Business View Magazine | March 2019

30 and promulgating a set of industry standards for the building and servicing of pools and spas. “We are the only nationally-recognized standards writing organization for our industry,” Caniglia states. “We currently have 17 standards and a new code which is called the Interna- tional Swimming Pool and Spa Construction Code, which was developed in partnership with the ICC, the International Code Council. That was launched in 2012. Right now our code has been adopted in 20 states and 157 jurisdictions around the country, and we’re continuing to build that base to make that one code, the code of the land, so that everybody building a pool is using the same code. And it’s just as important to a manufacturer as it is to the pool builder out in the field, because the pool manufacturer has to know that when they’re manufacturing pumps and heaters and filters and all the dif- ferent pool components, everybody is following one set of guidelines. And we like to think that when a consumer chooses an APSP member professional to build, service, or maintain their pool, they’re dealing with somebody from a reputable company that adheres to a higher level of standard.” New trends in the pool and spa industry, ac- cording to Caniglia, include more automated controls, more high-tech features, and more THE ASSOCIATION OF POOL & SPA PROFESSIONALS