Inaugural SPRAA Awards presented

The inaugural SPRAA Awards winners have been presented by President Gary Nye during the SPASA Australia Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner last week, held to coincide with the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show on the Gold

Coast.

The Night of Night also included the SPLASH! Environmental Awards.

The winner of the first ever SPRAA National Pool Store of the Year was Rainwise Coburg from Victoria. Runners-up were Poolside Frankston (Vic) and Sapphire Wetwork at Tura Beach (NSW).

The SPRAA Retail Salesperson of the Year is Lee Salisbury from Sapphire Wetwork, with runners-up Clayton Safet from Clark Rubber Midland (WA) and Mike Latchford from Clark Rubber Moorabbin (Vic).

The SPRAA Technician of the Year competition resulted in a draw with Anthony Wheatley from Poolwerx Milton (Qld) and Shannon Lynch from Clark Rubber, Campbelltown (NSW) scoring equal points. The runner-up in this category was Caleb Birch from Clark Rubber Enfield.

Retail Supplier of the Year is AstralPool. The runners-up were Newline and Zodiac.

The SPRAA National Spa Retailer of the Year is Poolside – Wodonga (Vic) and the runner up was Clark Rubber – Geraldton (WA).

President, Gary Nye, says SPRAA is proud to sponsor the first national awards in the after-market sector of the industry.

“SPRAA has achieved a lot in a short time including our work to establish the Certificate 3 and 4 in Swimming Pool and Spa Service. We are delighted to have run the inaugural national awards for the after-market sector. The awards are a valuable way to recognise the outstanding businesses our members run,” he says.

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