Welcome to the Associated Swimming Pool Industries of Florida (ASPI)

The ASPI is a local group of swimming pool builders, service companies, wholesale distributers, manufacturers, and other related professionals. We have been serving the South Florida community for 37 years. ASPI has spearheaded successful efforts to speed up plans processing and the issuing of permits and inspections. This has resulted in a saving of both time and expense to our industry and the consumer. We have also raised awareness of the proliferation of unlicensed, uninsured and unskilled individuals and have lobbied the Miami-Dade County Commission to hire additional enforcement personnel. ASPI holds its monthly meetings on the first Thursday of the month at the Piccadilly Cafeteria located at 8301 W Flagler Street in Miami, during which time all issues and concerns relating to our industry are addressed. These meetings include a free dinner, expert guest speakers, and more. They are open to all members and associates. All licensed pool professionals are invited to attend. ASPI also provides sponsorship of a college scholarship fund to our members and families who qualify. We also offer a binding arbitration clause in our contract which settles disputes without court costs and attorneys fees.

ASPI publishes a monthly newsletter called "The Pipeline". It contains the information on the upcoming meeting, information about the pool industry, columns by our lawyer, CPA, code compliance, pool technology, and photos of our past meeting or event. The September 2008 Pipeline issue is available for download (865 kb).

ASPI also sponsors several social events during the year. In the fall, we have a picnic (560k) for all members, their employees and families. The picnic for 2008 is on Sunday, November 2nd. In March, we have our annual officer installation Banquet and Dinner Dance.

The next ASPI meeting is on Thursday, September 4, 2008

The meeting is sponored by Pentair Pool Products

Topic: Energy saving pumps from Pentair and Sta-Rite
Speaker: Nestor Reyes

A pump will be auctioned.

All pool personnel and FSPA members are welcome to attend.

Governor Crist vetoes HB 679

In May 2008, ASPI members were alerted to a bill that had passed in the Florida legislature related to homeowner associations that contained a provision which would have exempted swimming pools of homeowner associations with 32 units or less from Department of Health oversight. Under Florida law, housing buildings that have 5 or more units are considered public pools. Condominium associations with 32 units or less do have this exemption. The Federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act passed in 2007 considers any multi-unit or multi-family residential area to be a public pool. ASPI members wrote and called the governor's office and asked that he veto HB 679. On June 30, Governor Crist vetoed this bill. Below is a copy of his letter.

ASPI Code of Ethics

1. To hold inviolate the concepts of free enterprise and unselfish service to the public.
2. To continually strive to gain respect of the industry, both on the local, community and national level.
3. Safety and welfare of the public in the installation, maintenance, and operation of swimming pools.
4. To support all efforts to improve swimming pool products and service, and to encourage research and the development of new materials and methods.
5. To advertise and sell the merits of their own products and refrain from attacking competitors or reflecting unfairly on their products, service or methods of doing business.
6. To reveal all the material facts, to avoid concealment of information and refrain from the use of innuendos in advertising and selling that might cause customers to be misled, so that the truth about their services or products may be fully understood by the trusting as well as the analytical.
7. To advertise only bona fide prices and products and to refrain from the use of "bait" advertising methods.
8. To design or build in a manner compatible in every respect with public health and safety, and to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations.
9. To fulfill all contractual obligations, to offer a reasonable warranty of products and services, and to perform on such warranty, either written or implied, where justifiable claims are in order, and to do this without hesitation.

We welcome new members at any time. Please feel free to join us at our meetings on the first Thursday of the month. You can also download our membership application (PDF - requires Acrobat Reader).

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