Nominations Open - AH Pierce Memorial Facility of the Year

Nominations are open for the 2021 Aquatic & Recreation Institute Awards.  The main award is the AH Pierce Memorial Facility of the Year award, sponsored by International Quadratics.

The AH Pierce Memorial Facility of the Year award will recognise a facility that has implemented best practice processes and provides quality service to the community.

Nominations close on 24 December 2021. Nomination is simple, complete the form and email it to us admin@arinsw.com.au

Essential Criteria

• Member of the Aquatic & Recreation Institute.

 Required Information

• Outline your business:
  • Details of the centre.
  • Total visitations (for July 2019 to June 2020 & July 2020 to June 2021).
  • Include total visitations within each area of the facility, example total aquatics and then total fitness or recreation.
• Programs:
  • Type and numbers in each program.
  • Outline details of programs including any community initiatives.
• Customer Service:
  • Outline the customer service philosophy and how you achieved it.
  • Outline customer feedback practices, including examples on implementation.
• Staff:
  • Outline total number of staff.
  • Outline commitment to staff training, including any unique processes implemented to retain staff.
• Business plans:
  • Details on any business plans or strategies that you have implemented including results.
  • Details on any promotional campaigns including results.
• Industry best practice:
  • Outline how you meet industry best practice.
• Outline management operational processes for:
  • Hazardous Chemical Management.
  • Emergency Procedures.
  • Incident management.
  • Plant and technical operations.
• Risk Management process:
  • Risk management policy and procedure implementation.
  • Commitment and implementation of WHS policies.

Click here to download a nomination form.

The Facility of the Year award is in memory of Harold Pierce who represented his company since 1961 at most of the conferences and seminars that the ARI has held.

Interested in submitting for other awards? We have 12 award categories. Click here for more details.

Not a current ARI member but would love to submit a nomination?  You can still join now and submit for these awards. We are offering a special Christmas promotional price on the ARI Organisational Membership.  Join the ARI before 24 December 2021 for just $299!  Click here for more details.

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