America's Swimming Pool Company

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America’s Swimming Pool Company (ASP) is a franchised swimming pool service chain, specializing in swimming pool maintenance, repair, and renovation. Stewart Vernon founded America's Swimming Pool Company in 2001 in Macon, Georgia, where the franchise headquarters resides.

History

Stewart Vernon, founder & CEO of ASP – America’s Swimming Pool Company, opened his first swimming pool service company in Macon, GA in 2001. Through an apprenticeship with a local pool service expert who was preparing to retire, Vernon learned the industry inside and out. He purchased service equipment and a truck, and began working as an owner/operator. By age 22, Vernon had successfully launched the first ASP.

As the business grew, Vernon was presented with the concept of changing his business model into a franchise, offering the ability to expand the brand across the nation. After researching the franchise concept, Vernon founded ASP Franchising and began selling franchises in 2006.

In October 2018, Columbia-based company Authority Brands LLC purchased America’s Swimming Pool Company.

Growth

Vernon began franchising the business in 2006. Detailed below is a total of the number of franchise owners that have joined the company over the years:

Year

Total Franchise Owners

2002

1

2006

4

2007

10

2008

20

2009

30

2010

40

2011

45

2012

50

2013

60

2014

71

2015

82

Awards and recognition

Since the launch of the first franchises in 2006, ASP has received multiple awards and recognitions, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Top 100 Fastest Growing Franchise - #98, 2015 Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Top Home Based Franchise - 2014 Franchise 500, #53
  • Top Low Cost Franchise - 2014 Franchise 500, #37
  • Top Franchise Opportunity for 2015 - 2015 Franchise Business Review
  • Top Franchisee Satisfaction - 2015 Franchise Business Review Survey
  • International Franchise Association - Member in Good Standing
  • VetFran - Member in Good Standing
  • The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals - Member in Good Standing