The Florida Swimming Pool Association’s 2020 Design Award winners were recognized in February at the annual Awards and Welcome Reception held during the Everything Under the Sun Expo.
The annual FSPA Design Awards allows members to enter their pools, spas and water features for judging on workmanship, soundness of design, beauty, practicality and safety. The eight Florida pool builders to win awards were Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas, Ike’s Carter Pool Companies, Aquatech Pools GC, Inc., Sunsational Pools, and Spas, Inc., Blue Fin Builders, Inc., American Pools & Spas, Inc., Almar Jackson Pools, Inc. and CM Custom Pool Designs.
Awards of Gold, Silver, Bronze and Award of Merit may be granted in each of the 20 categories. Judges do not have to recognize any entries in a category if they deem that no entries merit an award. An overall Best of Show award may also be granted, as well as special awards for exceptional achievement (i.e. Technical Achievement). Categories are based on square footage and features. Each winner received a plaque with a color print of the winning entry and a winner’s badge to use on their website.
Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas won the most awards this year with a total of 16, including Best in Show. They won awards in 10 different categories. They also received a Technical Achievement Award. The company won a Bronze Award and a Silver Award in the Pool/Spa Combination 701+ sq. ft. category, a Silver Award and a Gold Award in the Pool/Spa Combination 501- 700 sq. ft. category, and a Gold Award and Bronze Award in the Pool/Spa Combination 250-500 sq. ft. They won another Silver Award and a Gold Award in the Pool/Spa Combination Vanishing Edge category, a Gold Award in the Residential Pool Vanishing Edge category, a Gold Award in the Residential Pool 501-700 sq. ft. category, a Silver Award in the 701+ sq. ft. category, a Gold Award in the Residential Water Feature category, Bronze Award in the Residential Spa category, and a Bronze Award in the Semi-Public Pool category.
Ike’s Carter Pool Companies won five awards. They won a Silver Award and a Gold Award in the Residential Restoration category a Silver Award in the Residential Water Feature category, a Silver Award in the Pool/Spa Combination Vanishing Edge category, and they also won a Gold Award in the Pool/Spa Combination 701+ sq. ft. category.
AquaTech Pools GC, Inc. and Sunsational Pools and Spas, Inc. each won two awards. AqauTech won two Silver Awards in the Pool/Spa Combination 250-500 sq. ft. while Sunsational Pools and Spas, Inc. won a Gold Award in Pool/Spa Combination 701+ sq. ft.
There were four companies that each won one award. CM Custom Pool Designs of Ormond Beach won a Bronze Award in the Pool/Spa Combination Vanishing Edge category. Blue Fin Builders, Inc. of Lake Worth won a Bronze Award in the Residential Restoration category. American Pools & Spas, Inc. of Orlando won a Bronze Award in the Residential Pool 250-500 sq. ft. category.Almar Jackson Pools, Inc. of Jupiter won a Gold Award in the Residential Pool 701+ sq. ft.
