(Alexandria, Va.) – 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 Cables, 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 José, 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
Associated Pool Builders, Inc., Bismarck, ND Recreation/Leisure Pools
Aquarius Pools, Inc., Mandeville, LA Geometric
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’s Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, at [email protected] or 703-838-0083, ext. 121.
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