the brand in April 2026, the magazine situates the KZN operation within a national network of specialists that has engaged with architects, builders, designers, engineers, and homeowners on projects ranging from compact urban pools to large residential and hospitality environments.
Integrating safety, efficiency, and aesthetics
The magazine article highlights how contemporary pool covers simultaneously address safety, efficiency, and aesthetics in a single intervention. Automatic and manual systems, when integrated early in the design or renovation process, can influence decisions about pool shape, deck layout, and circulation routes around outdoor entertainment spaces.
Across the national brand, cover systems are typically manufactured from robust, weather-resistant materials designed to cope with UV exposure, debris, and shifting weather patterns. In several product lines, covers are engineered to support significant weight, contributing to child and pet safety when correctly specified and installed.
Automatic cover configurations—such as slatted systems that retract into concealed mechanisms—are often selected for projects where a discreet technical solution is preferred. Vinyl-based automatic safety covers, which operate along track systems, are positioned for applications where rapid opening and closing, as well as long-term durability, are priorities.
For KwaZulu-Natal, storm protection, evaporation control, and corrosion resistance are recurring design considerations. The KZN team engages with these constraints by aligning product specifications with coastal conditions and by coordinating with project professionals on detailing, integration with decks, and allowance for access, drainage, and storage.
Reflecting broader trends in South African home design
The April 2026 magazine feature appears at a time when South African homeowners pay close attention to utilities, water management, and long-term maintenance planning. Recent industry discussions have noted that pool covers can reduce evaporation, help stabilise water chemistry, and support temperature management, resulting in reduced chemical and heating demands over time.
In design terms, pools continue to function as focal points in many South African homes, especially in warm regions such as KwaZulu-Natal. The integration of covers into these spaces allows designers to maintain visual continuity between interior and exterior spaces, particularly where decks, patios, and landscaped areas are designed as extensions of open-plan living rooms and entertainment areas.
The feature reflects this convergence of practical and aesthetic drivers by framing Designer Pool Covers solutions as components of a holistic approach to outdoor living. Coverage links pool cover technology with broader themes such as family safety, responsible resource use, and the long-term performance of residential assets.
Collaboration with architects, builders, and homeowners
Designer Pool Covers KZN commonly works in collaboration with architects, builders, pool contractors, and landscape designers across the province. These collaborations support early design decisions, including how recesses, pits, coping, and structural allowances will accommodate either automatic or manual systems.
Within the broader brand, technical teams provide guidance on structural and dimensional requirements for different products, enabling project professionals to coordinate detail drawings with engineering and municipal approvals where needed. As a regional implementer of this expertise, the KZN operation contributes site-specific insight, including assessments of access constraints, proximity to the coast, and patterns of use within each property.
Homeowners typically engage with these solutions at various points in the life cycle of a pool—during new construction, renovation, or in response to changing household needs, such as the arrival of young children or shifts in occupancy. The April 2026 feature illustrates these decision points by highlighting real-world residential contexts in which pool covers have been integrated as part of broader upgrades or new builds.
Regional particularities: KwaZulu-Natal context
KwaZulu-Natal’s subtropical climate brings high humidity, temperature variation, and storm activity, which can influence pool water quality, debris accumulation, and structural wear. In addition, coastal environments raise considerations around corrosion, wind loads, and the need for durable fixings and mechanisms.
Designer Pool Covers KZN adapts national product options to these conditions by working with materials and configurations suited to the province’s environment. In many cases, this includes attention to drainage, cover tensioning, and ease of operation for households that use their pools frequently throughout the year.
The editorial feature positions these regional adaptations within a national discourse on climate-responsive residential design. By foregrounding KZN projects, the magazine presents an example of how local conditions inform technical choices without compromising the visual ambition of contemporary homes.
Position within the South African pool cover market
Designer Pool Covers as a brand has contributed to the development of pool cover standards and expectations in the South African market since around 2012, with thousands of installations implemented nationwide. The company’s offerings span automatic, manual, thermal, and safety-oriented solutions, each designed to align with international trends and local regulatory frameworks.
Within this ecosystem, Designer Pool Covers KZN represents the KwaZulu-Natal presence of a national specialist group that combines local project delivery with broader technical and product support. The April 2026 magazine appearance reflects this dual identity, presenting the KZN operation as both a regional service provider and a participant in a wider South African conversation about pool safety, efficiency, and aesthetics.
Industry observers have noted that South African homeowners are increasingly receptive to solutions that are less about short-term convenience and more about long-term resilience, comfort, and compliance. In this context, the editorial profile underscores how pool cover systems have moved from niche accessories to standard components in many new-build and renovation projects.
About Designer Pool Covers KZN
Designer Pool Covers KZN is a KwaZulu-Natal-based operation within the Designer Pool Covers network, specialising in the supply and installation of automatic and manual pool cover systems. Operating for more than a decade as part of a national brand, the operation provides pool cover solutions for residential and commercial clients, including homeowners, architects, builders, and hospitality operators.
