Pool and spa/hot tub builders have until 4 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 10 to submit their entries to the Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada’s (PHTCC’s) 2013 Design & Construction Awards program, which recognize the best in aquatic design.
This year’s judging panel, which was recently announced by the PHTCC’s awards committee, will select the winning entries based on creative and inspiring pool, hot tub, and landscape designs. It comprises Doug Ante, The Pump House (B.C. Island chapter); Jack Burke, Stittsville Pool & Spa (Ontario eastern chapter); Howard Crocker, Partswerx (Ontario central chapter); Brad Cross, Waterworks Pools & Spas (Atlantic chapter); Jason Lawrence, Oasis Leisure Centre (Prairie chapter); co-chair Jason Mitchell, Pool Craft (Ontario Toronto chapter); Marco Rizzo, Aloha Pools Ltd., (B.C. Vancouver chapter); Josh Savile, Savile Pool & Spa (Ontario western chapter); Rich Swift, Aquiform Distributors Ltd. (B.C. central chapter); Rodney Taylor, Sunshine Pool & Mechanical Contractors (Alberta chapter); Eric Valois, Valtech Installations Inc., (Québec); George Willows, Boldt Pools (Ontario Niagara chapter); and ex-officio and co-chair, Rob Wood PHTTC executive director.
For the fifth consecutive year, the PHTCC, through its affiliation with Quebec’s L’Association des commerçants de piscines du Québec (ACPQ), is accepting entries from ACPQ member companies.
All winners will be recognized at the Industry Awards evening on Dec. 4, during the Canadian Pool and Spa Conference & Expo, which is being held at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont. All Design & Construction Awards entries will be displayed on the show floor for the duration of the conference.
Rounding out the awards program, which is sponsored by Pool & Spa Marketing and Pools, Spas & Patios, is the PHTCC’s ‘Industry Achievement Award.’ Nominations for this distinction are also due today.
