Each year, hundreds of entries are submitted for the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance’s International Awards of Excellence, and now the PHTA has announced the winners for 2023. 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
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.
The winning companies will be honored during the PHTA Awards of Excellence reception on Nov. 12 at the PSP/Deck Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A video featuring photos of all the Awards of Excellence winning entries can be found on the PHTA Awards of Excellence webpage.
See below for the list of 2023 PHTA International Award of Excellence winners:
GOLD
Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Australia
AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas
Aquavisions, Inc., Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Baldree Pools, LLC, Orlando, Florida
Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Custom Pool Systems, Coral Cables, Florida
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
High-Tech Pools, Cleveland, Ohio
High-Tech Pools, Cleveland, Ohio
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ozzie Kraft Enterprises, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, Florida
Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, Florida
Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Texas Pools Inc., The Woodlands, Texas
The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA
WATER WORLD WINDOW LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine
CATEGORY
Fiberglass Pools
Pool Renovations
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Freeform
Geometric
Traditional
Exterior/Interior Portable Hot Tubs
Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with Automatic Covers
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Commercial Water Features
Recreation/Leisure Pools
Technical/Engineering Achievement
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Standalone Spas
Screened Enclosed Pools
Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools
Vinyl-Lined Pools
Traditional
Residential Water Features
Competition Pools
SILVER
Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Australia
Aquavisions, Inc., Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Cody Pools, Round Rock, Texas
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Double B Design, Austin, Texas
Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, Carrollton, Texas
Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, Carrollton, Texas
High-Tech Pools, Cleveland, Ohio
High-Tech Pools, Cleveland, Ohio
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
J&M Pool Company, Senoia, Georgia
La Jolla Pools, San Diego, California
Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, Florida
Southernwind Pools, McKinney, Texas
Superior Pools of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida
T2Outdoors, Lewisville, Texas
T2Outdoors, Lewisville, Texas
T2Outdoors, Lewisville, Texas
Texas Outdoor Oasis, Wylie, Texas
The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA
CATEGORY
Fiberglass Pools
Geometric
Geometric
Pool Renovations
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Geometric
Spas Built in Conjunction with Swimming Pools
Freeform
Pool Renovations
Residential Water Features
Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure
Recreation/Leisure Pools
Geometric
Vinyl-Lined Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Technical/Engineering Achievement
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Screened Enclosed Pool
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with Automatic Covers
Traditional (2)
Geometric
Standalone Spas
BRONZE
Aqua Technics Pools, Perth, Australia
AquaTerra Outdoors, Carrollton, Texas
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Cody Pools, Round Rock, Texas
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Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
JAS Aquatics, Huntington Station, New York
La Jolla Pools, San Diego, California
Living Water Custom Pools, Dallas, Texas
Morris Pools, Mesa, Arizona
Platinum Pools – A Cody Pools Company, Houston, Texas
Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas
Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas
Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, Florida
Ryan Hughes Design Build, Tampa, Florida
Southernwind Pools, McKinney, Texas
Sunset Fiberglass Pools, La Grange, Kentucky
T2Outdoors, Lewisville, Texas
T2Outdoors, Lewisville, Texas
Texas Pools Inc., The Woodlands, Texas
WATER WORLD WINDOW LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine
CATEGORY
Fiberglass Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge (2)
Geometric (2)
Technical/Engineering Achievement
Traditional (2)
Geometric
Elevated Pool and/or Spa Structure
Geometric
Vinyl-Lined Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pool Renovations
Pools with Automatic Covers
Freeform
Freeform
Geometric (2)
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Freeform
Fiberglass Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Traditional
Geometric
Recreation/Leisure Pools
MERIT
A Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living, Midlothian, Texas
A Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living, Midlothian, Texas
Acuarium Piscinas & Spas, San José, Costa Rica
Alka Pool Construction, Ltd., Burnaby, BC, Canada
All Island Gunite Pools, Farmingdale, New York
All Island Gunite Pools, Farmingdale, New York
Almar/Jackson Pools, Inc., Jupiter, Florida
Associated Pool Builders, Inc., Bismarck, North Dakota
Aquarius Pools, Inc., Mandeville, Louisiana
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Backyard Paradise Luxury Pools, Montgomery, Texas
Baldree Pools, Orlando, Florida
Baldree Pools, Orlando, Florida
Baldree Pools, Orlando, Florida
Bi-State Pool & Spa, O’Fallon, Missouri
Cascade Custom Pools, Austin, Texas
Chaikin Ultimate Pools, Long Island, New York
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Claffey Pools, Southlake, Texas
Clearwater Pool and Spa, Inc., Livonia, Michigan
Colley’s Pools & Spas, Hamburg, New York
Cosgrove Custom Pools, Loomis, California
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Diffazur Piscines, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
Easton Pool & Spa, Inc., Easton, Massachusetts
Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada
Green O’Aces Pools & Landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada
High-Tech Pools, Cleveland, Ohio
Hucks Pool Company, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ike’s Carter Pools, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
J&M Pool Company, Senoia, Georgia
J Designs Pool & Spa, Inc., Los Angeles, California
KrisCo Pools & Spas, Woodinville, Washington
Liquid Evolution Pools, Scottsdale, Arizona
Liquid Evolution Pools, Scottsdale, Arizona
Living Water Custom Pools, Dallas, Texas
Pool Patrol, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Pool Rx, Carrollton, Georgia
Pulliam Pools, Fort Worth, Texas
Pure Design, Dallas, Texas
Reliant Pools, Austin, Texas
Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas
Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas
Rumo’s Pool & Spa, Sandy Springs, Georgia
Silver Fox Contracting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Silver Fox Contracting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
St. John Pools, Pearland, Texas
Supreme Pools & Spas, Spring, Texas
Swimming Pool Services, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Texas Pools Inc., The Woodlands, Texas
The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA
The Green Scene Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Chatsworth, CA
Venture Custom Pools, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
CATEGORY
Freeform (2)
Pool Renovations
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with Automatic Covers
Vinyl-Lined Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Recreation/Leisure Pools
Geometric
Freeform
Geometric (3)
Fiberglass Pools
Geometric
Pool Renovations
Fiberglass Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Traditional (2)
Fiberglass Pools
Freeform
Traditional
Freeform
Pool Renovations
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with Automatic Covers
Recreation/Leisure Pools
Technical/Engineering
Traditional
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Freeform
Recreation/Leisure Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Traditional
Freeform
Freeform
Geometric (2)
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Geometric
Geometric (2)
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Traditional
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Traditional
Freeform
Freeform
Vinyl-Lined Pools
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Geometric
Pools with a Vanishing Edge
Freeform