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Spring 2008

Master Pools Guild
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008

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Fall 2008

Morehead Pools, Shreveport, LA
Luxury Pools Magazine, Fall 2008
"A Family Tradition"

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Fall 2008

Creative Master Pools, Pompton Lake, NJ
Luxury Pools Magazine, Fall 2008
"Boundless Imagination"

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Fall 2008

Artistic Pools, Atlanta GA
Luxury Pools Magazine, Fall 2008
"Designers Extraordinaire"

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Fall 2008

Rizzo Construction Pool Company, Newington, NJ
Luxury Pools Magazine, Fall 2008
"A tradition of Perfection"

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August 2008

Gulfscapes August 2008
Panama Pools & Spas, Panama City, FL;
Galloway Pools, Corpus Christie, TX

Both these Master Pools Builders give "Expert advise for building a pool" in this four page article appearing in Gulfscapes Finer Gulf Coast Living magazine, August issue. They advise how to research a builder to make sure they are good and comment on some of the most recent trends in both design and technology. Read the article at LINK

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Spring 2008

Morehead Pools, Shreveport, LA
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"A Family Tradition"

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Spring 2008

Neuman Pools Inc. - Beaver Dam, WI
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"Customizing Perfection"

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Spring 2008

Article in Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"Master Pools Builders"

This four page article describes the Master Pools Guild and the special relationship this global network of custom pool builders have.

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Spring 2008

Douglas Aquatics Inc. - Richmond, VA
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"Trust One Who Has Experience"

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Spring 2008


Creative Master Pools - Pompton Lakes, NJ
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"Boundless Imagination"

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Spring 2008

Article in Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
"Outdoors in Sync - Creating a Seamless Backyard"

This seven page article outlines what you to consider when planning your backyard resort. It describes trends and how to create an outdoor room such that the yard is an extension of the house. It addresses some do's and don'ts and the importance of considering the flow with the terrain and environmental setting. . This is a must read if planning a poolscape. Written by Ron Coker Jr, Artistic Pools, Atlanta, GA.

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Spring 2008

Artistic Pools Inc. - Atlantic, GA
Luxury Pools, Spring 2008
Designers Extraordinaire

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May 2008

Patio Pools - Tucson, AZ
Frontgate May, 2008
"Beautiful and Energy Efficient home in Tucson, AZ"

This article featured in Frontgate catalog profiled the 5 acre homestead of Mark and Leanne Ragel, owners of Patio Pools in Tucson AZ. Their three tier pool is also featured. Mark designed and built much of it himself. More pictures of this pool are shown in the Featured Pools section of the Master Pools Guild website gallery.

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June/July 2008

Panama Pools & Spas - Talahassee, Florida
Talahassee Woman - June/July 2008
"Designing your Backyard Resort"

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Spring 2008

Creative Master Pools - Pompton Lakes, NJ
NESPA The Edge, Spring 2008
"Indoor Pool with Slide & Waterfall"

This elegant indoor pool won a Gold Medal in the Outstanding Achievement in Design and Build concrete category of the Northeast Spa & Pool Association's Design Award 2007 Competition, . Both the pool and the builder are profiled in the 2008 spring issue of The Edge, the NESPA association magazine. Ron and Ruth Aveta are owners of Creative Master Pools. This five page article really describes the design and construction challenges to create this amazing 16'x35' pool with a slide that divides a large rock waterfalls. You have to see it to believe it.

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April 2008

As seen on Architectural Digest website April, 2008
"The Backyard Resort"

What’s the latest in home-as-haven décor? For those with fast-paced lives, it’s the backyard retreat—a private resort, with essential water features. Whether the ultimate goal is a romantic retreat or a family entertainment space, designing one’s ideal outdoor refuge calls for specialized expertise not only to build the pool, but to spark ideas and translate a lifestyle into creative options so that the completed scenario exceeds expectations.

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Spring 2008

Article in Pools, Spas & Patios - Spring 2008
How to plan your Pool Creation

This article reviews what it takes to create a resort in your backyard. Several pools built by members of the Master Pools Guild are shown to illustrate what a difference it makes when a quality builder plans the whole poolscape properly. Read the article to find out what it takes to make your dream poolscape a reality.

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April 2008

Outdoor Decor article

The April 2008 issue of Architectural Digest features a special section called Outdoor Decor. Read this article about the Master Pools Guild and planning a backyard resort.

