| 105 T T Virginia Wright Backyards transformed Mayfair Pools - Waikato builds custom-made quality pools designed to last. Mayfair Pools - Waikato POOL INDUSTRY For the last three years Blair & Rachel Foote have been building Mayfair Pools and renovating existing pools to successfully turn their clients’ dreams of the Kiwi back yard with a swimming pool into reality. Blair has previously been the CEO of the Waikato Rugby Union following management roles in the plumbing and water industries, Rachel has had 12 years experience in the insurance industry followed by time in the disability & retail sectors. Both are from farming backgrounds and are well-versed in the Kiwi culture of DIY. All of this combined to lead Blair and Rachel to purchase their own business taking on the Mayfair Licenced Agency for the Waikato. Owning their own business is a dream come true for them as well. “We enjoy the opportunity to combine and transfer our business skillsets and knowledge to building and creating relaxing and active backyards for families and people to enjoy the ownership of swimming pools.” says Blair. “I think it fitted our values, we’re both from sporting backgrounds and it’s brought it all together,” says Rachel. “Building someone’s dream and providing great customer service while you do that,” adds Blair. They both agree communication is the key, especially as what they’re building are big-ticket items, working with clients to achieve what are often long-held dreams for their hard earned money. The resulting pools constructed by Mayfair Pools Waikato have an enduring legacy behind them. Mayfair Pools have been constructing pools for over 50 years with the Australasian-wide patent registered in 1974. With technology learned from using fiberglass in the caravan industry, two innovative brothers Keith and Colin Atkins, turned their attention to swimming pools. The business grew and the Mayfair Swimming Pool system became increasingly well-known and sought after with pools constructed all over New Zealand for five-star hotels and resorts all the way through to suburban backyards. It’s still a family-owned company and today 16 licensees hold 32 licenses across New Zealand and the South Pacific, including the Foote’s who hold two of these licenses for the greater Waikato area including Cambridge. “The Mayfair Pool process is special. Most pools are either made with concrete or if they’re fiberglass they’re made in a factory but with ours we build the pool and spray the fiberglass on site which allows us the flexibility to build whatever our clients want in terms of size and shape to suit their individual circumstances,” says Blair. “We’re not factory built and we use our craftsmanship to build custom-made quality pools that will last. There are a few copycats around the Waikato now, but we have a couple of proprietary products that make a difference for being a Mayfair Licenced Agent. “Mayfair have 50 years of experience and a nationwide support group behind them,” adds Rachel. “Including the patented insulated board which we spray the fibreglass over on-site which works to help retain any residual heat in the water.” They’re a core team of four including Rachel and Blair themselves. “Nick Wilkinson is in his early 20’s, he’s full of energy, with plenty of common sense and logic so he makes good decisions on the fly. Wayne Ratai is in his mid to late 40’s and has been in the swimming pool business for a long time, so he brings a lot of experience and knowledge which really rounds things out,” says Blair. “The key to a good pool is to sit down with clients and really come to understand what they want from their pool and the budget they are able to work with: whether it’s primarily to swim laps or just as much to enjoy looking at with a glass of wine in the evenings.” They build new pools, renovate existing pools, and take care of the surrounding area: fencing, paving, tiling or whatever is needed in the way of hard landscaping. They can upgrade or add swimming pool equipment, like changing a chlorine pool to a salt pool: heatpumps, solar heating and so on. 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