Now in its third year, the Pentair Pool Pro Awards Recognize the Best of the Best in the Pool Industry

[LONDON, August 17, 2026] — Pentair Pool, a leading global provider of safer, smart, and sustainable pool solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Pentair Pool Pro Awards. This annual event, now in its third year, celebrates pool industry professionals who work to keep pools swim-ready in their communities. Appropriately, this year’s theme recognizes backyard legends.

The Awards will recognize and honor seven dedicated pool professionals who exemplify a deep commitment to the pool industry, possess extensive product knowledge, prioritize their customers and safety, and demonstrate outstanding leadership. This year’s Pool Pro Award categories are:

• Premiere Pool Pro (Two winners)
• Lifetime Achievement (Two winners)
• NEW: Wave Maker Award
• Unsung Hero
• Safety Advocate

Nominations for the Pentair Pool Pro Awards open on Sept. 1, 2026. Pool professionals are invited to nominate themselves or peers who have provided standout service and made significant contributions to the pool industry.

Voting will take place in October and will give the community the opportunity to select the most deserving professionals from the list of nominees. Winners will be announced in January 2027 and honored during a private awards ceremony at the Pool and Spa Show in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Jan. 25, 2027.

For more information on the Pentair Pool Pro Awards, including nomination guidelines and voting details, please visit www.pentair.com/pool-pro-awards.

About Pentair Pool

At Pentair, we help the world safely and sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource. From our residential and business solutions to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help our planet and people thrive.

As an industry leader in the pool and spa space, Pentair Pool is driven to help people sustainably enjoy water. Our solutions include industry-leading pumps, automation, lighting, heating, and filtration technology that help our customers enjoy a smarter and more sustainable pool. Customer success is at the heart of our vision for bringing family and friends together in the pool and on the deck to build social connections, create lifelong memories, and help promote fitness and enjoyment. For more information, visit www.pentair.com/poolandspa.

20 years of industry recognition for Chesterfield-based hot tub and wellness business*

Superior Wellness, a global leader in hot tubs, swim spas, mini pools and wellness products, is celebrating major success at the prestigious 2026 WhatSwimSpa? Awards, with multiple products across its AquaSolus, Platinum Spas and Aquark brands receiving industry recognition.

At the 2026 WhatSwimSpa? Best Buy Awards, the following products were recognised for their outstanding innovation, performance and quality:

– AquaSolus Fusion Pro Swim Spa
– Platinum Spas Titan Swim Spa
– Platinum Spas Hades Pro Mini Pool
– Aquark Mr. Silence 11kW Air Source Heat Pump

These accolades reinforce Superior Wellness’ commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality wellness products that combine exceptional performance, design and value.

Nick Clamp, Editor-in-Chief of WhatSpa? Media Group, commented,
“We’re proud to recognise Superior Wellness for their outstanding award-winning models from their AquaSolus and Platinum Spas brands, which have achieved top honours across the 2026 WhatSwimSpa? Awards, as well as the recent 2026 WhatSpa? Awards and WhatSpa? Holiday Park Best Buy Awards.”

Rich Walker, Chief Marketing Officer at Superior Wellness and Platinum Spas said,
“Winning multiple awards across such a broad range of products is a fantastic achievement for our team. It reflects the dedication, innovation and passion that goes into every product we develop. We are especially proud to see our AquaSolus and Platinum Spas ranges recognised in the WhatSwimSpa? Awards, alongside our award-winning Aquark heat pumps. These achievements reinforce our commitment to delivering world-class wellness solutions that combine exceptional quality, performance and value for customers worldwide.”

The latest WhatSwimSpa? Awards build on an already outstanding year for Superior Wellness, following multiple successes at the 2026 WhatSpa? Best Buy Awards and 2026 WhatSpa? Holiday Park Best Buy Awards, where the company was recognised across its hot tub and heat pump ranges.

Together, these awards highlight the strength and breadth of the Superior Wellness product portfolio and reinforce the company’s position as a leading innovator within the global wellness market.

With continued investment in product development and an expanding international presence, Superior Wellness remains committed to setting new standards across the hot tub, swim spa, mini pool and energy-efficient heating sectors.

Further information:
*Platinum Spas models won their first WhatSwimSpa? awards in 2019 and Superior Spas models go back to 2016.

Contact:
For further information, please contact Jasmine Savery via [email protected] or call 0114 312 3641 / Alternatively, please email Beth Hibbert via [email protected]

About Superior Wellness: www.superiorwellness.co.uk
Superior Wellness is a global leader in hot tubs, swim spas, and wellness products, committed to delivering innovative and high-quality solutions to enhance customers’ well-being. With a strong focus on partnerships, customer satisfaction, and continuous innovation, Superior Wellness is redefining the industry standard.

About Platinum Spas: https://www.platinum-spas.com/
Platinum Spas is a leading provider of luxury hot tubs and wellness solutions, dedicated to enhancing everyday living through comfort, innovation, and design. With a focus on quality craftsmanship, advanced hydrotherapy, and energy-efficient technology, Platinum Spas delivers products that combine performance with style. From relaxing home retreats to high-end outdoor installations, Platinum Spas is committed to exceptional customer experience, reliable service, and long-lasting wellness solutions tailored to modern lifestyles.

April 1, 2026 – LAS VEGAS – Coverings (coverings.com), the largest international tile and stone event in North America, has announced seven Best Booth Awards for the 2026 show in Las Vegas, including three Best in Show awards, three Best Display awards and one Best Stone Display award. The annual awards program recognizes exhibits with exceptional creative and visual materiality experiences for showgoers.     