The company’s work spans child and pet safety covers, automatic slatted and vinyl systems, thermal and solar solutions, and custom-fitted covers for pools of varying size, shape, and setting. Designer Pool Covers KZN engages with projects across Durban and the wider province, aligning cover specifications with the region’s coastal and inland conditions.
Further information about Designer Pool Covers KZN and its role within the South African pool cover market can be found through publicly available resources that profile the brand’s national activities and regional operations.
Media Contact
Organization: Designer Pool Covers Kzn
Contact Person: Loraine
Website: https://designerpoolcoverskzn.co.za/
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Contact Number: +27319404070
City: Durban
State: Kwa-Zulu Natal
Country:South Africa
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Just Like Mona Lisa Confirmed Anime Adaptation, Teaser Visual and Illustration Revealed
Special Panel Stage Confirmed for AnimagiC 2026 Featuring the World Premiere of the Main Cast and The First Trailer
An anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa (Original Title: Seibetsu “Mona Lisa” no Kimi e), the project previously unveiled under the codename “Project M,” has officially been announced, with the teaser visual released alongside the announcement. The upcoming series is set to portray the story’s sensitive emotions and vivid world through expressive new animation.
Furthermore, to commemorate this milestone, author Tsumuji Yoshimura, has shared an exclusive newly drawn celebratory illustration alongside an official comment.
Introduction to Just Like Mona Lisa
What if everyone were born genderless, who would you fall in love with? The highly anticipated TV anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa by Tsumuji Yoshimura, a series that has surpassed a cumulative 1 million copies sold, is finally here.
Hinase, the main character who continues to live genderless. Childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori, who have already chosen theirs. What is “love”? What does it mean to have something you want to cherish above all else? Their classmates and the adults around them struggle and hesitate alongside them, weaving the story together. What choice will Hinase make? A breathtaking triangle of first love and youth, now brought to life in beautiful animation by SHAFT, one of Japan’s leading animation studios.
・Official Website: https://monalisa-anime.com
・Official X: @anime_mona_lisa (https://x.com/anime_mona_lisa）
Special Comment & Illustration from Author Tsumuji Yoshimura
Story
In a world where everyone is born genderless. Their bodies shift toward their desired gender when they reach around twelve years old. Yet Hinase alone had not changed at all and had now reached the age of eighteen. Arima Hinase, a third-year high school student, carries the quiet unease of being the only one around them genderless, yet simply spends unchanged days with childhood friends Ritsu Kaga and Shiori Takayama, and that alone had been enough. Then one day, when Ritsu and Shiori confess their feelings towards Hinease, their everyday life begins to change. “Something is about to change. Their eighteenth spring has arrived.”
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Staff
– Original Story: Tsumuji Yoshimura’s “Just Like Mona Lisa” (Published by Square Enix “Gangan Comics ONLINE”)
– Animation Production: SHAFT Inc.
Original Manga Information
・Publisher: Square Enix Co., Ltd.
・Author: Tsumuji Yoshimura
・Volumes: Volumes 1–8, along with spin-off volumes “X” and “Y,” totaling 10 volumes now available.
Media & Press Inquiries
CyberAgent, Inc. Corporate Communications / PR Team: Mika
Media Contact
Organization: CyberAgent, Inc.
Contact Person: CyberAgent, Inc. Press Contact
Website: https://caanime.cyberagent.co.jp/en/
Email: Send Email
Address:40-1 Udagawacho, Abema Towers, Shibuya City, Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Country:Japan
Release id:46191
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Press Release
Just Like Mona Lisa Confirmed Anime Adaptation, Teaser Visual and Illustration Revealed
Special Panel Stage Confirmed for AnimagiC 2026 Featuring the World Premiere of the Main Cast and The First Trailer
An anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa (Original Title: Seibetsu “Mona Lisa” no Kimi e), the project previously unveiled under the codename “Project M,” has officially been announced, with the teaser visual released alongside the announcement. The upcoming series is set to portray the story’s sensitive emotions and vivid world through expressive new animation.
Furthermore, to commemorate this milestone, author Tsumuji Yoshimura, has shared an exclusive newly drawn celebratory illustration alongside an official comment.
Introduction to Just Like Mona Lisa
What if everyone were born genderless, who would you fall in love with? The highly anticipated TV anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa by Tsumuji Yoshimura, a series that has surpassed a cumulative 1 million copies sold, is finally here.
Hinase, the main character who continues to live genderless. Childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori, who have already chosen theirs. What is “love”? What does it mean to have something you want to cherish above all else? Their classmates and the adults around them struggle and hesitate alongside them, weaving the story together. What choice will Hinase make? A breathtaking triangle of first love and youth, now brought to life in beautiful animation by SHAFT, one of Japan’s leading animation studios.
・Official Website: https://monalisa-anime.com
・Official X: @anime_mona_lisa (https://x.com/anime_mona_lisa）
Special Comment & Illustration from Author Tsumuji Yoshimura
Story
In a world where everyone is born genderless. Their bodies shift toward their desired gender when they reach around twelve years old. Yet Hinase alone had not changed at all and had now reached the age of eighteen. Arima Hinase, a third-year high school student, carries the quiet unease of being the only one around them genderless, yet simply spends unchanged days with childhood friends Ritsu Kaga and Shiori Takayama, and that alone had been enough. Then one day, when Ritsu and Shiori confess their feelings towards Hinease, their everyday life begins to change. “Something is about to change. Their eighteenth spring has arrived.”
