What Bobé Water & Fire does

Bobé Water & Fire is a Phoenix, Arizona-based private manufacturer of decorative fire and water elements, founded in 1993. The company specializes in scuppers, water-and-fire pots, spillways, and related fire elements, serving the residential and commercial outdoor living, pool, and landscape construction markets through a professional dealer network. The company operates with 11–50 employees and sells exclusively through authorized dealers rather than direct-to-consumer channels.

The product portfolio spans fire features (fire bowls, fire pits, fire tables, lanterns, torches, and CSA-certified burners including proprietary SmartSense burner technology with failsafe flame detection) and water features (water bowls, scuppers such as the Smooth Flow Radius, and waterfalls such as the Aura). Combined fire-and-water bowls integrate both elements in a single unit. Construction uses handcrafted hammered copper, copper, stainless steel, powder-coated metal, and glass fiber reinforced integrally colored premium concrete for color consistency and durability. Burners are compatible with natural gas or propane and carry CSA certification.

The business model is wholesale hardware sales through a dealer network, with quote-based pricing, dedicated dealer portals (e.g., orders.grandeffects.com referenced in source material), a dealer locator, a pro support team, and training access via a professional academy platform. End customers include high-end residential homeowners seeking backyard oases, pool builders, landscape architects, and commercial/hospitality properties. No direct-to-consumer e-commerce is evident. Revenue is generated through dealer-driven product sales with no public pricing disclosed.

Name

Bobé Water & Fire

Legal name

Fluidra

Website

https://bobewaterandfire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bobé Water & Fire is a Phoenix-based, family-founded (1993) private manufacturer of decorative fire and water elements — scuppers, spillways, and water-and-fire pots — sold wholesale through professional dealers to pool builders, landscape contractors, and high-end residential and commercial outdoor living projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fire and Water Feature Products: Grand Effects generates revenue through the sale of its fire features (fire bowls, burners, fire pits, fire tables, lanterns, torches), water features (water bowls, scuppers, waterfalls), and combined fire-and-water bowls. Products are sold wholesale through dealer networks for residential and commercial outdoor living applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bobé Water & Fire is a manufacturer of scuppers, water-and-fire pots, spillways, and other fire elements. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Phoenix, United States, the company produces physical decorative water-and-fire feature components used in outdoor architectural installations.

Product overview

Grand Effects offers a unified portfolio of premium outdoor fire and water features for residential and commercial pool and landscape installations. The product line centers on fire bowls (Essex, Corinthian models), fire pits and fire tables, lanterns and torches (Helix Torch, Candelere Lantern), and fire burners featuring proprietary SmartSense technology. Water features include water bowls (Legacy collection), scuppers (Smooth Flow Radius), and waterfalls (Aura Waterfall). Combined fire and water bowls integrate both elements in single units. All products feature quality craftsmanship using handcrafted copper, high-grade aluminum, or integrally colored premium concrete materials, with CSA certified burner technology compatible with natural gas or propane.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scuppers

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gappsi Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGappsi Inc. is a dealer for Grand Effects products, using Grand Effects for all pool, fire, and water features in their projects. They display Grand Effects products in their showroom in Smithtown, NY. Gappsi reports high quality products, competitive pricing, and excellent customer service from Grand Effects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair is a global pool and water solutions incumbent with a broad equipment portfolio (pumps, filters, automation, sanitization) plus water feature and lighting products. Serves the same pool builder and commercial pool channels as Bobé but at a much larger scale and broader product scope.
• Hayward Pool Products: Hayward is a major pool equipment manufacturer offering pumps, filters, heaters, automation, and lighting with growing decorative water feature offerings. Broad incumbent serving the same pool professional channel but with a much wider product portfolio than Bobé's decorative specialty focus.
• S.R. Smith: S.R. Smith (Fluidra brand) manufactures pool deck equipment, slides, diving boards, and a growing lineup of decorative water features including laminar jets and deck jets. Directly comparable as a peer Fluidra brand competing in the decorative pool water feature space.

Direct peers

• Real Flame: Real Flame produces specialty outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, fire tables, and decorative fire elements distributed through specialty retailers and dealers. Adjacent competitor in the decorative outdoor fire feature category with overlapping customer base.
• The Outdoor Plus: The Outdoor Plus is a specialty manufacturer of decorative fire and water features including scuppers, fire bowls, water bowls, and spillways targeting the same pool and landscape professional channel. Closely comparable mid-sized competitor with similar product mix and aesthetic positioning.
• Atlantic Water Gardens: Atlantic Water Gardens manufactures decorative water feature products including scuppers, basins, pumps, and lighting for landscape and pond installations. Specialty mid-sized competitor with strong overlap in scuppers and spillway products distributed through the professional landscape channel.
• Grand Effects: Grand Effects (Fluidra brand) manufactures fire bowls, fire pits, water bowls, scuppers, waterfalls, and combined fire-and-water bowls — the most directly overlapping product line with Bobé. Operates via a similar professional dealer network targeting pool builders and landscape professionals for high-end residential and commercial outdoor living projects.
• American Fyre Designs: American Fyre Designs (RH Peterson) manufactures handcrafted gas fire features including fire bowls, fire pits, fire tables, and fireplaces for outdoor living. Directly competes in the decorative fire element category, especially for premium pool and landscape installations.
• Galaxy Outdoor & Premier Copper Products: Premier Copper Products and Galaxy Outdoor produce decorative copper and metal water features including scuppers, rain chains, and bowls used in pool and landscape installations. Closely comparable specialty manufacturer in the copper/metal scupper and water feature category.

Emerging players

• Blue Square Makers: Blue Square Makers produces artisan concrete and metal water and fire features for pool and landscape applications. Emerging niche competitor in the handcrafted decorative segment with comparable aesthetic positioning to Bobé's product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bobewaterfire
• Facebookfacebook.com/bobewaterandfire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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