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April 2008

One of the most beautiful pools in the world.

This ad appears in the April 2008 issue of Architectural Digest and shows one of the most beautiful pools in the world. This Pools was built by Riverbend Sandler, Plano, Texas.

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January 2008

Several Guild members in HomeFront Magazine - "For the love of water"

Pools by a number of Master Pools Guild members are portrayed in this article "For the love of water". HomeFront magazine is magazine for the design conscious homeowners in the greater Toronto marketplace. This article relates what to consider to transform an ordinary garden into an exquisite outdoor living space.

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December 2007

Gib-San Pools, Ltd., Toronto, ON
Gib-San builds a One-of-a-kind pool

This $2 million Caribbean pool is profiled in an article in Pool & Spa Marketing magazine (December 2007) that describes some of the challenges of building this 5000 sq.ft. (150 sq.m.) pool on an island over 2000 miles from the company's home base. See it during different stages of construction and read about its many incredible features.

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See this pool in our Featured Pool Gallery

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Randy Bauer

Randy Bauer President Symphony Pools Simi Valley, Calif.
PSN 2004 Masters of Design Winner - Waterfeatures

What great design concept are you working on? We’re doing more fire-and-water features. It can be a bowl-type container with an inner part that contains the fire, then maybe it has a fountain on the outside.

How does it work? We always build some kind of barrier between the fire and water, then camouflage that divider as much as possible. You want to minimize the moisture getting to the fire elements. The burners and igniters — even though they’re manufactured with moisture in mind — still have difficulties with corrosion. The barrier is usually made of concrete or a masonry-type product. Right now, we’re building one that features a bowl with glass inside. Fire comes out of that. It’s an oval, roughly like a fire pit design. It has water on the backdrop, as well as on the left and right side. You can warm yourself by the fire, which remains separated from the water.

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Winter 2006

Spectacular remodel - James Michener's former home
Mowry Pools, Austin, Texas

Articles in these two magazines, Your Address and Urban Home (Winter 2006 issues), describe the home remodel in Austin, Texas that is interesting both because of the impressive renovations done, but also the fact that it was the home of James A Michener when he wrote the novel, Texas. The view from the pool area over the beautiful Colorado River is even more spectacular when taken from across the pool's vanishing-edge. And as if that is not enough, you can admire a stunning waterfall that spills from the upper pool into an existing pool below. To view more pictures of this pool visit the Featured Pools section in the Gallery.

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2007

Most dramatic natural setting pool - Mowry Pools - Austin, Texas

Pinnacle magazine displayed this amazing pool on their cover. This stunning pool was carved into the natural crevices of surrounding rock cliffs on this 10 acre ranch overlooking the convergent point where the Perdenales River and Lick Creek flow into Lake Travis.

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March 26, 2007

Riverbend Sandler Pools - Plano, Texas

Pool Builder Charles Barnes, President of Riverbend Sandler has taken his business--and racing career--to new heights. Read how he is driven to win in both business and his hobby of car racing. Charles is Vice-Chairman of the Master Pools Guild in 2007 and will be Chairman in 2008.

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August 2007

New York Times Article quotes Dick Covert of Master Pools Guild

In a feature article about the trends in luxury pools in the Home & Garden section of The New York Times, August 16, 2007, Dick Covert, Executive Director of the Master Pools Guild was quoted. Also in the same article Mowry Pools, a Master Pools Builder in Austin, Texas, had one of his pools featured. It was a major remodel, resulting in a two tier pool overlooking Lake Austin.

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July 9, 2007

Gib-San Pools, Toronto, Ontario

Gib-San Designer recognized as a Master of Design

Jay Middleton, designer for Gib-San Pools a Master Pools member in Toronto, was recognized for his creative talents in a special supplement to Pool & Spa News magazine called Masters of Design. This publication profiled the talents of some of North American's best pools and spas designers. Jay's profiled work showed how he created a secluded beautifully landscaped setting for a spa.

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July 2007

Keith Zars Pools, San Antonio Texas

TV Ad showing a Keith Zars pool.

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June 2007

Spanish article about pool trends

This article on trends in pool construction in different areas of the world was written in a magazine translated as "How to Spend it" and distributed in Expansion, the largest Financial Times newspaper in Spain. It includes pictures of two Master Pools Builders - Geremia Pools of Sacramento, California, United States and Acuarium Pools of Costa Rico. (Fuera de Serie - Expansión, Madrid, Spain)

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Florida Bonded Pools, Jacksonville, Florida

Florida Bonded is profiled in the Jacksonville Business Journal in celebration of their 50th anniversary of Business. One of the founding members of the Master Pools Guild.

