Country Chapter Member Visits - Marita is Coming Your Way
This year, SPASA Victoria’s Membership Manager Marita Callanan will visit each and every member in country Victoria.
From Monday 23 to Friday 27 July, Marita will visit members in Mildura, Swan Hill, Echuca, Bendigo, Horsham, Stawell and Geelong and surrounds.
She’ll hit the road again from Monday 24 to Friday 28 September to call on members in Shepparton, Wodonga, Yackandandah, Mansfield, Warragul, Traralgon, Sale, Swan Reach and Cowes.
This is a great opportunity for all rural members to discuss one-on-one the current issues in the industry, to hear about the latest benefits of SPASA Victoria membership and to receive first-hand, up-to-date regulatory changes to documentation, retail coreflute signage and logos.
Country members are warmly encouraged to contact Marita marita@spasavic.com.au to make an appointment.
Off The Deep End - Featuring Our Newest SPASA Victoria Members
The Pool Tile Company was established in Brisbane in 2003 by Robert and Amanda James to meet the needs of a specialised pool tile supplier for the pool building industry. Robert James has been involved with supplying products to the swimming pool industry since 1981.
The company grew quickly into a one-stop-shop for pool builders and their clients. Expansion then saw their product and customer base grow to commercial swimming pool builders, landscapers, home builders, developers and domestic users throughout Australia. The company currently employs over 50 people who now service the pool industry in Australia and overseas.
US VGB Drain Cover Standard: Expect These Changes in Pool & Spa Drain Covers
Ten years ago this month, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act was signed into federal law. At the time, it plunged the American pool, spa and hot tub world into turmoil.
Public facilities were hit especially hard, as they had one year to outfit pools with compliant drain covers. Some were forced to close when these products were nowhere to be found.
Head’s up! The drain cover standard named in VGB is changing in 2018. Are we in for more turmoil? Not if professionals learn how to implement the new requirements. Here are some of the very basics in ensuring that a pool is compliant.
Stop Rewarding Efficiency With More Work
Diligent, loyal, committed employees are easy to take advantage of — whether we mean to or not. They show up ready to work and often work far longer or harder than we expect because they are almost incapable of giving anything less than 100 percent.
They are the stars of our team, and we would not be as successful as we are without them. So why do we reward their dedication and efficiency by giving them more work?
You're busy, you do it
We know the adage, if you want something done, give it to a busy person. To avoid overworking our superstars, it helps to understand a little bit more about why we do this.
Often, busy people are good at saying no. So we know if we give these employees something to do and they cannot do it, they will tell us. Conversely, if they take the work, we know they will do everything they can to complete it.
Please Stop With "I'm too busy"
We’re all just so “busy” these days. “Slammed” in fact. “Buried.” Desperately “trying to keep our heads above water.” "Overloaded".
Busy is a catch-all term. When we say "busy," we're really trying to say something else — although what exactly that might be depends on the harried soul that's complaining:
I'm busy = I'm important.
Being busy gives people a sense they're needed and important. It's also a sign that you are self-imposing these measures of self-worth by looking at quantity instead of quality of activity. Busyness does not equal productivity.
