CODY POOLS INC® AND CEO MIKE CHURCH NAMED 2025 BUILDER OF THE YEAR

Pool Building Industry Top Award Honors Outstanding Achievements, Dedication, and Visionary Leadership

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cody Pools, the nation's leading builder of residential and commercial pools, is proud to announce that President and CEO Mike Church and the company have been awarded the industry's top honor of the 2025 Builder of the Year award by the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA). This peer-nominated award honors the individual in the pool building profession for outstanding achievement and dedication to the industry. 

"On behalf of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, it is my honor to congratulate Mike Church and Cody Pools on being named the 2025 Builder of the Year. This award recognizes not just one company, but the spirit of excellence, innovation, and leadership that makes our industry stronger. Cody Pools' dedication to quality, education, and continuous improvement inspires every builder to dream bigger and reach higher. We celebrate your achievement and look forward to seeing your continued success," said Sabeena S. Hickman, PHTA President & CEO.

Under Church's leadership since 2003, he scaled Texas-based Cody Pools from 19 to nearly 450 team members by expanding operations throughout Texas and nationwide with targeted acquisitions of like-minded companies: California Pools & Landscape® (Greater Phoenix, AZ), A-Quality Pool Service® (Tampa, FL), Platinum Pools®(Houston, TX), and American Pools & Spas® (Orlando, FL).

"This honor belongs to every member of our Cody Pools family. Our success has been built on collaboration, creativity, and a shared commitment to delivering world-class craftsmanship and service to our clients. The passion our team brings to every project is what drives our continued growth and success," said Mike Church, CEO & President of Cody Pools. 

In addition to this monumental accomplishment, the Cody Pools family of companies earned 20 prestigious PHTA International Awards of Excellence in 2025. This award honors the most beautiful, innovative, and technically impressive pool, spa, and hot tub installations from around the world. California Pools & Landscape of AZ, the country's most awarded pool builder, received 15 awards, Cody Pools, TX, received three awards, and Platinum Pools of TX received two awards. The award-winning designs are featured in the September 2025 issue of Aqua Magazine. 

About Cody Pools, Inc®.

Cody Pools , headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, is the nation's leading builder of commercial and residential pools, spas, and beautiful outdoor spaces. Since its inception in 1994, Cody Pools has constructed over 70,000 swimming pools nationwide, earning accolades and awards from top industry experts and publications for pushing the boundaries of design and construction innovation. The rapid growth of the Cody Pools company can be attributed to outstanding leadership, an unmatched reputation for exceeding customer expectations, and strategic acquisitions of other like-minded pool-building companies across the country. These include California Pools & Landscape servicing the greater Phoenix, AZ area, A-Quality Pool Service, Tampa, FL, Platinum Pools in Houston, TX, and American Pools & Spas in Orlando, FL. 

Recognized as the "#1 Pool Builder in the Nation" by Pool & Spa News for 13 consecutive years (2013-2025), Cody Pools boasts a workforce of over 400 employees and 17 state-of-the-art design centers while continuing to set the bar for excellence and enhancing the lives of its customers. For more information, visit www.codypools.com or find them socially on Instagramand Facebook.

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