The world’s largest franchise pool servicing brand, Poolwerx recently gathered to celebrate its franchise partners for its annual convention; a celebration of outstanding achievement and commitment to the brand.

The prestigious awards ceremony was the culmination of a three-day convention held in Fiji, and featured plenary and workshop sessions to arm franchise partners with the skills to succeed.

Poolwerx CEO, Nic Brill, positively reflected on the opportunity for the brand to once again bring 400 franchise partners and suppliers under one roof, to acknowledge the extraordinary talent within the organisation.

“With a challenging economic and business climate over the last 12 months, we recognise that for some of our partners, it has been tough. This is why our Poolwerx Convention theme, Move As One, was so important—it’s a reminder to everyone that no matter what is going on out there, together, we are one family cohort that will always support each other,” Brill said.

“Our theme embodies a powerful message, a clear understanding of our individual roles in achieving our common goal, and a commitment to grow together, allowing us all to embrace the challenges that lie ahead, confident in our ability to overcome them, together. Individually, we recognised some remarkable talent within our ranks, and collectively, we witnessed our franchise network continue to grow stronger.”

This year, Soibhone and Alessandro Nascimento from Poolwerx Kalamunda, WA were named Poolwerx’ 2023 Franchise Partner of the Year Award (pictured), an accolade given to those who show outstanding achievements across a number of categories.

“It’s a family affair at Poolwerx Kalamunda, and their journey with Poolwerx has been nothing short of exceptional. We couldn’t be prouder to award them our 2023 Franchise Partner of the Year. Their outstanding contribution to the network both local in Western Australia and nationally, has seen them awarded across multiple categories, including business growth, recruitment, leadership, and innovation have set her apart as an industry trailblazer,” Brill said.

“Soibhone and Alessandro’s dedication to excellence, coupled with their strategic vision and problem-solving acumen, has propelled their business to new heights, managing two successful stores. The team has not only embraced our core values but has elevated them through their actions and accomplishments and we can’t wait to see what else this family powerhouse goes on to achieve.”

The full list of award winners:

● Retail Store of the Year, Poolwerx Turramurra, NSW

● New Retail Store of the Year, Tauranga, Poolwerx Bay of Plenty, NZ

● Retail Team Member of the Year, Poolwerx Albury, Jack Culhane, VIC

● Technician of the Year, Poolwerx Dubbo, Tim McDougall, NSW

● Brand Excellence, Poolwerx Upper North Shore, Prue and Malcolm Price, NSW

● Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence, Poolwerx Kalamunda, Soibhone and

Alessandro Nascimento, WA

● The Shane Doyle Rising Star Award, Poolwerx Mill Park, Melinda and Matthew Wyper,

VIC

● Most Improved, Poolwerx Lower North Shore, Kerry and David Cameron, NSW

● Commercial Business of the Year, Poolwerx Wavell Heights, Sonia and Pat O’Keefe and

Carolyn and Mark Ellison, QLD

● Employer of the Year, Poolwerx Dubbo, Jane and Adrian Driscoll and Leah and Daniel

Maziuk, NSW

● Employee of the Year, Poolwerx Upper North Shore, Aiden Jarvis, NSW

● Employee of the Year, Poolwerx Happy Valley, Darren Faehrmann, SA

● Top Sales Over $3 Million, Poolwerx Upper North Shore, Prue and Malcolm Price, NSW

● Top Sales Under $3 Million, Poolwerx Blackwood, Jillian and Trevor Wirkus, SA

● Top Mobile (Single Territory), Poolwerx Wavell Heights, Sonia and Pat O’Keefe and

Carolyn and Mark Ellison, QLD

● Top Retail Sales (Single Unit) , Poolwerx Dubbo, Jane and Adrian Driscoll and Leah and

Daniel Maziuk, NSW

● Franchise Woman of the Year, Poolwerx Kurri Kurri, Megan Goode, NSW

● Business Development Manager of the Year, Western Australia, Tony Campbell, WA

● Poolwerx Support Centre Team Member of the Year, Poolwerx, Lisette Wingelaar

● Courage Award, Poolwerx Lennox, Alexandra and John McAuley, NSW

● Courage Award, Poolwerx Noosa, Michelle and Conrad Reed, QLD

● Partner in Profit Representative of the Year, Fluidra, Jade Pearce,

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Albany Creek, Alison and Andrew Pearce, QLD

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Mt Gravatt, Hilary and Richard Kelly, QLD

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Shepparton, Rosie and Craig Henry, VIC

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Happy Valley, Natalie and Jason Simms, SA

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Kalamunda, Soibhone and Alessandro

Nascimento, WA

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Upper North Shore, Prue and Malcolm Price,

NSW

● Regional Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Waikato, Prue and David Kimber, NZ

● Franchise Partner of the Year, Poolwerx Kalamunda, Soibhone and Alessandro

Nascimento, WA

● National Partner in Profit of the Year, Fluidra