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Artistic Pools, Atlanta, Georgia

Artistic celebrated its 50th year. This article profiles this Master Pools Builder that is known for undertaking some of the most challenging designs in the industry. As seen in Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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Artistic Pools, Atlanta, Georgia

Artistic celebrated its 50th year. This article profiles this Master Pools Builder that is known for undertaking some of the most challenging designs in the industry. As seen in Womans Day, Redbook, Good Housekeeping.

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Douglas Aquatic, Richmond VA

Douglas Aquatics had one of its pools profiled in Signature Pools & Outdoors Spring Edition 2, 2007. "We are particularly proud of this pool" says Tracy Hall, Office Manager of Douglas Aquatics. "Nestled on the side of the James River in Richmond, Virginia, this pool was in the ideal setting for a vanishing edge design. "While sitting in the spa there is a panoramic seamless view of water across the pool and down the river."

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Alka Pools, Vancouver BC - West Coast Aerie

This article appearing in Pool & Spa Marketing magazine, January 2007 issue, shows how Alka Pools transformed a very difficult terrain at the top of West Vancouver into an aquatic work of art - complimenting the incredible vista over Horseshoe Bay. See the pictures and read the story of how Alka met the construction challenges in creating this Master Pool.

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Profile on the Master Pools Guild in Luxury Pools Magazine February 2007

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Architectural Digest Ad April Issue 2007

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Architectural Digest Editorial April Issue 2007

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House & Garden Ad - April Issue 2007

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Mowry Pools, Austin, TX -    Ritz Carlton Magazine  October 2006

In a recent issue of the Ritz Carlton magazine that goes to their client base and is in their hotels, a  unique creation by Mowry Pools was described.  In the attached PDF, you will see how a rock crevice on the client's property was made into a unique swimming pool.  The challenge entailed sealing the bottom so the water would not drain through hidden cracks as well as providing access walkways and patio space with the confines of the steep walls towering around the pool.

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Pool & Spa News November 27th issue featured articles about "The Turning Point"  in business

They described events that were key turning points for three members of the Master Pools Guild,  in their business and personal life.   

 (1) Skip Ast of Shasta Industries, Phoenix AZ,  in an article titled “The Believer”  relates how his relationship with Jesus Christ helped him overcome a sordid past and build a bustling, value-based company. Read the full article [PDF - 707KB]

 (2)  Terri Rann, Owner/President of Master Pools of Washington, in Mountlake Terrace WA, relates how the family business was transformed when she merged with a competitor in the Seattle area. Read the full article [PDF - 557KB]

 (3) Dee Cline, formerly of Fiesta Pools of Tulsa OK,  describes how she had to become a fast learner when her father and owner died  suddenly in 1995.  He had started the business in 1956.   She credits the Guild in helping her meet the challenges.  She sold Fiesta to Travis Hogan in the summer of 2005. Read the full article [PDF - 604KB]

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Florida Design Magazine features pool by Pool Tech of Miami

This "Oasis in the Florida Keys" featured in Florida Design Magazine (2006 Vol. 15 No. 4) is an amazing blend of house architectural with outdoor living space surrounded by a pool in a way that is inspiring. Water, wind and fire combine with statues, columns and nature. The pool is a creation of Frank Delzaquirre of Pool Tech of Miami, Inc., a member of the Master Pools Guild. The pool was on the pool tour at the Master Pools Guild's annual meeting in October where is was admired by over 150 master pools builders.

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April 2006

Industry search for "Executive Dream Team" picks Master Pools Guild members 

Bruce Dunn, President of Mission Pools, Escondido, California was selected as the top pick for the pool construction company Dream Team CEO.  Ed Gibbs, President of Gib-San Pools, Toronto, Ontario was selected as runner up for Construction CEO  and Ron Coker Jr., President of Artistic Pool, Atlanta, Georgia was runner up as Construction General Manager.  This contest was run by Pool & Spa News magazine and run in their April 10, 2006 issue.
Read what they have to say about these key executives - the best in the industry - in the attached PDF. 

