The sparkle and sound of water adds life to any home.
A pool becomes the focal point of activity and enjoyment creating an environment to make family memories, enjoy time with your friends, or relax in solitude. Gib-San can make your dream of a backyard resort a reality.

One source – from design to landscaping – Gib-San can build you a pool, but better yet, let us create a breathtaking backyard resort from concept to pool and landscape installation. A Gib-San plan considers the surrounding environment – ensuring the pool and landscaping work seamlessly together. We take the weight of the project off your shoulders, overseeing every aspect from design development to providing skilled craftsmen, choosing only the best materials, and providing you with a single contact company involved in every phase of the project.

Gib-San has built thousands of custom pools in the GTA – In its forty-plus years of operation, Gib-San literally has built thousands of concrete and vinyl lined pools across the Greater Toronto region and into Caledon and Muskoka. There’s a reason for this – customer satisfaction!

Gib-San’s expertise enables us to do distant installations too.  From coast-to-coast in Canada and throughout the Caribbean, Gib-San has honed our logistic skills to build the world’s finest pools anywhere.

A Master Pools Builder – Gib-San is a member of the Master Pools Guild, the largest international network of elite custom pool builders, committed to building the finest pools in the world. We gain great benefits by being a Master Pools Builder. As a member, we share creative ideas, technical knowledge and construction techniques with the best builders in the world. Members act as a resource for each other and are always available to assist in the creative or technical challenges of other member companies. Gib-San is the largest Master Pools Builder in Canada and ranks in the top ten in the Guild overall.

The management style at Gib-San blends an entrepreneurial drive and inspiration with a commitment to invest in professional management systems. The pioneering vision and commitment to quality the company was founded on continues today, infused with new ideas and better ways for both the company and the industry to grow.

Edward D. Gibbs, President and CEO of Gib-San is a leader in the international pool industry. Ed is President of the Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada for 2008 and was Chairman of the international Master Pools Guild board in 2006 – having served on the board from 2005 to 2007. Ed entered the pool industry in 1981 as a student, learning the business from the ground up under the tutelage of his father and founder of Gib-San Pools, eventually buying the company in 1996.

Peter Friis, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Gib-San manages the construction and service management teams. He has been a major contributor to Gib-San’s high quality standards and growth in his 20 years with the company. In keeping with the Gib-San commitment to help the industry grow, Peter serves on the board of directors of the Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada Toronto chapter. He is also judging chairman for the Master Pools Guild Awards of Excellence contest.

Our commitment is to you!
Our aim is to make the creative process of planning your backyard resort simple. Our method allows you to quickly review ideas for an all-inclusive plan that realizes your dream. We reduce the stress and disruption of installation by providing skilled craftsmen and choosing only the highest quality products. We provide you with one source - overseeing every aspect of the project - from design to landscaping.

Gib-San knows the magic of water and the impact it has on our health and well being.  Water appeals to all our senses – from the feel of its soft freshness to the musical sounds of its bubbling action as it tumbles and spackles joyfully down a waterfall.   Just sitting near water watching the reflections of our surroundings can be tranquil.   Swimming and floating in a pool or enjoying a hot tub massage will ease away the stress of busy days. 

It is a well known fact that aqua aerobics is not only one of the best forms of exercise but the safest too, especially as we age.  Exercising in water lessens the impact on our joints, while providing resistance necessary when exercising  to provide a workout for muscles and to increase our heart rate.   Pools can be outfitted for those with special needs with special equipment  to ease entering and exiting the pool,  or for providing added stability while exercising.   

Designing water into your home surroundings is good for your health.   Even when not in it, it entertains, filling the quiet in conversation. Talk to Gib-San about your special needs and ask how water can provide you with a higher quality of life.