Business View Oceania - Mar 2024

with the organisation and its extended brands Splash! and Pool and Spa. The largest association of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, SPASA is served with the unique opportunity to improve the health and happiness of individuals and communities across Australia and New Zealand through the support of pool, spa, and outdoor living space facilitators. CEO of SPASA, Lindsay McGrath is keen to share his knowledge surrounding the association and the industry it helps to build. “Our role, simply put, is to create a happier and healthier populations through the enjoyment of their outdoor spaces. We call it delivering a better life in every backyard. And we do that through the promotion, protection, education, advocation, and supported growth of the swimming pool and spa industry.” SPASA recognises five pillars that are key to ensuring members benefit from the association’s continued relevance and credibility. They are: People, to empower and develop members through improved skills and knowledge; Promotion, of a professional trade delivering exceptional products that improve the health and wellness of the community; Representation, to advocate responsible outcomes for members and consumers at local, state, federal, and international levels; Member Services, to provide exclusive products, services, and networking delivered locally representing all sectors of the industry; and, Corporate Support, to adopt a consistent improvement model for an effective and efficient corporate structure. A team of 12, staff at SPASA are passionate about their place in the industry and the work they do towards its growth.With developments such as Climate Care Certified, an efficiency and sustainability certification program, and an extensive range of nationally accredited courses covering training programs in areas such as retail, service, construction, business, and pool safety inspection, SPASA members receive no shortage of benefits. Mr. McGrath explains, “We support members essentially have anything to do with the backyard.We do focus on that beautiful piece of blue, whether it be a pool or a spa, but all of our members facilitate that entire backyard experience. We have a registered training organisation as part of our value proposition, so we’re an RTO in our own 15 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 06, ISSUE 03 SWIMMING POOL AND SPA ASSOCIAT ION (SPASA)