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Tsumuji Yoshimura / SQUARE ENIX, “Just Like Mona Lisa” Project
Staff
– Original Story: Tsumuji Yoshimura’s “Just Like Mona Lisa” (Published by Square Enix “Gangan Comics ONLINE”)
– Animation Production: SHAFT Inc.
Original Manga Information
・Publisher: Square Enix Co., Ltd.
・Author: Tsumuji Yoshimura
・Volumes: Volumes 1–8, along with spin-off volumes “X” and “Y,” totaling 10 volumes now available.
Media & Press Inquiries
CyberAgent, Inc. Corporate Communications / PR Team: Mika
Media Contact
Organization: CyberAgent, Inc.
Contact Person: CyberAgent, Inc. Press Contact
Website: https://caanime.cyberagent.co.jp/en/
Email: Send Email
Address:40-1 Udagawacho, Abema Towers, Shibuya City, Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Country:Japan
Release id:46191
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Michael A. Griffin Encourages Young Professionals to Learn Every Role Before Seeking Leadership
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Raleigh business leader Michael A. Griffin says the best leaders are built through experience, not titles, and encourages young professionals to focus on learning before leading.
RALEIGH, N.C. Jun 18, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Michael A. Griffin, CEO and Chairman of National Business Center, Inc., is encouraging young professionals to resist the pressure to rush into leadership positions and instead focus on understanding the work, the people, and the processes that make organizations successful.
Griffin’s message comes from personal experience. Before becoming a CEO, he spent years working in customer service and learning different aspects of business operations. He believes those experiences provided lessons that continue to shape his leadership approach today.
“Everybody wants the title,” Griffin said. “Not everybody wants to learn what the people doing the work deal with every day. That’s where the real education happens.”
According to a recent Gallup workplace report, managers account for as much as 70% of the variation in employee engagement. Despite that impact, many professionals enter leadership roles without first gaining experience across different functions within an organization.
Griffin believes that creates challenges for both leaders and teams.
“When I first started, I paid attention to how customers reacted, how employees solved problems, and where processes broke down,” he said. “Those observations taught me more about leadership than any management title could have.”
Research from the Center for Creative Leadership has found that experience-based learning is one of the most significant drivers of leadership development. Exposure to different responsibilities helps future leaders understand how decisions affect employees, customers, and operations.
For Griffin, some of the most valuable lessons came from working closest to customers.
“I remember seeing situations where a policy looked good on paper but created confusion in practice,” he said. “If you’ve never been the person dealing directly with that confusion, it’s easy to make decisions that create more problems.”
He believes young professionals should actively seek opportunities to learn beyond the boundaries of their current role.
That could mean spending time with different departments, volunteering for new projects, observing experienced colleagues, or simply asking more questions.
“The people who grow the fastest are usually the people who stay curious,” Griffin said. “They want to understand how everything connects.”
Griffin also draws leadership lessons from his background in baseball and football. Growing up in Eastern North Carolina, he learned that successful teams depend on every player understanding their role and how it contributes to the larger goal.
“In sports, you learn pretty quickly that one person can’t do everything,” he said. “You also learn that every position matters. Business works the same way.”
He believes those lessons are particularly important in an era where career advancement often feels accelerated.
Social media and professional networking platforms can create the impression that leadership is something people achieve quickly. Griffin argues that the strongest leaders are often the ones who spend years building knowledge and credibility before taking on greater responsibility.
“People see the promotion,” he said. “They don’t always see the years of learning that came before it.”
His advice to young professionals is straightforward: focus less on managing people and more on understanding how the work gets done.
“Learn the customer side. Learn the operational side. Learn where problems start and how they get solved,” Griffin said. “The more perspectives you understand, the better decisions you’ll make later.”
He believes that leadership is ultimately about serving others and helping teams perform at their best. That becomes easier when leaders understand the challenges their employees face.
“When people know you’ve done the work or taken the time to understand it, trust comes faster,” he said. “Trust is one of the most important things a leader can earn.”
As organizations continue to navigate change and workforce development challenges, Griffin hopes more young professionals will view learning as an investment rather than a delay.
“Leadership isn’t a destination,” he said. “It’s the result of experiences, lessons, mistakes, and growth. The more you learn before you lead, the better prepared you’ll be when the opportunity comes.”
About Michael A. Griffin
Michael A. Griffin is the CEO and Chairman of National Business Center, Inc., based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He oversees Vegas-Style Skill Games and Blue Bull Gaming and has spent years working in customer service, operations, and executive leadership. Raised in Eastern North Carolina, Griffin played baseball and football growing up and credits many of his leadership principles to lessons learned through sports, teamwork, and hands-on experience. He frequently writes and speaks about leadership, operational discipline, customer behavior, and professional development.
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