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Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Reveals the 2023 International Awards of Excellence Winners
- Oct 11, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2023
Media Contact:
Amy Willer
Associate Director, Marketing and Communications
703-838-0083, ext. 121 | awiller@phta.org
POOL & HOT TUB ALLIANCE REVEALS THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
(Alexandria, Va.) — The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is proud to announce this year’s winners of the PHTA International Awards of Excellence, sponsored by AQUA Magazine. 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 across building, design, service, and retail.
See below for the list of 2023 PHTA International Award of Excellence Winners:
| GOLD | CATEGORY |
| Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Western Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, TX | Pool Renovations |
| Aquavisions, INC., Carlisle, PA | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Freeform |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Geometric |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Traditional |
| Baldree Pools, LLC, Orlando, FL | Exterior/Interior Portable Hot Tubs |
| Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Custom Pool Systems, Coral Gables, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Commercial Water Features |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, OH | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, OH | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Geometric |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc., Las Vegas, NV | Standalone Spas |
| Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL | Screened Enclosed Pools |
| Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, WI | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX | Traditional |
| The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA | Residential Water Features |
| WATER WORLD WINDOW LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine | Competition Pools |
| SILVER | CATEGORY |
| Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Western Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| Aquavisions, INC., Carlisle, PA | Geometric |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Geometric |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pool Renovations |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Cody Pools, Round Rock, TX | Geometric |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools |
| Double B Design, Austin, TX | Freeform |
| Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, Carrollton, TX | Pool Renovations |
| Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, Carrollton, TX | Residential Water Features |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, OH | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, OH | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Geometric |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| La Jolla Pools, San Diego, CA | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| Southernwind Pools Inc, McKinney, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FL | Screened Enclosed Pools |
| T2 Outdoors, LLC, Lewisville, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| T2 Outdoors, LLC, Lewisville, TX | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| T2 Outdoors, LLC, Lewisville, TX | Traditional (2) |
| Texas Outdoor Oasis, Wylie, TX | Geometric |
| The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA | Standalone Spas |
| BRONZE | CATEGORY |
| Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Western Australia | Fiberglass Pools |
| AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge (2) |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Geometric (2) |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Technical/Engineering Achievement |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional (2) |
| Cody Pools, Round Rock, TX | Geometric |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Geometric |
| JAS Aquatics LLC, Huntington Station, NY | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| La Jolla Pools, San Diego, CA | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Living Water Custom Pools, Dallas, TX | Pool Renovations |
| Morris Pools, Mesa, AZ | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| Platinum Pools - A Cody Pools Company, Houston, TX | Freeform |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX | Freeform |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX | Geometric (2) |
| Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL | Geometric |
| Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Southernwind Pools Inc, McKinney, TX | Freeform |
| Sunset Fiberglass Pools, La Grange, KY | Fiberglass Pools |
| T2 Outdoors, LLC, Lewisville, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| T2 Outdoors, LLC, Lewisville, TX | Traditional |
| Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX | Geometric |
| WATER WORLD WINDOW LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| MERIT | CATEGORY |
| A Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living, Midlothian, TX | Freeform (2) |
| A Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living, Midlothian, TX | Pool Renovations |
| Acuarium Piscinas & Spas, San Jose, Costa Rica | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Alka Pool Construction, Ltd., Burnaby, BC, Canada | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| All Island Gunite Pools, Farmingdale, NY | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| All Island Gunite Pools, Farmingdale, NY | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Almar Jackson Pools, Inc., Jupiter, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Aquarius Pools, Inc., Mandeville, LA | Geometric |
| Associated Pool Builders, Inc., Bismarck, ND | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Freeform |
| Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, TX | Geometric (3) |
| Baldree Pools, LLC, Orlando, FL | Fiberglass Pools |
| Baldree Pools, LLC, Orlando, FL | Geometric |
| Baldree Pools, LLC, Orlando, FL | Pool Renovations |
| Bi-State Pools, O’Fallon, MO | Fiberglass Pools |
| Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Chaikin Ultimate Pools, Long Island, NY | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX | Traditional (2) |
| Clearwater Pool and Spa, Inc., Livonia, MI | Fiberglass Pools |
| Colley’s Pools & Spas, Hamburg, NY | Freeform |
| Cosgrove Custom Pools Inc., Loomis, CA | Traditional |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Freeform |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pool Renovations |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Pools with Automatic Covers |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France | Technical/Engineering Achievement (3) |
| Easton Pool & Spa, Inc., Easton, MA | Traditional |
| Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, NV | Geometric |
| Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, NV | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| High-Tech Pools Inc, Cleveland, OH | Freeform |
| Hucks Pool Company, Myrtle Beach, SC | Recreation/Leisure Pools |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Traditional |
| J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA | Freeform |
| J Designs Pool and Spa, Inc., Los Angeles, CA | Freeform |
| KrisCo Pools and Spas, Woodinville, WA | Geometric (2) |
| Liquid Evolution Pools, Scottsdale, AZ | Geometric |
| Liquid Evolution Pools, Scottsdale, AZ | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Living Water Custom Pools, Dallas, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Pool Patrol, LTD., Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Pool Rx, Carrollton, GA | Geometric |
| Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, TX | Geometric (2) |
| Pure Design, Dallas, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Reliant Pools Inc, Austin, TX | Traditional |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX | Geometric |
| Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Rumo’s Pool and Spa LLC, Sandy Springs, GA | Geometric |
| Silver Fox Contracting LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Silver Fox Contracting LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Traditional |
| St. John Pools, Pearland, TX | Freeform |
| Supreme Pools and Spas, Inc., Spring, TX | Freeform |
| Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, WI | Vinyl-Lined Pools |
| Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA | Geometric |
| The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA | Pools with a Vanishing Edge |
| Venture Custom Pools, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | Freeform |
“This was an incredible year for the Awards of Excellence,” says Sabeena Hickman, CAE, President and CEO of PHTA. “We received many more entries than the previous year, all of outstanding caliber. The PHTA members who entered the competition this year are working every day to elevate the pool, spa, and hot tub industry. Congratulations to all our 2023 winners on this achievement!”
“I’m always amazed at the advancements in pool construction and design, which you can see in each annual edition of the Awards of Excellence," says Scott Webb, Executive Editor of AQUA Magazine. "Hundreds of cutting-edge residential and commercial pools all gathered together, they really show where we’re at as an industry. That’s what the annual Awards of Excellence are all about to me, celebrating a new chapter in this unfolding artistic development.”
The winning entries are featured in the October 2023 issue of AQUA Magazine, and the winning companies will be honored during the PHTA Awards of Excellence Reception on November 12 at PSP/Deck Expo in Las Vegas, NV.
A video featuring photos of all the Awards of Excellence winning entries can be found on the PHTA Awards of Excellence webpage.
For more information, please contact Amy Willer, PHTA Associate Director of Marketing & Communications, at awiller@phta.org or 703-838-0083 ext. 121.
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About the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), a non-profit organization with more than 3,700 members from around the world, was established in 1956 to support, promote, and protect the common interests of the $50B pool, hot tub, and spa industry. PHTA provides education, advocacy, standards development, research, and market growth initiatives to increase our members’ professionalism, knowledge, and profitability. Additionally, PHTA promotes the use of pools by expanding 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.
