Best and biggest ever SPLASH! expo an outstanding success
After a wait of four years, the 2022 SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show proved to be everything the industry needed – and more!
Exhibitors were delighted with the bustling crowd of excited visitors, and the visitors commented on the size of the show (with well over 100 exhibitors), and the professional standard of the exhibition stands. Many commented that the show was much more like a European or American show in style and presentation, ushering in a new era in trade shows for the pool and spa industry in the region.
The visitors and exhibitors alike were genuinely excited to all get together again after such a prolonged absence.
SPASA Australia CEO Lindsay McGrath congratulated the SPLASH! 2022 team in delivering an event of international quality.
“Exhibitors and attendees commented on the stands’ quality, seminars, and networking,” he says.
“The attendee list includes the who’s who of decision-makers across the Asia Pacific region with an excellent contingent of internationals. There was an incredible buzz of professionals getting together and planning for the future. This expo has set a new standard for events in the Australasian pool and spa industry, and I look forward to the next show.”
The SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show was opened by Olympic champion Brooke Hanson after the Women Attaining Vision Excellence and Success (WAVES) networking breakfast organised for women who are and who aspire to be leaders in the pool and spa industry.
The day was filled with seminars from industry experts, debate sessions on the critical issues faced by the industry, and concluded with networking drinks.
The second day started slow but picked up the pace with the flow of visitors engaged by the exhibitors, seminars and talk sessions. The highlight of the second day was the SPLASH! Afterparty – an exciting night of entertainment including the iconic Baker Boys band. The golf day followed on the Friday.
The ASSA Conference was also held in conjunction with SPLASH!
SPLASH! magazine will have a comprehensive review in the upcoming print edition.
Some comments
Jonas Ryberg, Marketing Director, Fluidra Australia – Platinum Sponsor of the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show: “After four long years due to covid restrictions, SPASA Australia was finally able to host SPLASH! last week – the Pool & Spa Trade Show at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre in Queensland was worth the wait. As Platinum Sponsors of both SPASA Australia and the SPLASH! show, Fluidra Australia is proud to have supported, exhibited and presented at this long anticipated industry event. Thank you to all who visited the Fluidra stand to talk to our fantastic team about our range of residential and commercial products. Congratulations to SPASA Australia and SPLASH! magazine on hosting a very successful, well-organised and highly entertaining event.”
Christopher Connolly, DAB Water Technology – Gold Sponsor of SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show: “The 2022 SPLASH! expo was an amazing and successful event for us. Seeing everyone together, engaged and happy across the industry has been so welcoming and fulfilling. Thanks to SPASA for their support and putting on such a fabulous and successful event.”
Morgan Lobe, Marketing Lead, Reece Irrigation and Pools – Gold Sponsor of the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show: “Reece Irrigation & Pools were proud to sponsor the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show in 2022. It was a long-awaited opportunity to reconnect with the people and businesses that make our pool and spa industry great – we were thrilled to be a part of it. Thanks to SPLASH! and SPASA for organising such a fantastic event.”
Elena Gosse, CEO and Co-owner AIS Water - Silver Sponsor of the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show: “As the CEO of AIS Water, a manufacturer of water disinfection technology for commercial and residential pools, our sponsorship of the SPLASH! Show forms part of our commitment to furthering our industry. We’re all in for helping it grow, prosper and continue to achieve even greater standards of excellence. At AIS Water our motto is ‘enhancing life and environments’ and this extends to outside of the pool too. Thanks for a great show SPLASH!”
SPASA and SPLASH! would like to thank all the event sponsors – Fluidra, DAB, Reece and AIS Water, as well as Interpoint Events and all the exhibitors for making SPLASH! 2022 Pool & Spa Trade Show such a huge success.
