SPLASH! Podcast

Send a text What do a moustache, a Michelangelo masterpiece  and industry qualifications have in common? Find out in this podcast. Also, are consumers still interested in making the investment into a new pool, spa or renovation?  We review the results of the recent consumer expo in the ever consistent Adelaide market to find out.    Plus, we hear from the Managing Director of ALT who are responsib...

Send a text Is the fast track to success a recognised qualification or is it experience that only comes with time and hard learned lessons along the way? Is one more important towards success than the other?  We continue to explore this with insightful interviews today from around the grounds.  An interview with Brendan Butler whose experience in manufacturing is almost matchless, plus we talk wit...

Send a text The fight continues as we ask industry if experience is more important than a qualification - or visa vera?  On this episode David interviews Emily McNeil,  the Executive Officer the Australian Swim Schools Association whose members utalise the products that you design, build and maintain.    We also speak with Michelle Marks in NZ about how the community and local industry affected by...

Send a text  You can't promote the award winning product/person/process/project that you don't win.  You don't win the award that you don't enter.    Today we provide you with skills and information to prevent you experiencing the imminent feeling of RHOMO that awaits all those who fail to enter the Awards of Excellence . The April 11 2023 deadline looms.  RHOMO is far more pai...

Send a text We welcome back the familiar voice of Luke Daly to discuss the investment that has been made to create the industry awards season that you don't want to miss. We also briefly preview the new SPLASH! magazine and take a look at several new products that have recently been released too, If you have not received your free copy simply go to: https://www.splashmagazine.com.au/subscribe...

Send a text It's consumer show time again but are consumers still interested?   Are they spooked by high interest rates and a slowing economy with increasing inflationary pressures?  While in WA at the Perth Pool, Spa & Outdoor Expo, we talk with Aquatic Leisure Technologies Director, Lynley Papineau to find out how the consumer is responding in and crystal ball into the future.    We tak...

Send a text We take a look at the recent consumer pool and spa expo in Melbourne that was run in partnership by MPBAA (former SPASA Vic) and SPASA.  Was is a success? What happens now? We take a look in brief at court case in NZ where a local council has been found negligent around it's barrier certifications and homeowners have been awarded damages. Plus, an interview with recently appointed...

Send a text We take a look at the movement of people as we enter 2023 with new industry appointments. Another interesting acquisition that seeks to move quickly beyond NSW to wherever you are.    A new report out of the CBA shows just what consumers are intending to do with their money. We reveal if this compelling trend data includes demand for pool and spa.   Along with plenty of other industry...

Send a text Back for a new year.  A new sound and a fresh energy to bring the best of our industry to you. We take a quick look back at 2022 and get ready for the year ahead. We also bring an interview that SPASA CEO, Lindsay McGrath recorded on the Pentair stand at the Piscine Pool Expo in late 2022.  Lindsay talks with Bipin Menon and also the Global EVP/CEO of the Pool Division, Jerome Pedretti...

Send a text A short and sweet podcast today reflecting on a few things.  David shares thoughts on a recent visit to 'Piscine' the largest pool and spa trade show in Lyon, France.  We also discuss the current market and the many mergers and acquisitions as we prepare for the years ahead and the impact of ESG policy.  SPLASH! wishes you and all your staff, friends and family a terrific Chr...

Send a text We reveal the biggest industry news here at SPLASH! and this podcast does it again!    Huge news that the membership of SPASA WA has voted in overwhelming support of a merger with the national body.   This is a truly historic moment that has been under a collaborative and strategic process for some time that establishes a unified industry representation going forward for the first time...

Send a text If you are still  a little unsure about what GEMS is, what is means and how it is already affecting you post Oct 1, 2022 then today's podcast is definitely for you.   SPLASH! interviews Isaac from the government regulator and asks a whole range of questions on your behalf. What do I need to know? What do I need to do? What if I don't understand or don't comply? How does...

