Industry associations
Supporting PHTA, FSPA, CPSA, NESPA, TPSC and CMAHC.
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Pool Magazine × BidBuild
Two partners. One mission: a stronger pool industry.
Pool Magazine’s industry voice and BidBuild’s contractor software come together to help pool builders organize their work, protect profit and put AI to work with confidence.
Affiliate partner of Pool Magazine
The industry’s voice
Who is Pool Magazine?
News, ideas and education for the people who build, service and shape the pool industry.
2020
Founded
3
Channels: digital, quarterly print, podcast
35K+
Industry reach
391
Directory categories
Giving back to the industry.
Water safety & education
Supporting the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and a safer future around water.
A voice for builders
Free news submissions and a free industry directory give builders a place to be heard.
Why BidBuild × Pool Magazine?
Free demo
Walk through proposals, schedules and job costs with the BidBuild team.
Guided onboarding
Four weekly sessions help your team put a repeatable process in place.
BidBuild IQ
AI specialists that draft. You review and approve before work goes out.
Inside Pool Magazine
From the jobsite to the bigger picture.
Pool Magazine follows the people, products and decisions shaping the pool and spa industry. Its coverage spans practical field concerns, outdoor living design and the business of building and maintaining pools.
Construction & design
Pool builds, renovations, architectural details and outdoor living ideas give builders a view of the work happening across the industry.
Equipment & technology
Coverage explores automation, robotic cleaners, pumps, covers and new products, including product reviews and manufacturer announcements.
Business & leadership
Company news, acquisitions, builder profiles and conversations with industry leaders put day-to-day work in a wider business context.
Safety & professional practice
Reporting on water safety, recalls, standards and industry associations keeps important professional issues in the conversation.
Print & digital
An industry publication, wherever you read.
Pool Magazine pairs its online reporting with a quarterly print publication. Readers can choose a digital subscription or print and digital delivery through its official subscription page.
The Fall 2026 issue features “Sacred Geometry,” a pool design story bringing together architecture, mathematics and mosaics—a glimpse of the design-focused reporting alongside its industry news.
Pool Magazine Podcast
Hear from the people moving the industry forward.
Hosted by Joe Trusty, the podcast brings builders, designers, innovators and business leaders into conversations about the pool industry. Subjects range from company leadership and valuation to automation, water care, renovation and outdoor living.
What’s Your Pool Company Really Worth?
A conversation with Weld Valuations about what someone might pay for a pool company.
Listen to the episodeThe Changing Role of Automatic Pool Covers
A discussion of automatic covers and their place in the modern backyard beyond their familiar safety role.
Listen to the episodeFire Pits & Fire Tables for 2026
Outdoor living design ideas around gathering spaces and architectural fire features.
Listen to the episodeSelected reading
On Pool Magazine’s radar.
Historic Rain in Florida Takes Toll on Pool Job Sites
Reporting on heavy rain and the challenges facing pool construction sites on Florida’s Space Coast.
Read on Pool MagazineSacred Geometry: Where Architecture, Mathematics and Mosaics Collide
A design feature exploring the relationship between geometry, architecture and pool mosaics.
Read on Pool MagazineLatham Pools Unveils 2026 Photo Contest Winners
A manufacturer announcement highlighting twelve winning projects and backyard design ideas.
Read on Pool MagazineSelected from Pool Magazine’s website on November 11, 2026. These are Pool Magazine stories, separate from BidBuild’s blog and partnership announcement.
Case Studies
Behind the business.
From spreadsheets to one system
- Pool builders
- Job management
- Contingency
- BidBuild IQ
How T4 Fiberglass Pools, a family-run builder in Vero Beach, Florida, brought around 50 projects a year into one organized system with BidBuild.
Read the Story
Stronger presentations. A more productive company.
- Outdoor living
- Scenes
- BidBuild IQ
- Design-build
ModernXscapes brings outdoor living ideas to life with BidBuild Scenes and reports greater company productivity since the launch of BidBuild IQ.
Read the StoryLatest from the blog.
All articles
Partnership · 3 min read
BidBuild and Pool Magazine Join Forces
BidBuild and Pool Magazine are partnering to bring modern contractor software, guided onboarding and approval-first AI to pool builders.
Playbook · 5 min read
5 Job-Costing Mistakes That Eat Pool Profit
Five avoidable job-costing mistakes on pool projects, with practical habits for tracking commitments, changes and contingency before closeout.
Operations · 8 min read
Best Pool Builder Software in 2026: What to Look For and How to Compare
The best pool builder software connects your estimate, proposal, construction schedule and job costs without making the team recreate the same project in separate tools. Compare products using a real pool workflow, not a feature count or a promise that software will prevent every delay.
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