The Power 50 – Pool & Spa News’ fourth annual ranking of the nation’s most successful pool builders.

“From 2003 to 2004, the overwhelming majority experienced some kind of increase. Growth percentages ranged from 2 percent to a whopping 126. The company that experienced the most growth did so after repositioning itself in the market.

Elite Weiler Pools Inc. (No. 16), moved into a new facility, doubled its sales force and beefed up promotion for its commercial pool division. A large part of the company’s phenomenal growth came from a local boom in condominium production.

‘We have also brought a good share of our work in-house. It’s given us a little bit of a competitive edge,’ says John Kennedy, president of the Sarasota, Fla.–based company. This helps offset rising materials costs.”