SPATA AGM 2012

1. SPATA AGM 2012 at the BSPF offices On Thursday 4th October 2012

2. Good Morning and Welcome Richard Carrington, Chairman Chris Hayes, Managing Director

3. SPATA Council, Annual Review and AGM 2012 • Please ensure your mobile phones and PDAs remain switched off

4. Health & Safety • Toilets are located in the BSPF offices and in the adjacent building also being used today • Fire alarms are not expected today • The fire assembly point is in the car park at the rear of the building, if required

5. Any Questions? • Please wait until invited to ask questions • Please state your name and company name when asking questions

6. Sponsor

7. SPATA • Council meeting • Annual review • AGM • STA • Open Forum

8. SPATA Council Agenda • Welcome to this short meeting • Apologies for absence • Minutes of the meeting held on 16th August 2012 have been previously circulated

9. SPATA Council Matters arising • The SpataShield scheme • SPATA Awards 2013 • Complaints against SPATA members and non members • Technical Committee report • PWTAG

10. SPATA Council • Finance Accounts to 30th September 2012 – to follow •  Membership update a) applications b) resignations c) prospective members

11. SPATA Council • Any other business • Meetings pattern  Thursday 6th December at 9.30am (online) Dates for 2013 to be confirmed

12. Review of SPATA • Celebrations • Concerns • Key Forward Plans

13. Celebrations • Factsheets and Resources • PIP Marketing Toolkit • Seminars and Regional meetings • Website • Inspections • Finance • Publicity

14. Member Factsheets • 41 out of 70 factsheets produced • 15 more to be signed off • Range of topics to give more advice

15. Consumer Factsheets • 24 out of 24 factsheets produced • 1 new factsheet is being drafted

18. Regional meetings • Thanks to Calorex for hosting meetings in East region. • Seminars at Wright Hassall Solicitors, Sports Parks in Loughborough and Guildford

19. SPATA Regional meetings October • North & Midlands on Monday 22nd • South West on Tuesday 30thNovember • S East & T Valley on Thursday 1st • East Anglia on Thursday 8th

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21. Website • Member finder section is well liked • Huge number of documents now available in the members’ area • More content planned • Great customer focus • Please let us know what more you want?

22. Inspections • Over 20 inspections already this year • Programme to have all companies inspected (no later than the last five years) by the end of this year • Then every 3 – 4 years • General inspections also being organised

23. Finances • The year end accounts pre tax deficit is £2,204 • Reserves stand at £39,342 • SpataShield has been a drain on resources this year • Stakeholder account proving popular in helping solve some problems

24. Publicity • Trade communication • Consumer promotion • Social media • SPATA Awards

26. LIW

27. Consumer exhibitions • Insert image

28. Social media • Facebook (Pools-Hot-Tubs) • Twitter @Pools_Hot Tubs • LinkedIn

29. SPATA Awards 2012

30. SPATA would like to thank the following sponsors

31. 133 entries

32. 21 categories

33. National and Local PR

34. Great value for money

35. Many categories available

36. Pools and Spas in different price bands

37. Commercial

38. Overseas

39. Refurbishments and new builds

40. Retailers

41. Individuals

42. Please enter the Awards

43. SPATA Awards 2013 • Deadline for entries is: Tuesday 20th November 2012 • Event is to be held at the Grand Hotel

44. Richard Carrington Claire Asher Stephen Booth Jamie Smith Ben Studdy John Scott Brad Cannings Patrick Thorpe Mike Tuttey Tim Bareham Alan Stokes SPATA National Council

45. Peter Lang Richard Carrington Jim Gordon Howard Gosling Patrick Thorpe Tony Line Bob Judd Will Dando John Scott SPATA Technical Committee

46. Partnerships • BOTTLE PR • Go Publishing • LIW • Water UK • WRAS

47. Access to a wider media network • Press releases and E-shots

48. Go Publishing

49. Coverage of SPATA & BISHTA Awards

50. General Coverage