“The booth craftsmanship and display ingenuity the exhibitors evoke on the show floor make Coverings a highly unique opportunity for attendees to be inspired by tactile and aesthetic spaces,” said Jamie Rich, Coverings managing director. “From new tile and stone collections thoughtfully presented to immersive exhibits designed with architectural elements and passthrough walkways, there is no shortage of innovation.” 

A panel of tile and stone industry leaders selected the seven standout booths to spotlight as this year’s Best Booth Award recipients, though the caliber across the entire show floor is truly impressive. 

Ceramica Del Conca (Booth 1614) received Best in Show for its immersive design that brings visitors on a sensory journey. Attendees visiting Ceramica Del Conca’s booth are greeted by the eye-catching exterior, covered with three-dimensional red stone and illuminated by LED lights hidden behind mirrors with primal shapes. Large surfaces flank the floors and walls of the first three rooms in the exhibit space, highlighting the three-dimensional effect of porcelain stoneware stones. The exhibit space also spotlights seven tile collections, including the Dinamika Stone Edition collection and Dimore collection. 

A Best in Show award was also granted to Stonepeak Ceramics (Booth 6234) for its storytelling design, “The Magical Journey,” which illustrates how the company has transformed ceramics over time through innovation, sustainability and design. The entrance to the booth showcases an immersive journey that passes through a magical portal, beyond which visitors are offered a new interpretation of ceramics and led into a space of perceptions. The design transforms reality, and a perfect balance that plays on perspectives is revealed. Attendees enter the exhibition space, where porcelain dress stairs, vases and columns are installed upside down to represent an altar-universe and heaven-like experience. A Material Library is available inside the booth and features Stonepeak’s entire range of ceramic and porcelain products, including terrazzo-looks, marble-looks, stone-looks and more, showcasing the diverse product range of colors, thicknesses, formats and finishes. 

VIVES AZULEJOS Y GRES (S.A.) (Booth 819) was also honored as a Best in Show winner. The company’s vibrant display, showcased through ceramics, is inspired by the striking impact one experiences when visiting Las Vegas. VIVES has conveyed this through its Surf collection, which offers a wide variety of decorated tile in multiple formats and colors. Key features of the booth for attendees to enjoy include two towers that simulate with tile the illuminated signs of Las Vegas as well as a central corridor, highlighting the full color range offered by the Surf collection. Two other collections creatively displayed are Tandem Wood and Duo. 

Ceramica Rondine – Bottega (Booth 1145) earned one of the Coverings 2026 Best Display honors. Attendees visiting the booth are guided through a series of interconnected rooms, each displaying different ceramic and porcelain offerings from the company. A standout space within the exhibit is the Japan-inspired room, which displays a variety of Ceramica Rondine – Bottega’s wood-look tile collections and is centered around a vibrant cherry blossom tree. Select other collections on display include Pastel X, Portland Rock and Vibe.

Another Best Display award was presented to Decocer (Booth 833) for its “Echoes of the Earth” design by architect Héctor Ruiz Velázquez. The booth was created as a fully immersive experience inspired by the primal qualities of clay and the natural world. The entire pavilion functions as architecture made of ceramics, rather than using traditional panels or displays, allowing visitors to walk on, touch and inhabit the materials. In the central space of the booth, ceramic columns, clad in earth-toned tiles, emerge from the clay walls. The curved, flowing forms of the stand create an organic and natural spatial experience to showcase eight tile collections from the company, including Talya and Eterea.   

Wonder Porcelain (Booth 4439) also received a Best Display award. The company’s impressive exhibit showcases warm colors, technical finishes, new product sizes and in-house mosaics, and each room of the booth features a different feel and experience. It was designed to display Wonder Porcelain’s product offerings via the walls and floors. A highlight of the booth is the black and white checkerboard floor, featuring the company’s new obsidian-black Tuxedo™ Porcelain™ Collection and bright-white Arctic Style Porcelain™. Wonder Porcelain’s Taj Opus™ collection is also on display, which captures the timeless character of Taj Mahal marble through a thoughtfully reinterpreted, shimmering and nuanced design. 

The Best Stone Display award went to ANTOLINI® (Booth 7833) for its striking exhibit designed as a contemporary village, conceived by designer and creative lead Alessandro La Spada. The concept invites visitors to follow the story of natural stone – from its origin in the quarry to its transformation into refined architectural surfaces. The space invites visitors to see luminous backlit walls, refined kitchen surfaces and the expressive finishes of the Texture+ Collection. In a dedicated space of the booth, these innovations reveal how technology can elevate stone, unveiling unexpected textures and depth. Coverings 2026 attendees touring the space can discover more than 20 of Antolini’s natural stones, including Cipollino GreyWave and Irish Greene®, both part of the Exclusive Collection. 

Learn more at www.coverings.com. 

About Coverings: Coverings is the largest and preeminent ceramic tile and natural stone trade fair and exposition in the United States and North America. It features exhibitors from 40 countries and is the stage for introducing some of the most innovative tile and stone products in the world with hundreds of exhibitors. 
 
The exposition and conference, with more than 35 years of successful history, serve as a valuable and complimentary learning resource for all segments of the industry, with dozens of educational opportunities throughout the show. Coverings attracts thousands of distributors, retailers, fabricators, contractors, specifiers, architectural and design professionals, builders, real estate developers, as well as journalists, reporters, broadcasters, podcasters and bloggers who cover the vital tile and stone industry.
 
Key sponsors of the show are Ceramics of Italy/Confindustria Ceramica, Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association of Spain (ASCER)/Tile of Spain, Tile Council of North America (TCNA), National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) and International Product Assurance (IPA) Laboratories. 

The show is managed by Taffy Event Strategies. 

For more information about attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at Coverings 2026, contact Taffy Event Strategies at 571-313-5801 or [email protected]. 

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