ASP Recognized as a Top 500 Franchise Company by Entrepreneur Magazine

Nation’s largest pool and spa franchise rises in their ranking, now at #188 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list for 2014

Macon, GA – ASP - America's Swimming Pool Company was recently ranked at #188 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list for 2014. Launched as a franchise in 2005, ASP - America's Swimming Pool Company now has 140 territories operating in over 200 cities in 16 states. ASP continues to be recognized as the nation’s leading pool and spa maintenance franchise.

“Breaking into the top 200 really demonstrated all the hard work that has gone into our franchise system at the corporate level as well as all the hard work from our outstanding franchise owners,” said Stewart Vernon, Founder and CEO of ASP.

Entrepreneur has conducted the Franchise 500 survey for 35 years. To determine rankings, each company is evaluated on its financial strength and stability, growth rate, size of system, years in business and franchising percentage of units closing.

“Being ranked even higher is a very exciting achievement for us, and one that we are proud to share with all of our franchise owners,” stated Vernon.

About ASP - America's Swimming Pool Company

ASP - America's Swimming Pool Company, the nation’s largest swimming pool maintenance, repair and renovation franchise was established in 2001 by Stewart Vernon of Macon, Ga. The company was built on the belief that providing the highest-quality pool maintenance with competitive pricing and a high level of dependability will attract customers. Since 2005, ASP has expanded into 178 territories throughout the country, servicing over 200 cities in eighteen states across the country. At this point, the company manages over 100 million gallons of water per week and renovates or remodels more than 250 pools each year. For information, please visit www.ASPpoolco.com.