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PHTA Reveals the 2021 International Awards of Excellence Winners
- Oct 5, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2021
Media Contact:
Janay Rickwalder, CAE
Vice President, PR & Communications
703-357-3918 | jrickwalder@phta.org
PHTA Reveals the 2021 International Awards of Excellence Winners
(Alexandria, Va.) - The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) is proud to announce this year’s winners of the PHTA Awards of Excellence. PHTA’s International Awards of Excellence program is one of the largest, most well-renowned design competitions in the pool and hot tub industry. These distinguished awards recognize exceptional installations of pools, spas, hot tubs, and water features that showcase the most beautiful, creative, and innovative work in the industry. Each year, hundreds of entries are submitted by builders across the U.S. and the world.
The PHTA Awards of Excellence competition is open to PHTA members who are pool, spa, or hot tub builders as well as installers, designers, retailers, or service companies that receive payment for the submitted project. The judging panel is comprised of industry professionals along with representatives from related fields, including architecture and landscape design.
The award categories were updated this year to better encompass the wide variety of pools, spas, hot tubs, and water features being designed.
See below for the list of 2021 PHTA International Award of Excellence Winners:
| GOLD | CATEGORY |
| Aquatic Leisure Technologies, Perth, Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX | Swim Spas |
| Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Geometric |
| Cosgrove Custom Pools Inc., Rocklin, CA | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| High-Tech Pools Inc., North Olmsted, OH | Competition Pools |
| Ike's Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL | Pool Renovations |
| Ike's Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL | Geometric |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Platinum Pools, Houston, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Shasta Pools, Phoenix, AZ | Commercial Water Features |
| Sunfish Pools, Jacksboro, TX | Freeform |
| Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX | Geometric |
| Tipton Spires Design Build, Houston, TX | Geometric |
| Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas, Deerfield Beach, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas, Deerfield Beach, FL | Geometric |
| SILVER | CATEGORY |
| Acuarium Piscinas & Spas, San Jose, Costa Rica | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| Aquatic Leisure Technologies, Perth, Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| Cody Pools, Inc., Georgetown, TX | Geometric |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Traditional |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pool Renovations |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| High-Tech Pools Inc., North Olmsted, OH | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Ike's Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| Lido Pools, Keswick, Canada | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Platinum Pools, Houston, TX | Geometric |
| Platinum Pools, Houston, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Southernwind Pools, McKinney, TX | Freeform |
| Southernwind Pools, McKinney, TX | Geometric |
| BRONZE | CATEGORY |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| D. Clugston, Inc., Apex, NC | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| D. Clugston, Inc., Apex, NC | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| Easton Pool & Spa, Inc., Easton, MA | Freeform |
| Ike's Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL | Pool Renovations |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Paragon Pools, Las Vegas, NV | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| River Pools of Central Virginia, Warsaw, VA | Fiberglass Pools |
| Russell Pool Company, Baton Rouge, LA | Traditional |
| Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX | Geometric |
| Van Kick & Sons Pools & Spas, Deerfield Beach, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Vue Custom Pools, Greensboro, NC | Traditional |
| MERIT | CATEGORY |
| Almar Jackson Pools, Inc., Jupiter, FL | Traditional |
| Aquatic Leisure Technologies, Perth, Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Freeform |
| Platinum Pools, Houston, TX | Traditional |
| Superior Pools of Southwest Florida inc., Port Charlotte, FL | Pool Renovations |
| Superior Pools of Southwest Florida inc., Port Charlotte, FL | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas, Deerfield Beach, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
“We were amazed by this year’s submissions. It is truly incredible to see the passion, creativity, and innovation happening in our industry,” says Sabeena Hickman, CAE, President and CEO of PHTA. “We received 185 stunning submissions across 20 categories. The judging panel did tremendous work in narrowing down the finalists and selecting the winners. We are proud of all of our 2021 winners!”
For more information, please contact Janay Rickwalder, PHTA’s Vice President of PR and Communications, at jrickwalder@phta.org or 703.357.3918.
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About the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), a non-profit organization with nearly 3,500 members from around the world, was established in 1956 to support, promote, and protect the common interests of the $36.5B pool, hot tub and spa industry. PHTA provides education, advocacy, standards development, research, and market growth to increase our members’ professionalism, knowledge and profitability. Additionally, PHTA facilitates the expansion of swimming, water safety and related research and outreach activities aimed at introducing more people to swimming, making swimming environments safer and keeping pools open to serve communities. For more information, visit www.phta.org.
