130 | POOL INDUSTRY 2024 SPASA Awards: Baywide Pools T T Kelly Deeks Stunning pools impress at annual awards Tauranga Holiday Park’s pool precinct is a vibrant hub for both activity and relaxation. Mayfair Pools Tauranga & Whakatane - Baywide Pools has trumped some really tough competition by taking out four awards for two stunning pools at the 2024 Swimming Pool and Spa Association (SPASA) Awards. The awards included Gold for the coveted Commercial Project of the Year, and another Gold for Fibreglass Pool and Spa Combination. “We are incredibly proud of all of our work, but some of these awards still took us by surprise,” says Baywide Pools owner Marina Fowell. “We saw the other entrants and they looked really great.” The 2024 Commercial Project of the Year was a huge undertaking, and part of a designand-build project by Watts and Hughes of a new pool recreation zone at Tauranga Holiday Park. Mayfair Pools Tauranga & Whakatane was chosen to collaborate on this project for Mayfair’s proprietary fibreglassing system, which would ensure a high-quality finish on this large-scale freeform pool. Marina says the scale alone of this project makes it very special. At 33x19 metres and up to 1.5m deep with a 300mm splash deck, the whole structure had to be covered with scaffolding and shrink-wrap, while Mayfair Pools Tauranga & Whakatane used five staff to apply their three-coat system over about five days. “It has to be protected from sunlight and weather and everything kept at a uniform temperature throughout this process,” Marina says. “Being such a large pool, what would normally be a two-day process took a bit longer, so had to be protected for longer, which was the big challenge on this project.” The result is stunning. Tauranga Holiday Park’s pool precinct is a vibrant hub for both activity and relaxation. The huge pool and splash deck include ramps, steps, and built-in seating. Pool lighting was also installed to lengthen available swimming hours and highlight the area at night. The pool taking out Gold for Fibreglass Pool and Spa Combination is a resort-style pool, and a perfect example of how design-led construction can find a meeting point between form and function. This client had an unusual and restrictive shape to work with, and wanted to add a pool that could be used for swimming lengths, family fun for all ages, and a cohesive flow with the outdoor entertainment area. “Normally, that would be a straightforward brief, but in this space it meant not a single straight side was able to be part of this build,” Marina explains. The smooth curves create a beautiful design aesthetic and a sanctuary for this family, who say they feel like they are living in a resort. Mayfair Pools Tauranga & Whakatane - Baywide Pools also impressed at Mayfair Pools’ own 2024 Pool of the Year competition, where a gorgeous lap pool won both Gold Pool of the Year and the People’s Choice award. Fulfilling the client’s brief for a 20m lap pool that would elevate their Airbnb offering, this elegantly understated pool really lets the landscape do the talking. To maximise the outlook over the Waihi Estuary at Pukehina Beach, this pool sits slightly elevated on its site for amazing sunset views. Heated with a hot water heat pump and covered with a BMH Duokote cover, this gorgeous pool provides year-round fitness and leisure for it owners, their Airbnb guests, and also the local swimmers. These accolades come with extra significance for Baywide Pools, Marina, and her husband Gary, who has been a qualified builder for 40 years and a pool builder for six. “Pools were a bit of a new thing for Gary when we opened Mayfair Pools Tauranga & Whakatane, and there wasn’t a Mayfair agency in our area for many years,” Marina says. “We had to start from scratch, and now we are happy to say we are award-winning pool builders.” Distributors of Award Winning Naked-R Freshwater Pool Systems and proud of our association with Baywide Pools. The crystal clear breakthrough in backyard pools is FreshWater.
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