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PHTA Reveals The 2022 International Awards Of Excellence Winners

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3 years ago

October 13, 2022

(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.

See below for the list of 2022 PHTA International Award of Excellence Winners:

GOLD Category

Atkinson Pools, Charleston, SC Recreation/Leisure Pools

Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX Technical/Engineering Achievement

Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX Swim Spas

Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX Pool Renovations

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Traditional

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Commercial Water Features

Dal Pino Quality Pools, Inc, Auburn, CA Freeform

Goodall Pools & Spas, Camp Hill, PA Fiberglass Pools

J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA Vinyl-Lined Pools

J.Brownlee Design / Watermark Pools, Franklin, TN Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Keith Zars Pools, San Antonio, TX Traditional

Morris Pools LLC, Mesa, AZ Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc, Las Vegas, NV Geometric

Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc, Las Vegas, NV Pools with Automatic Covers

Radelli Design | Build, Oak Point, TX Geometric

Regal Pool and Design, LLC, Spring, TX Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Screened Enclosed Pools

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, F Traditional

Shasta Pools / Creative Environments, Phoenix, AZ Geometric

Shehan Pools, Florence, KY Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools

Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX Freeform

The Green Scene Landscaping and Pools, Chatsworth, CA Residential Water Features

Venture Custom Pools, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Geometric

SILVER CATEGORY

Backyard Oasis, Inc, Tomball, TX Geometric

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Geometric

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Pool Renovations

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Traditional

Concord Pools & Spas, Latham, NY Vinyl-Lined Pools

Cosgrove Custom Pools, Loomis, CA 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 Traditional

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Technical/Engineering Achievement

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Residential Water Features

Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL Freeform

Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc, Las Vegas, NV Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure

Russell Pool Company, Baton Rouge, LA Geometric

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Geometric

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Screened Enclosed Pools

Southernwind Pools, McKinney, TX Geometric

Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Inc, Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools

Fort Myers/Port Charlotte, FL

Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX Traditional

BRONZE CATEGORY

California Pools of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Geometric

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Geometric

Alpine Pools Cranberry Twp, Cranberry Twp, PA Vinyl-Lined Pools

Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Traditional

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Pool Renovations

Cody Pools, Inc, San Antonio, TX Traditional

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Recreation/Leisure Pools

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Technical/Engineering Achievement

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools

Elite Luxury Pool & Landscaping, Omaha, NE Pools with Automatic Covers

Elite Luxury Pool & Landscaping, Omaha, NE Freeform

J&M Pool Company, Senoia, GA Geometric

J.Brownlee Design / Watermark Pools, Destin, FL Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Leisure Living Pools, Frisco, TX Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Shehan Pools, Florence, KY Freeform

Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Inc, Screened Enclosed Pools

Fort Meyers/Port Charlotte, FL

Tipton Spires Design | Build, Houston, TX Geometric

MERIT CATEGORY

A Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living, Midlothian, TX Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Acuarium Piscinas & Spas, San Jose, Costa Rica Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Almar Jackson Pools, Jupiter, FL Freeform

Artisan Pools NC, Kitty Hawk, NC Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Atkinson Pools, Charleston, SC Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Backyard Oasis, Inc, Tomball, TX Geometric

Burton Pools & Spas, Fort Smith, AR Vinyl-Lined Pools

Cajun Pools & Spas, Breaux Bridge, LA Pools with a Vanishing Edge

California Pools of Austin, Austin, TX Geometric

Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, TX Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Geometric

Claffey Pools, Southlake, TX Freeform

Cody Pools, Inc, San Antonio, TX Geometric

Dal Pino Quality Pools, Inc, Auburn, CA Geometric

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Geometric

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure

DIFFAZUR PISCINES, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France Recreation/Leisure Pools

Easton Pool & Spa, Inc, Easton, MA Pools with Automatic Covers

Elite Luxury Pool & Landscaping, Omaha, NE Geometric

Flowing Wells Landscape & Pools, Chandler, AZ Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, NV Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Harold Leidner Company, Dallas, TX Geometric

Heritage Pools, LLC, North Charleston, SC Geometric

Ike’s Carter Pools, Oakland Park, FL Pools with a Vanishing Edge

J.Brownlee Design / Watermark Pools, Franklin, TN Pools with a Vanishing Edge

LIQUID EVOLUTION POOLS, Scottsdale, AZ Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Melo’s Pools and Outdoors, Palm Desert, CA Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc, Las Vegas, NV Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX Geometric

Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, TX Traditional

Rumo’s Pool and Spa, LLC, Sandy Springs, GA Traditional

Russell Pool Company, Baton Rouge, LA Geometric

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Geometric

Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, FL Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Shasta Pools, Phoenix, AZ Pool Renovations

Silver Fox Contracting LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Southernwind Pools, McKinney, TX Geometric

St. John Pools, Pearland, TX Geometric

Stainless Aquatics, A Division of Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure

Island Construction Corporation, Del Mar, CA

Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Inc, Screened Enclosed Pools

Fort Myers/Port Charlotte, FL

Texas Pools Inc, The Woodlands, TX Geometric

The Green Scene Landscaping and Pools, Chatsworth, CA Geometric

The Green Scene Landscaping and Pools, Chatsworth, CA Pools with a Vanishing Edge

Tipton Spires Design | Build, Houston, TX Freeform

“We were absolutely blown away by this year’s Awards of Excellence submissions,” says Sabeena Hickman, CAE, President and CEO of PHTA. “It was tempting to give an award to every entry, but the judging panel did a phenomenal job narrowing down the finalists. This year’s winners are truly the best of the best. We are proud of all of our 2022 winners!”

The winning entries are featured in the October issue of AQUA Magazine and the winning companies will be honored during the Awards of Excellence Reception on November 14 at PSP/Deck Expo in Las Vegas.

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’s Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, at [email protected] 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 over 3,600 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.

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