Kafko Manufacturing Ltd

What Kafko Manufacturing Ltd does

Kafko Manufacturing Ltd is a Canadian specialty manufacturer, headquartered in Mississauga and founded in 1971, that designs and produces vinyl liner swimming pools for the residential market. The company's product surface spans inground pools (vinyl liner, fiberglass, and Radiant constructions), spas and tanning ledges, replacement vinyl liners, and seasonal and automatic safety covers, supported by proprietary finishing technologies such as Crystite color technology and the TrueStone vinyl liner pattern collection, as well as the Radiant pool system engineered for installation in challenging terrain without retaining walls.

The firm's go-to-market is channel-led rather than direct: pools are sold to homeowners through an extensive network of independent, professional pool builders, with the company supplying the builders via the Latham Link ordering platform, the Latham PRO Portal for account management, and the Latham Measure planning tool. Consumer-facing marketing uses content (Latham Blog, gallery, design planning tools), financing information surfaced through a dedicated hub, and brand sponsorship (USA Artistic Swimming). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of pool shells, liners, covers, and accessories, with a secondary component attributable to recurring builder-portal and ordering tooling, and a co-marketed Coverstar automatic safety cover line extending the aftermarket basket. Marketing-channel and partnership activity in 2025 — including the Astoria Collection product launch, the builder-facing technology stack, and recognition by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Companies — points to an actively maintained product and channel posture.

Name

Kafko Manufacturing Ltd

Legal name

Latham Pool Products, Inc.

Website

https://kafko.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kafko Manufacturing Ltd designs and manufactures vinyl liner swimming pools and related pool products (covers, liners, spas) for residential homeowners, operating from Mississauga, Canada since 1971, and distributing exclusively through an independent pool builder channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pool Sales: Sale of inground swimming pools including fiberglass pools, vinyl liner pools, and Radiant pools to independent pool builders and contractors
2. Pool Covers and Liners: Replacement vinyl liners, winter safety covers, automatic safety covers, and seasonal pool covers sold as aftermarket products
3. Spa and Accessory Products: Spas, tanning ledges, and related pool accessories and add-ons
4. Builder Portal and Software Services: Latham Link ordering platform and Latham PRO Portal for builder partners, suggesting B2B software services component

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kafko Manufacturing Ltd designs and manufactures vinyl liner inground swimming pools sold for residential backyard installations. Its offerings are delivered through a network of independent professional pool builders and contractors who purchase the pool shells, liners, and related components and install them for homeowners. Product lines extend beyond pool shells to include replacement vinyl liners and related pool accessories for the residential inground pool market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TrueStone Collection: Vinyl liner pattern collection allowing customers to curate custom pool designs with TrueStone patterns paired with NaturalStone styles.
• Coverstar
• Astoria Collection
• Radiant Pools
• Milan Collection
• Bermuda 12 Deluxe

Products and services

• Vinyl Liner Inground Swimming Pools

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USA Artistic SwimmingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLatham is an official sponsor of USA Artistic Swimming. The partnership connects Latham's brand values of strength and beauty with elite athletic performance, serving as a marketing and brand-building relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Anthony & Sylvan Pools: Long-established US residential pool builder and renovation company with national reach across multiple US markets. Comparable as a regional/legacy player that both sells and installs inground pools in the same residential categories as Kafko/Latham.
• Blue Haven Pools & Spas: Regional US pool builder and installer offering both fiberglass and vinyl liner pools. Comparable as a regional player in the same residential pool categories, though primarily a builder rather than a manufacturer at the scale of Kafko/Latham.

Direct peers

• Compass Pools: Manufacturer of composite and fiberglass pools sold through a dealer/installer network. Comparable as a direct peer in the fiberglass pool category with a similar channel-partner distribution model serving residential customers.
• Coverstar: Manufacturer of automatic safety pool covers and a listed partner of Latham. Comparable as a direct peer in pool covers — a category explicitly sold through Kafko/Latham's distribution — with overlapping channel and customer base.
• Latham Pool Products: Operates the Latham brand of inground fiberglass, vinyl liner, and Radiant pools and is the entity whose operating data dominates the company input. It is a direct pool-manufacturing peer covering overlapping pool categories, builder-channel distribution, and aftermarket covers/liners.

Broad incumbents

• Hayward Holdings: Manufacturer of pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heaters, and automation. It is a broad incumbent in the residential pool market with overlapping builder and end-customer channels, even though its focus is equipment rather than the pool shell.
• Fluidra: International pool and wellness equipment manufacturer (including the legacy Zodiac Pool Systems business) serving residential and commercial pools. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping product categories in pool equipment and a similar builder/professional channel.
• Pool Corporation: Largest US distributor of pool and spa products, supplying maintenance, equipment, and parts to builders, service companies, and retailers. It is a broad incumbent adjacent to Kafko/Latham's builder channel and pool aftermarket, providing scale benchmarks for the residential pool supply chain.
• Pentair: Global water treatment company with a significant Pool segment covering pumps, filters, heaters, and automation. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same residential pool ecosystem through builders, retailers, and service professionals.

Emerging players

• River Pools: US-based fiberglass pool manufacturer and installer with strong content marketing presence. Comparable as an emerging player in the residential inground fiberglass category that overlaps with Kafko/Latham's fiberglass product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kafco-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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