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    Business ProfileforSwift Pools Inc.

    Pool Contractors
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    6 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/24/2013

    Years in Business: 49

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1123 Capitol Trl, Newark, DE 19711-3921
    BBB File Opened:
    6/1/1979
    Years in Business:
    49
    Business Started:
    7/1/1974
    Business Incorporated:
    3/28/1983
    Accredited Since:
    1/24/2013
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Business Management
    • Mr. Ethan Swift, Vice President
    • Mr. John Swift, President
    • Ms. Bonnie Swift, Secretary
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. John Swift, President
    • Ms. Bonnie Swift, Secretary

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Bonnie Swift, Secretary
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (302) 738-5082
      Primary Fax

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Hiring a pool contractor

    Customer Complaints

    6 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    05/12/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I signed a contract with Swift in July of 2020 to have a pool built in 2021. Swift said they'd have it done the following year. There have been numerous delays and 3 years later, the pool is not done. We were finally told last fall that our pool would be built this spring and that we were next in line. When spring came, we received an email saying that regrettably they were going to have to charge us 40-45% more than the contract price, due to the circumstances of the last three years, and prices going up. They also stated that they understood if we need to cancel, and would return our 10k deposit in the order deposits were received (not immediately, but in their time). We spoke to an attorney, who read the contract and said they are in breach, as their contract does not allow for price changes. He also said that we can sue them for the difference in what the same pool would cost now with another company. My husband sent an email to Swift demanding our deposit back immediately, and we just received another email stating that they are keeping part of our deposit for staking the pool and applying for a permit. Their prior email said nothing about that. We would like our full deposit back, and an apology for time wasted and the unprofessionalism of the company.
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    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Joseph D

    4 stars

    07/19/2023

    My wife and I contracted with Swift Pools to design and install a semi-custom Mountain Lake Vinyl pool. We reasonably expected to get our pool sometime in 2021 and I believe Swift Pools reasonably expected to be able to deliver. Two years, eleven months, and three days after signing our contract, our pool was finally completed. As the financial leader of a global manufacturing business, I understand first-hand how the Pandemic impacted supply chains, lead times, and costs. After much research, I came to understand that pool industry supply chains were hit particularly hard by the pandemic, combined with a massive surge in demand for backyard pools related to lifestyle changes resulting from Covid. Throughout the delay, my wife and I were kept informed of the progress made on pools being built and where we stood in the queue, working with Hilary Swift on several iterations on the design of our pool. The pool was finally laid out in July 2022, and I began the process of removing trees and shrubs to facilitate the installation. Although there was an attempt to start my pool in late 2022, it got too cold, and plans were cancelled. I was told we’d be the 1st installation in Spring 2023. Between July 2020 and Spring 2023, the cost of pools increased significantly. I knew that and I believe so did most that were under contract for a pool. Then on March 30, 2023, I received a ‘form’ letter from Swift Pools that our contracted price will increase 40%-45% due to increased costs. Long story short….we were able to agree on a revised price that we could both live with, well below the stated % increase. On Monday, May 22, 2023 Swift Pools began the installation of our pool and it was completed on June 19, 2023. In the end, we got a quality pool that was built to meticulous specification. To put it simply, Ethan Swift is a master pool builder and Swift Pools knows how to install a quality pool. Their attention to detail is what impressed me most.

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