Send a text Oct 1, 2022 has come and gone... what does it all mean? If you don't know then you'll need to catch up on the news in the podcast.  If you do know then learn where all the resources you'll need are located and more about the process. We also hear from Luke Daly supporting a massive local retail event in Cairns in far north Queensland,  We also get the first part of an in...

Send a text We bring you two massive news announcements with the potential of affecting the industry all the way from New Zealand in the east right across the Tasman and across the width and breadth of the Australian continent to the shores of the Indian Ocean in Western  Australia.   David also takes the opportunity to interview a UK industry import about the Italian pump manufacturer DAB and the...

Send a text Back again for another round of pool and spa and industry related topics, news and views and chatter.  A new magazine looking back at SPLASH! Trade Expo 2022, plus the Pool of the Year has been run, won and done for 2022.    Your hosts David and Luke discuss new partnerships, investments and change around the grounds.  We also listen into a discussion with Veda recorded at the SPLASH!...

Send a text A recent heads of industry day was held by the peak body SPASA to create a set of solutions and planning for the industry's future security covering employment, education, economy and the environment. Listen into a series of short interviews with some of those who participated in these important talks.   We also talk to the poolie who started posting to social media and gained sig...

Send a text You really don't want to miss an interview with the CEO of SPASA, Lindsay McGrath. We get down to business discussing the upcoming 'Heads of Industry' meeting.   This critical industry day is to prepare for the combined challenges and emerging multiple crisis of the post-covid cash crash; the looming expectations and regulatory uncertainty around Environmental Social Gov...

Send a text This one is all about you!  Luke and David take you on tour of the  product and service being recognised and awarded around the grounds  (we have not forgotten you kiwis and New Zealand still to come).   We look at the upcoming industry day of excellence and leadership  in Melbourne on Sep 2, 2022.  This is a significant leap forward for all of us to hear from 4 incredible keynote, hig...

Send a text If you missed SPLASH! 2022 Trade Expo on the Gold Coast the FOMO (fear-of-missing-out) can now only be described as ROHMO (regret-of-having-missed-out).  It truly was a world leading, first class and landmark event for pool and spa professional trade in this region. We take a moment to reflect and look at how far we have come.     Veda Dante (regular SPLASH! feature editor) interviews...

Send a text Coffee maybe the metaphor but your people are the focus.  With over one-third employees actively looking for a new job and the replacement cost reported as high as 250% of that wage it seems retention of good people is a critical issue.    We unpack why the opportunities afforded by the upcoming SPLASH! Trade Show providing  education, engagement and entertainment may be the keys to he...

Send a text Winter is no longer coming. It is here.  The election is no longer looming . It is done and won. The old methods and standards of doing business for industry are changed through time and necessity.  The market is changing and consumers are constantly changing.  The consumer has put us in high demand over the last two years but what happens when the seemingly unending quarterly growth i...

Send a text With salt supply for sale post Australian east coast floods continuing to be another challenge we look at how the industry and consumer is responding.  Also new figures show demand continues to be at a high for our product and services and there are continued upward pressures on pricing.     Join David with Luke in this episode to unpack all of that, preview the upcoming SPLASH! trade...

Send a text Millions of views and 100,000+ followers of your brand sound impossible? Join David in a conversation with  an innovative pool manufacturer on the Sunshine Coast who has done just that to generates real sales.   Can the use of industry specific software be used to integrate our processes and data?   We seek to shed some light onto the challenges of making complicated systems more simpl...

Send a text Join Luke and David for a discussion  all things Pool and Spa industry about the busy-ness of business, challenges and opportunities.   Yes, there is some banter as always but some very important industry news to be aware of including the new GEMS energy rating requirements that take affect in just a few short months.  Make sure you are informed and ready. We also look at the Top 5 Onl...

Send a text A super special for the podcast as we go gold class all the way with Olympian and motivational corporate speaker, Brooke Hanson.  Listen in as Brooke shares that grit and determination of attaining gold glory starting from very surprising and shaky beginnings around the water! Brooke also courageously and gracefully discusses the challenges of transgender competitors in women's sw...