Who We Are
About Us
Gib-San Pool & Landscape Creations is a third generation industry-leading pool company that has perfected the art of building swimming pools. We have been committed to creativity, quality and customer satisfaction for over 50 years. Our mission is to deliver you and your family a pool and landscape creation that reflects your dream.
We simplify the planning stage for you. Our skilled design team will walk you through design and materials options with the assistance of our unique Creation Centres. Our quality commitment and ISO certified processes will give you an assurance of quality. Once the project commences, you will be assigned a pool project manager as your point of contact. They will oversee every aspect of your project from design and landscaping until completion. This will provide peace of mind in knowing what the production status is at any stage.
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 helps organizations be more efficient & improve customer satisfaction.
ISO 45001
ISO 45001 protects employees & visitors from work-related accidents and diseases.
ISO 14001
ISO 14001 specifies requirements for effective environmental performance requirements.
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 functions as a framework for an organization’s information security.
Edward D. Gibbs, son of the Gib-San founder, is the current President and CEO of Gib-San. He started working for the company in the early 1980s while attending school and university. After 15 years of learning the business from the ground up, Ed purchased the company from his father in 1993.
Ed is a leader in the international pool industry and has been active in both industry leadership through its associations and also by his business management strategy.
- Ed is a Past President of the Pool and Hot Tub Council of Canada and was presented with the Industry Achievement Award by the Pool and Hot Tub Council of Canada In 2011.
- Ed is a Past Chairman of the Master Pools Guild, a global network of 110 elite custom pool builders.
- Ed is a proud member of TEC (The Executive Committee).
- Ed is also honoured be an Ivy Business Schools, Quantum Shift Program Alumni
Gib-San continually invests in employee training and world-class operation systems to achieve Ed's vision of leading performance in both quality and management processes. Gib-San was the first pool company in the world to achieve ISO Certifications in Quality Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Protection and Information Security.
Peter Friis, [right] Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.) for over 30 years. He has been a major contributor to Gib-San’s high-quality standards and growth.
1970s: Ed Gibbs Senior pictured at the National Home Show
1995: Ed and Peter testing out the automatic cover’s safety
1998: The beginning of the third generation
2000: Kids learning on the job and in uniform
2017: Our management retreat in Arizona team bonding
Present: Jason, Ed, Chris and Peter leading our team to new heights
A Third Generation Company
A Third Generation Company Ed Gibbs Sr. started this company to build pools and provide for his family. Ed Gibbs could not wait to follow in his father’s footsteps and have the opportunity to work with his father. In his forty plus years with the organization he has passionately grown the business ever since. Ed’s two adult children, Caley and Connor, likewise followed in his footsteps starting in the business during their educational journeys and both had the unique as well as special opportunity to work with both their grandfather and father. Our family legacy continues.
Our History of Industry Leadership
Ed Gibbs Sr. founded Gib-San Pools over 50 years ago and became one of the early leaders in the swimming pool and spa design/build and maintenance business in Toronto. He served as president of the Ontario Swimming Pool Association (OSPA) in 1968 and the Canadian Swimming Pool Association (CANSPA) in 1983. Until his passing in 2013, Ed sincerely loved being around the happiness that swimming pools brought families. His legacy remains constant and he is missed dearly.
