Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
Southern Arizona Chapter
Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
Southern Arizona Chapter
Our Mission
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance protects and advances the common interests of the industry by providing education, advocacy, standards development, research and market growth to increase our members’ professionalism, knowledge and profitability.
PHTA enhances the business success of its member professionals and ensures consumer safety through:
Education
Offering education and resources for members to expand their businesses and achieve personal success.
Elevation
Creating programs and practices to enable our members to reach their pinnacle.
Advocacy
Improving the business environment by advocating and promoting the benefits of the aquatics industry.
About Us
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) Southern Arizona is a chapter of the world’s oldest and largest association representing swimming pool, spa, and hot tub manufacturers, manufacturers’ agents, builders, designers, distributors, suppliers, installers, retailers, and service technicians. For more than half a century, PHTA has been serving members and the public with critical industry knowledge that ranges from sound regulatory practice to industry trends and consumer attitudes. Since 1983, PHTA is the only industry organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute as the recognized Standards Development Organization to promote and develop the nation’s standards for swimming pools and hot tubs.
About Us
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) Southern Arizona is a chapter of the world’s oldest and largest association representing swimming pool, spa, and hot tub manufacturers, manufacturers’ agents, builders, designers, distributors, suppliers, installers, retailers, and service technicians. For more than half a century, PHTA has been serving members and the public with critical industry knowledge that ranges from sound regulatory practice to industry trends and consumer attitudes. Since 1983, PHTA is the only industry organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute as the recognized Standards Development Organization to promote and develop the nation’s standards for swimming pools and hot tubs.
Local Impact
The Southern Arizona Chapter represents pool builders, service companies, individual service technicians, pool supply manufacturers and suppliers, and anyone else connected with the pool and hot tub industry.
Education & Certification
Workforce Development
The new PHTA Registered Pool Maintenance and Service Technician Apprenticeship Program™ is a nationwide program, registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, allowing the pool and spa profession to be more competitive with other industries that are also struggling for entry-level talent. And, because the PHTA apprenticeship program uses industry-developed competency and ANSI-approved standards developed by PHTA, employers and apprentices are assured that the program delivers the content needed to develop qualified service professionals.
This program is also approved by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors.
Advocacy
Water Safety
Through our fundraising efforts, the Southern Arizona Chapter provides scholarships for swimming lessons through the Valley of the Sun YMCA.
Our Leadership
Martin Lopez
Dapo Fadeyi
Mark Ragel
Manny Sanchez
Tim Freeman
Jaime Guzman
Darren Bachtel
Scott DeHererra
Susan Stein Kregar
Upcoming Events
Whether it’s a chapter meeting, networking mixer, education course, or golf outing, PHTA offers regular events to connect pool professionals with their peers.