| 61 Kelly Deeks In the swim after taking top award The Auckland Inground Pools team at the SPASA New Zealand awards. POOL INDUSTRY Auckland Inground Pools Auckland Inground Pools has been delivering high end results over a diverse variety of projects in custom pool building, renovations, and refurbishments for more than 24 years, and has now been named New Zealand’s best concrete pool builder of the year at the SPASA New Zealand Awards of Excellence 2022. SPASA has been running its awards programme in New Zealand since 2021, and Auckland Inground Pools did very well at the inaugural ceremony, taking home three gold and two silver awards. The company is especially proud to have taken out a major title at the awards last year. “Winning Concrete Pool Builder of the Year is a great way to end what has been a very tough couple of years,” says Auckland Inground Pools sales manager Donna Richmond. “We had to reduce our staff numbers when Covid essentially shut us down. Then building and landscaping have been having such massive growth following Covid, and we have been able to treble our staff in the past year.” Auckland Inground Pools now has a young and enthusiastic crew who are being put through as many SPASA training modules as possible. Donna says SPASA’s arrival in from Australia has brought massive advantages to New Zealand’s pool industry, raising its profile and bringing in more and more training modules which aims to help bring new and young people into the industry. “Training is so important in this industry. We are not like other trades, we don’t have an apprenticeship as such, yet this business includes so many different trades. You can be a concrete placer, a plumber, a steel placer, a tiler, and a plasterer from one day to the next.” Auckland Inground Pools has recently brought in two experienced craftspeople from overseas who in time, will be able to assist with training and managing a team. “We’ve got very capable staff, and now with more experienced people alongside them we will be able to run separate teams. We are managing a huge growth period right now and we want to keep doing what we do well, do it efficiently, and keep making our clients’ dream pools a reality.” Auckland Inground Pools is specialised and passionate about the construction of custom-built concrete pools and the renovation of existing concrete pools. Donna says concrete pools are reliable, resilient, and practically limitless when it comes to what can work on a site. “There are no restrictions around size, shape, or colour, there is no need to replace liners, and the durable reinforced concrete shell will last for many generations.” Auckland Inground Pools likes to move with the times and has members of staff who are very switched-on around automation. Auckland Inground Pools recommends Hayward Pool Products. “This is the way to make life easier for the pool owner,” Donna says. “Hayward can automate all work-intensive functions, such as sanitisation, balancing pH, cleaning, heating, and filtration. Pool owners can even customise their system to manage other backyard features, landscape and pool lighting, water features, and more.” Auckland Inground Pools can also access pool data with this system and help its clients with valet and maintenance issues, either directly or remotely. Distributors of Hide Skimmer Lids and proud of our association with Auckland Inground Pools Global Tile are proud to support Auckland Inground Pools Ltd
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