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2006 Vol 2 #2

St. Lawrence Pools, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 

This article in Pools, Spas & Patios Magazine shows how to create a cottage-like setting in the city with the use of natural grey flagstone deck in a rock and tree landscape like the northern wilderness. Created by St. Lawrence Pools, this dream retreat includes a waterfalls from a meandering stream that finds its way into the pool.

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2006 Vol 2 #2

Gib-San Pools Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada  

Pools, Spas & Patios Magazine shows a pool by Gib-San Pools that is a perfect blend of natural elements.  This deep wood habitat was created in downtown Toronto.  A natural free-formed gunite swimming pool features a waterfall that seems to pour down a rocky mountain face onto a small plateau and then continues down the "mountain-side" over a vanishing edge. 

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2006 Vol 2 #2

St. Lawrence Pools, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 

Pools, Spas & Patios Magazine shows off a family's "year-round resort" with a retractable pool enclosure built by St. Lawrence Pools of Kingston.  This custom 17 x 32 ft. shotcrete pool was built on a dried-up riverbed, giving it renewed life.  The custom enclosure provides year round use - even down to -20oC (-4oF) in the winter, and lots of sun for tanning in the summer with its retractable feature.  St. Lawrence Pools is a member of the Master Pools Guild.

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2006 Vol 2 #2

Gib-San Pools Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pools, Spas & Patios Magazine features a Gib-San gunite "Roman" end pool with a modern mix of rugged decking with a cedar pergola sitting area to complement the style of their clients' home. The creative landscaping and soothing water sound from the sheer descent waterfall creates the total unique environment that is reminiscent of Cuernavaca - the City of Eternal Spring located north of Mexico City.  Gib-San is a member the Master Pools Guild.

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Pool & Spa Living Ad - May issue 2006 

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Mission Pools Inc, Escondido, California

Aqua Magazine has inducted Mission Pools into their Aqua 100 Hall of Fame. This article profiles this company, one of the largest independently owned pool companies in the nation. Mission is a member of the Master Pools Guild.

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Riverbend Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas

Aqua Magazine has inducted Riverbend Sandler Pools into their Aqua 100 Hall of Fame. Two well established companies, Riverbend and Sandler, merged in 1999 to form the largest pool company in Texas. Combined they have built more than 10,000 pools across North Texas since 1975, using more in-house craftsmen than any other pool builder. Riverbend Sandler is a member of the Master Pools Guild. This article profiles their growth.

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2006

Riverbend-Sandler Pools,  Plano, Texas 

Play ball!  You can now watch the Frisco Rough Riders, an affiliate of the Texas Rangers from a pool.  Riverbend Sandler Pool Pavilion is the first pool of its kind in any sporting venue in the nation. This three-tiered pool area offers you a great view of the game and the coolest seats in the park. The pool is beyond the outfield - between 1st and 2nd base.

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2006

Logan Pools, Brentwood, California

Luxury Pools Magazine featured a pool by Logan Pools.  They specialize in spectacular waterfalls and caves, and this pool is no exception. Mike Logan, owner says the company strives to build poolscapes that exceed its clients' expectations.

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2006

The Rizzo Construction Pool Group, Newington, Connecticut

Luxury Pools Magazine featured an overview of the kinds of pools Rizzo builds, and their approach to customers service. 

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2006

Artistic Pools, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Luxury Pools Magazine features an impressive pool by Artistic Pools  that includes a walk-thru grotto with its built-in tube slide and bridged walk-way.  Creating sophisticated poolscapes that include elaborate water features which pull the entire setting together is the company's forte. 

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2006

Pool Tech Midwest, Inc. Cedar Rapids. Iowa

Luxury Pools Magazine features a profile of Pool Tech in their approach to the pool business. Over 25 years ago they were invited to join the Master Pools Guild, and Rick Whiteaker, President of Pool Tech, credits the Guild for fostering his unique approach to pool design. 

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2006

Prestige Pools, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada

Luxury Pools Magazine revealed some of the beauty of water in Las Vegas as created by Prestige Pools. From a seventy foot long lap pool to a multi-level pool with three tiers of water that flow over negative edges to a bottom pool sixteen feet below.  This engineering stunner was built with more than five hundred feet of retaining wall.

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2006

Creative Master Pools, Inc., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Luxury Pools Magazine shows in this article how Creative Master Pools delivers on their approach of crafting environments that inspire fun, fitness and entertainment. One picture shows how they took advantage of the side of a mountain to create a fifteen foot rushing waterfall. 

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