The installation, orchestrated by San Juan’s Northeast Sales Rep Paul Kennedy, features an 11' x 16' Paradise model San Juan fiberglass swimming pool in a unique outdoor garden/recreation center that includes a gazebo and other structures.

Concrete planters containing brightly colored flowers and a wrought iron fence enhance the overall beauty of the entertainment center situated amid rolling hills in a rural area of Canada.

According to Kennedy, the Paradise was chosen because of its compact size and the fact that it is “ideal for swimming laps, water games and aerobics.”

“People who want to relax and enjoy the countryside view can do so by using the built in bench seating in the Paradise or one of the seats on the spacious deck surrounding the pool,” Kennedy said. “On days when the sun is shining brightly, the gazebo offers plenty of protection from the sun’s rays.”

“We are proud of this NSPI winner, as well as all the San Juan installations that were featured in the 2002 Design Awards competition sponsored by Aqua Magazine. In our book they are all winners,” San Juan Marketing Director Keith Van Tilburg observed.

Van Tilburg said pictures of all installations entered in the contest can be seen on San Juan’s Website, adding that many of these will be featured company-sponsored ads. Established in 1958, Lakeland, Florida-based San Juan Pools is the nation’s oldest and largest company specializing in the manufacture of high quality fiberglass swimming pools, spas and pool/spa combination units.

San Juan produces fiberglass pools, spas and pool/spa combination units in manufacturing facilities in Lakeland, Florida and Eloy, Arizona and markets them to the pool buying public through a network of 500 independent dealers in the United States and Canada, many of whom are licensed pool contractors.

Additional information on San Juan Pools and its products, including 50 distinct fiberglass pool models, can be obtained on the company’s website at , by sending an e-mail to or by calling the company’s toll free number 1-800-535-7946 and asking for a copy of the San Juan CD ROM which has already been circulated to 85,000 consumers nationwide.