The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance awarded the 2019 Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment in Pueblo, Colorado, at the National Environmental Health Association’s 2019 Annual Education Conference & Exhibition awards ceremony in Nashville. Given in the memory of Dr. Robert Neil Lowry, a longtime member of…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced that a supplement to the ANSI/APSP/ICC/NPC-12 2016 Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas was approved by the American National Standards Institute May 10. The new supplement contains mandatory information and the appendix provides recommended changes that impact the plastering of swimming pools and spas. “We…
Tap into the brain trust at the International Pool | Spa | Patio ExpoNovember 5-7, 2019 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans Mingle and Strategize Networking with other professionals in our industry provides the opportunity for bouncing ideas off each other, learning from others’ successes (and mishaps) and bringing together a…
The second-annual Million Dollar Pool Challenge hosted by PHTA and WAVE Network of Young Professionals, will be presented at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 9:15 a.m. in conference room 238. Five finalists, including one student, have been selected to present their design renderings to industry peers for…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced the appointment of Sabeena Hickman, CAE as PHTA’s president, CEO and staff liaison to the board of directors effective September 3. Hickman brings more than 20 years of relevant association experience to her new role, having previously served as CEO of the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Hickman replaces PHTA…
Photos by: Timor Raz Robert Blanda knows he is in good company. As the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals’ Certified Pool Builder of the Year for 2014, Blanda joins an elite group of eight previous winners. “I feel very honored,” Blanda says. Blanda, who owns Mill Bergen Pools in Brooklyn, N.Y., began his career…
When Noel Conley, Jr., went to college, he took a job working for a swimming pool company. He says he graduated, moved away and got a “real job.” But it wasn’t long until Conley found himself back in north Texas, back in the swimming pool business and giving back to his community. “I had worked…