1961
Independent Pool Service Association (IPSA) is formed.
1981
Independent Pool Service Association (IPSA) in Southern California splits into two factions: IPSA and Cal-IPSA.
1986
The presidents of IPSA and Cal-IPSA start to talk about how they would be better served together than separately.
1988
IPSA and Cal-IPSA merge, forming the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association (IPSSA), as it’s known today.
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A Major Milestone: IPSSA Celebrates the Big 3-0
As IPSSA turns 30, its members celebrate the core values that first brought service techs together in the 1960s — and reunited them in 1988.
1993
IPSSA commits to maintaining non-profit status.
1994
The Texas Region is formed.
2000
Ray Arouesty wins the Doug Tanner Award and uses it to start the IPSSA Scholarship Fund.
2008
IPSSA expands to Florida.
2010
IPSSA reaches into Georgia and Oklahoma.
2016
IPSSA goes national, making available membership to affiliate members across the country.
2017
IPSSA Disaster Relief Foundation is founded.