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History
Continental Pools, Inc. was founded in 1987 as a pool service and repair company. In 1991, CPI began providing Lifeguard services to commercial accounts. Throughout the early nineties, CPI was consistently growing each year and looking to refine safety practices. In 1996, CPI began its international recruiting program through Work Abroad. We have now partnered with Work Abroad and have our in-house recruiters and trainers worldwide.
In 1997, CPI became a client of Ellis and Associates (www.jellis.com), establishing the highest standards for flat-water pools in the nation. CPI and Ellis partnered to refine the National Pool and Waterpark Lifeguard Training program to a hybrid version for these flat-water pools. This effort has forever changed the safety standards for these types of pools as the 10/20 Rule of Protection is now universally recognized as the proper way to conduct patron surveillance at guarded swimming pools. In recent years, CPI has adopted such advanced training techniques like Vigilance Awareness Training (VAT) and the "5 Minute Strategy".
Beginning in 2002, we successfully pursued and developed relationships with some of the most prestigious private clubs in the Baltimore/Washington region. Recently we designed and performed a very ingenious renovation solution for a swimming pool at a prominent private golf club, ultimately saving the members millions. Our renovation replaced the engineer's recommendation to replace the entire facility.
CPI continues to be on the cutting edge of technology, in 2004 CPI was the first pool management company to reduce excessive paper forms by performing and transferring a significant amount of our data collection electronically with PDA's for all field personnel.
At CPI the future is bright. We are a mid-Atlantic leader in swimming pool services with four market leading service lines, more than $10 million in annualized revenues and more than 1,000 employees worldwide. The Continental Pools, Inc. lines of business include commercial pool management, residential pool services, property improvement services and international recruitment services. We continue to increase our market share, through consistently pleasing our clients. If you would like to learn more about us, just ask, it's a great story and we love telling it.
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