AIS Water wins Queensland Telstra Innovation Business Award

AIS Water has won the Embracing Innovation Award (Queensland) at the Telstra Best of Business Awards.

A massive 24,310 nominations were received for the awards.

CEO Elena Gosse says the awards are one of the most respected business awards programs in Australia, and the application and judging process was rigorous.

“I want to dedicate this win to every staff member, past and present, who has contributed to our history of innovation and success, as well as our customers who put the safety of their pool staff and swimmers first by adopting our technology,” she says.

AIS previously won the award in 2009.

AIS Water was the first in the world to pioneer freshwater pool disinfection technology for commercial swimming pools, by enabling chlorination via electrolysis in water of ultra-low salinity. AIS Water pushed the boundaries of electrolysis, enabling chlorine production in water with TDS levels as low as 1,200ppm to meet water quality swimming competition standards. Additionally, independent research by Griffith University (Brisbane) found that pools traditionally disinfected by traditional liquid or granular chlorine were unbalanced 50% and 80% of the time respectively leading to massive water dumping, whereas pools treated with AIS Water’s technology were balanced 100% of the time, eliminating the need to dump water.

Gosse says that it is a common misconception that chlorine is the enemy of swimmers, but the real difference is how the chlorine is introduced into the pool.

“Our technology provides a simple, safe and smart way of disinfecting water by effectively creating a small chlorine factory next to the pool, thereby negating the need to purchase, deliver, store or handle liquid, granular or gaseous chlorine.”

As well as its long list of awards, AIS Water has SPASA Climate Care accreditation and the National Smart Approved WaterMark as evidence of its innovation and sustainability.

AIS Water will go on to compete at a national level at the Telstra Best of Business Awards National Gala Event in Sydney in April 2022.