Pool Corporation, doing business as POOLCORP, is a publicly-traded American company that manufactures equipment and machinery for swimming pools. As of 2021, it was the largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and backyard products in the world.
In 2020, the company's stock was added to the S&P 500 stock market index.
History
Pool Corporation was founded in 1980 as South Central Pool Supply by Frank J. St. Romain.
In 1993, the company was purchased by Code Hennessey's & Simmons, and then went through a rapid expansion phase. The company later went public in 1995, renaming itself to the SCP Pool Corporation.
The company renamed to Pool Corporation on May 16, 2006.
Controversies
The company was accused by the Federal Trade Commission in 2011 of antitrust practices by pressuring its suppliers to not conduct business with its competitors. The company settled with a consent order which prohibited the company from continuing the practice.