Giant New Zealand swimming pool display centre to be ready for upcoming season

An 11,000m2 site just north of Auckland is set to become the largest swimming pool display centre in New Zealand.

The Ultimate Pools site in Dairy Flat when complete will encompass a water testing and product research and development facility, extensive storage facilities, sales and showrooms, product displays, a children’s entertainment area – and of course display swimming pools.

Ultimate Pools is the authorised New Zealand dealer and distributor for Compass Pools north of the Harbour Bridge and south of Laings Beach.

The company started with a small warehouse and three staff in March 2017, as a distributor of Compass Pools NZ. The new purpose built facility has been five years in planning and

is expected to cost more than $NZ4 million when complete.

An 11,000m2 site just north of Auckland is set to become the largest swimming pool display centre in New Zealand

General manager Rainbow Morris says the company has quickly grown and made a name for itself as an industry leader.

“Our success at the SPASA awards over the past few years is testament to this,” she says.

“We now have 26 staff over our pool building and swimming pool aftercare service businesses, including a retail store and fleet of service vehicles. With this success came the need for expansion and we quickly recognised the need for a business premises which could allow us to grow and develop many different facets of the business.”

Ultimate Pools are currently working with suppliers from across New Zealand to design and build an industry-leading complex where both trade suppliers and end users will be able to access swimming pool products in a working environment.

“This will be a fantastic opportunity for training, product testing and sales to be carried out,” says Morris.

“Owners Warren Wright and Steve Westlake had a vision of creating a state-of-the-art centre, which will become a destination venue for families and an event hub. This dream is now becoming a reality as construction has begun on the facility in earnest.

“We will be moving our team to the new location in June/July and opening to the public in time for the new 2023 Summer season,” she says.