Charlottesville Aquatics
AQUA Hall of Fame
Each year from 1989-2010, AQUA Magazine published profiles of 100 of the top spa and pool dealers, builders, and service companies in the industry. These outstanding companies were chosen not by their size or sales volume, but by the overall professionalism they displayed in the areas of customer service, store design, product knowledge, craftsmanship, and advertising/promotion.
We received what is considered the most prestigious award in the pool industry when inducted into the Hall of Fame by AQUA. The Hall of Fame recognizes swimming pool companies that have consistently demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism and creativity in customer service, workmanship, store design, promotions, advertising, and product knowledge.
Certified Building Professional® (CBP)
A Certified Building Professional® is an individual who has passed all the rigorous requirements of the APSP’s Certified Building Professional® training program. Graduates of the course learn the skills and value system pertaining to high ethical standards, commitment to the highest standards of workmanship and construction, business stability, and superior customer relations. After completion of the training, all graduates must complete continuing education requirements on an ongoing basis in order to maintain their CBP certification.
Aquatech
Aquatech is a collaboration of top-notch pool builders across the country and around the world who work together to share their knowledge and talents for common good. The Aquatech Society is an exclusive, invitation-only organization. They will accept no pool builder other than those that meet their strict standards for quality construction, business ethics, and impeccable reputations.
Less than 1% of all pool builders in America have been approved to join the ranks of Aquatech builders.
Formed in 1963, Aquatech, now part of the United Aqua Group, conducts ongoing professional educational programs to develop each pool builder’s capability in the overall planning process and to emphasize each member’s leadership role in customer service. Neither a franchise nor a corporate chain, it’s the nation’s #1 Society of Pool-Building Professionals.
APSP International Awards of Excellence
The APSP International Awards of Excellence honors APSP members whose pools, spas, and water features represent some of the best designs in the industry.
The competition is open only to APSP member builders, designers, and service and retail firms. Hundreds of entries are submitted each year, representing member firms from all over the world.
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP)
The APSP is the world’s largest international trade association representing the swimming pool, spa, hot tub, and recreational water industries. APSP is the leading industry advocate promoting professional best practices through education, industry standards, and safety.
APSP members adhere to a code of ethics in business and technical practices and share a strong commitment to the safe, healthful, and enjoyable use of industry products.
The APSP effectively replaced another well-known industry organization known as National Pool and Spa Institute (NSPI) in 2006.
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
The BBB is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and foster the highest ethical standards between companies and their customers in the areas of:
Dependable Service
Honesty In Advertising
Honest Business Practices
Reliable Complaint Handling Procedures
Examples of services provided by the BBB are Business Reliability Reports, Dispute Resolution, Truth-in-Advertising, Consumer and Business Education, and Charity Review
