News

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) is pleased to announce that Jeff Henriksen has joined the organization as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Henriksen begins this role today, March 31.

The Certified Pool & Spa Operator (CPO) certification program is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. In the last five decades, more than 500,000 pool, spa, and hot tub industry professionals have earned this certification, awarded exclusively by the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance.

PSP/Deck Expo is accepting speaker proposals for its 2023 event, to be held November 10-15, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. If you're interested in presenting an educational seminar, submit a proposal now! The deadline for submissions is March 13.

GENESIS®, a company of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, is pleased to announce Ken Milbery as its new Waterproofing & Tile Installation Faculty Advisor. Milbery is Director of Technical Services for Lunada Bay Tile and has been working in the pool industry for over 25 years.

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, today announced strategic partnerships with key program supporters Master Pools Guild (MPG), Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA) Foundation, and Periodic Products, Inc. The partners committed a total of $95,000, which will help Step Into Swim gift grants to learn-to-swim providers across the country and fund swim lessons for nearly 2,000 children while driving down the drowning rate.

GENESIS®, a company of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, is pleased to announce its new Construction Faculty Chair, Rocky Wisley. Wisley is the owner and operator of Serenity Hardscapes LLC in Memphis, TN, which recently earned the American Shotcrete Association (ASA) Qualified Shotcrete Contractor – Wet-Mix, Level I designation.

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, announced ongoing partnerships with key program supporters Fluidra, Hayward Holdings, Inc., and Heritage Pool Supply Group. Each one shares Step Into Swim’s commitment to increase access to swim lessons and instill overall water confidence in the name of drowning prevention, reflective in key partner celebrations at this week’s Pool and Spa Show hosted by the Northeast Spa and Pool Association.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance has issued a call for participation on the Standards Consensus Committee (SCC), PHTA’s official consensus voting body. The SCC is responsible for reviewing and voting on all pool, spa, and hot tub standards to be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

GENESIS®, a company of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, is pleased to announce Greg Andrews as its new Tile Faculty Advisor. Andrews is Co-Founder of National Tile and Stone Authority, Inc. and has been working in the tile industry for over four decades.

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) kicked off its 40th year as a standards developer by announcing the review and revision of ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017 American National Standard for Suction Outlet Fitting Assemblies (SOFA) for Use in Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs and ANSI/APSP/ICC-1 American National Standard for Public Swimming Pools and calling for subject matter expert (SME) participation in the Standard Writing Committees (SWCs). The APSP-1 Standard would be redesignated as the PHTA/ICC-1 Standard for Public Pool and Spa Design, Construction and Installation.