Aquarius Pools wins National Pool of the Year award
The 2016 SPASA Australia National Awards of Excellence were held with great fanfare on Thursday night August 18 at the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show.
The highly coveted award of National Pool of the Year went to Aquarius Pools from Victoria for their innovative elevated lap pool featuring a series of windows into the home.
The Retailer of the Year award went to Poolside Shoalhaven from New South Wales, while the Spa of the Year went to Enkipools from Victoria.
Product of the Year went to national supplier AstralPool Australia for their Viron Connect Wireless Gateway, while the Sustainable Product of the Year went to Placid Pools from Queensland for their Eco Splash.
The awards presentation was held in the Jupiters Ballroom – the space previously occupied by the main hall of SPLASH!, now made free by the move across the road to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
A lively band played up-tempo classics, keeping the large audience entertained, and setting the scene for an evening of dancing after the awards and dinner were completed. Many revellers continued into the early hours of the morning while some took advantage of Jupiter’s facilities to continue partying until dawn.
The full list of the awards is below. For images and more information, go to the SPASA Australia award page.
The Awards
SPASA Australia Retailer of the Year
GOLD Poolside Shoalhaven
SPASA Australia Supplier of the Year
BRONZE Austral Pool Solutions
SILVER Astral Pool
GOLD Zodiac
SPASA Australia Spa of the Year
GOLD Enkipools Stand out design ideas.
Renovation Residential Up to $25,000
BRONZE Award Pools Group
SILVER Adelaide Classic Pools
GOLD Aqualon Interiors
Renovation Residential Over $25,000
BRONZE Quality Dolphin Pools
SILVER Award Pools Group
GOLD Daydream Pools
Renovation – Commercial
SILVER South Pacific Pools
GOLD Commercial Aquatic Australia
Education & Training Excellence Award
BRONZE Aquatic Leisure Technologies
SILVER BioLab
GOLD Jagun Pools & Landscapes
Marketing Campaign of the Year
SILVER Factory Pools
GOLD PoolWerx
Industry Trade Representative of the Year
GOLD Alistair Ross - PoolControls
Rising Star Award
SILVER Paul Cutri - The Pool Shop – Floreat
GOLD Josephine Goonan - Urban Oasis
Retail Salesperson of the Year
BRONZE Kylie Rojahn - Atlantis Pool Services
SILVER Ross Starkey - Rainwise
GOLD Donna Harvey - Poolside Shoalhaven
Pool & Spa Service Technician of the Year
BRONZE Adam Camilleri - Pristine Pool & Spa Service
SILVER Ben Reynolds - The Pool & Spa Shop
GOLD Paul Rojahn - Paul’s Poolcare
Residential Fibreglass Pool – Up to $40,000
BRONZE Coastline Pools & Spas
SILVER Sapphire Pools
GOLD Rainwise
Residential Fibreglass Pool $40,000 - $ 60,000
BRONZE Capital Fibreglass Pools
SILVER Riverscape Landscaping & Pools
GOLD Gordon Avenue Pools & Spas
Residential Fibreglass Pool – Over $60,000
BRONZE Compass Pools SEQ
SILVER Barrier Reef Pools Perth
GOLD Narellan Pools – Geelong
Residential Vinyl Lined In-ground pool
BRONZE Albatross Swimming Pools
SILVER Aqualon Interiors
GOLD Poolscape Pools Big result using the product
Residential Pre-Engineered Vinyl Lined Pool
BRONZE Classic Pools & Spas SA
SILVER Albatross Swimming Pools
GOLD Classic Pools QLD
Residential Pre-Engineered Portable Spa
BRONZE Just Spas (Spa Industries)
SILVER Australian Outdoor Living SA
GOLD Just Spas WA
Residential In-ground Spa
BRONZE Just Spas WA
SILVER Urban Oasis
GOLD Enkipools
Spa Retailer of the Year
BRONZE Just Spas WA
SILVER Five Star Spas
GOLD Endless Spas
Water Feature
BRONZE Urban Oasis
SILVER Reflections Pool & Spa Care
GOLD Award Pools Group
Residential Pool & Spa Combination
BRONZE Quality Dolphin Pools
SILVER Polar Pools
GOLD Nautilus Pools
Innovative Pool and/or Spa Pool Systems
BRONZE Leader Landscaping & Pools
SILVER Majestic Pools & Landscapes
GOLD Aquarius Pools
Residential Concrete Pools – Up to $50,000
BRONZE Dynamic Pool Designs
SILVER Majestic Pools & Landscapes
GOLD Seaspray Pools
Residential Concrete Pools - $50,000 to $100,000
BRONZE Urban Escape Landscapes & Pools
SILVER Boardwalk Pools
GOLD Good Soil & Water
Residential Concrete Pools – Over $100,000
BRONZE Award Pools Group
SILVER Majestic Pools & Landscapes
GOLD Out From The Blue
Residential Enclosed/Indoor Pool
BRONZE Boardwalk Pools
SILVER Urban Oasis
GOLD Showpiece Pools
Residential Courtyard/Plunge Pool BioGuard Poolside
BRONZE Boardwalk Pools
SILVER Norfolk Pools
GOLD Serenity Pools
Lap Pool BioLab
BRONZE Majestic Pools & Landscapes
SILVER Elite Pools
GOLD Aquarius Pools
Pool Landscape Design of the Year
BRONZE Urban Oasis
SILVER Majestic Pools & Landscapes
GOLD Neptune Swimming Pools
Lighting Feature
SILVER Award Pools Group
GOLD Nautilus Pools
Commercial Pool – Up to $250,000
BRONZE Aquatic Developments Australia
SILVER Aloha Pools
GOLD L & V Project Pools
Commercial Pool – Over $250,000
BRONZE Commercial Aquatics Australia
SILVER Neptune Swimming Pools
GOLD L & V Project Pools
Display Pool/Centre
BRONZE Urban Oasis
SILVER Freedom Pools
GOLD Albatross Swimming Pools
Pool Store of the Year
BRONZE The Pool & Spa Shop – Edwardstown
SILVER Warner Pool & Spa Centre
GOLD Poolside Shoalhaven
Pool & Spa Service Business of the Year
SILVER Commercial Aquatics Australia
GOLD Poolside Dural Poolsmart
Product of the Year
BRONZE BioLab – BioGuard MSA Extreme
SILVER Spa Electrics – GK Tri Colour LED Light
GOLD Astral Pool Australia – Viron Connect Wireless Gateway
Sustainable Project of the Year
BRONZE Heliocol (Heel – iocol) – Lameroo Public Pool Project
SILVER Supreme Heating – Bold Park Aquatic Centre Project
GOLD Placid Pools – Sustainable Natural Swimming Pool
Sustainable Product of the Year
BRONZE Supreme Heating – Heat Seeker Maxi Solar Pool Heating
SILVER Pentair Water – Enviro Max 1100 Variable Speeed Pool Pump
GOLD Placid Pools – Eco Splash
