For seven decades, Brighton Pools® has brought exceptional craftsmanship and top tier customer service to its home state of Maryland, the mid-atlantic and surrounding states. We are the best of the best when it comes to expert renovation and maintenance for both commercial and residential swimming pools.Through our exciting franchise expansion, our top-rated services are now moving beyond the borders of our beloved Maryland hometown to newfound presence throughout the U.S.! It’s through our trusted franchise partners that our customers still gain the same exceptional Brighton Pools service in the region.Did you know that we didn’t start out as Brighton Pools — originally, our customers knew us as Hohne Pools. In 1954, Mr. Hohne established the flagship Hohne Pools location as he blazed the trail for residential pool construction for middle class America. Perfect craftsmanship is still in our DNA just like it was back then. In 2021, during our franchise rollout, we changed our name to Brighton Pools as a way to welcome in new franchise owners and new clientele — but we never lost our hometown feel nor our high quality workmanship.Since the 1980’s, Gary W. Hohne, President & CEO has led the company, continuing it’s legendary service and perfect craftsmanship with residential and commercial projects world-wide. Our services are based on reputation, reliability and quality. We’re proud to sell and install products that are state-of-the-art and dependable, producing family-centric oases or efficient commercial pool environments as a result. In the same way, our franchisees can depend on our support model and our team to help their franchise achieve maximum potential.You have the skill set, the sales drive, and the know-how — we’ll help you make business ownership a reality!Brighton Pools has grown from a small, family-owned business founded in 1954 to one of the most recognized pool builders in the US. The company was awarded the BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and was recognized by Sundance Spas as the highest volume single-store retailer in the world.As a national pool industry expert, I have been called on by the American Red Cross, the National Swimming Pool Foundation, CBS & WJZ TV News, Families Online Magazine, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine and other swim and leisure publications to discuss pool building, swim safety and aquatic fitness.