Each year, SPASA Victoria showcases excellence in the swimming pool & spa industry at our annual Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner.
This year's Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner will be held on Saturday 29th July 2017.
These prestigious awards cover a range of categories from finished pool & spa installations to the latest equipment innovations. Awards include 'Gold' and 'Highly Commended' in each category.
The Awards of Excellence are designed to:
- Promote achievement in design, construction, innovation & professionalism across the industry
- Encourage a high degree of competency & professionalism by members and
- Provide a means & opportunity for consumers to identify Award winners
The Awards are a valuable tool to promote SPASA to the general public and to encourage the highest degree of competency and professionalism by our members.
SPASA aims to provide a prestigious mass-market opportunity for award winners to promote themselves and allow consumers an easy means to identify practitioners whose pools, spas and products lead the industry.
All Award winners will receive an elegant plaque or trophy and will also be provided with a digital version of the distinctive winner logo for perpetual use on web and other promotional material.
SPASA 2017 Awards of Excellence winners will be featured in Members Directory & Awards of Excellence Showcase Magazine, receiving multi-year promotion on the SPASA website and coverage in various publications
such as Melbourne Pool & Outdoor Design and SPLASH & Poolside.
The categories described below are judged for a Gold Award and / or a Highly Commended award.
Entry to the prestigious Awards of Excellence is available exclusively to SPASA Members.
Panels of between three and five judges will be invited to assess the various Award Categories. All pool & spa category awards are judged by an external panel of experts, which excludes SPASA board and staff.
Entrants are urged to consider the following general elements contemplated by our judges when preparing their entries:
- Photography - Overall perception of the main photograph
- Innovation - Something that is new, concepts generally not seen before
- Degree of Difficulty - Site access, complexity of project, engineering challenges, etc
- Artistic Design - Shape, integration with the environment, colour, materials used, etc
- Desirability - From the pool or spa buyers point of view - is it a “must have” product?
- Obvious Perceived Quality - Craftsmanship exhibited in the construction
- Amenity - Access for use and functionality
All entries must be received by the SPASA office no later than 5pm on Friday, 14th April 2017
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Categories & Conditions
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 Categories 1 - 26 Pool & Spa Builder Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Water Feature - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Safety Barrier - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Pre-Engineered Portable Spa - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Landscape Design Under 60 sqm - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Landscape Design Under 60 sqm to 200 sqm - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Pool Display Centre - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Pool Store of The Year - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Spa Retailer - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best In-Situ Paving or Stone Product - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Lighting Feature - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Pool & Spa Service Business - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - Best Control Water Quality or Convenience Product - Entry Form
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2017 - SPASA Sustainability Award - Entry Form
Awards of Excellence 2017 Payment Form