As 2025 draws to a close, Percussion Play, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of outdoor musical instruments, is reflecting on the key trends that have shaped the industry this year while offering insights for 2026. 

Watchfire, the official and exclusive scoreboard and videoboard provider for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), is unveiling the TouchConnect, a scoreboard controller that is transforming game-day operations with a faster, smarter, and more intuitive scoring experience. 

Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS) has combined a popular beer pong game into two, fun, mini-golf putting games; one for venues who desire a pong beer party event and another for children and families who can enjoy the same fun putting concept without the beer.

AirFlow Palm Tree, a product designed to avoid wind damage to palm tree theme elements on cruise ships and other venues is being introduced by Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS). 

Excel Dryer, Inc. partnered with MetrixLab, a global market research leader operating in 90 countries, to conduct an unprecedented international survey examining how the post-pandemic era is reshaping commercial restroom expectations. 

WhiteWater’s press conference at IAAPA Expo 2025 was all about momentum, spotlighting bold new projects across a wide range of venue types as well as innovative attractions that will be coming to life in 2026/2027.

AquaCal AutoPilot, Inc. has formed a new partnership with  Devin Cahn Associates (DCA)—a sales agency with deep roots in the pool and spa industry.

Bedford Reinforced Plastics introduced the new PRODeck LV fiberglass-reinforced polymer (FRP) decking option for pedestrian bridges.

To keep pace with growing demand, the Minneapolis-based fabricator recently expanded and reconfigured its manufacturing facilities.

The D|VERSE Integrated Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync Hand Dryer with Electrostatic HEPA (eHEPA) Filtration has been recognized among the best products of 2024 in the Facility Maintenance Decisions (FMD) and Facility Cleaning Decisions (FCD) Readers’ Choice Awards.