In his interview with Business News WA Managing Director Derek Prince says much of Daisy’s success is due to its quality and reliability.
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Selling Pool Covers in the Off-peak Months
Did you know that autumn is an excellent time to sell pool covers?
Pool covers have a purpose in both the summer and winter months. It’s ok for your customers to own two covers – one for summer, to stop evaporation, save chemicals and warm the water; and one for winter, to make looking after their pool in the off season a breeze.
It’s a win-win situation as your customers will get real benefits all through the year, and we are able to sell two instead of one pool cover with a genuine sense of care for the environment and our customers.
Pool covers have different characteristics with some better suited towards particular seasons.
Daisy WinterKleen Pool Covers are perfect for the Autumn months, as well as all year round. These Pool Covers act as a barrier to leaves and dirt. They allow water to pass through it without allowing dust to enter the pool. Leaves and dirt that fall on the cover can be easily blown or swept off.
Helping you sell more. Tips for Selling Two Pool Covers to your Customers:
Solution selling… Daisy Experts based in leafy areas can potentially sell truckloads of WinterKleen Pool Covers because customers living in these areas would have a strong need this type of cover. We know pool cleaners are continually being pushed to their limits trying to keep up with the onslaught of leaves.
We’ve been told Daisy Experts who know and introduce WinterKleen sell a lot of them by simply telling their customers there is a product that covers the pool, keeps all the leaves and dirt out while still allowing the water through… and when you take it off the pool is clean and you’ve saved water!
Sounds too simple but the Daisy WinterKleen really does work.
Best of luck! Feel free to share with us your feedback on selling WinterKleen over these Autumn months. We’d love to hear from you.
Budding WA creatives inspired by Daisy pool cover offcuts
Budding WA creatives inspired by Daisy pool cover offcuts
Daisy donates its pool cover offcuts to not-for-profit REmida WA to reduce its environmental footprint.
The old saying ‘one man’s trash, is another man’s treasure’ is certainly a proven truth in the re-use industry.
Over the last year Daisy donated each month a truckload full of pool cover offcuts and material to REmida WA, a not-for-profit education centre that collects clean and safe resources from local manufacturers which are used for childhood education, to enable imagination to blossom in a learning environment.
Daisy’s donations have ranged from pool cover offcuts and cardboard tubing to tie strings and rope spools. According to REmida WA General Manager Eden Lennox the vibrant colours and squishy texture of Daisy Pool Cover offcuts make them one of REmida’s top five most popular collected items. They are child safe, tactile and feel good for the kids!
Ms Lennox added that pool covers are always well liked and creatively reused in play space areas in primary schools, day care centres and at festivals like the Perth Writer’s and Beaufort Street Festivals, as well as at their own creative workshops.
REmida collects discarded materials from a selection of industrial areas around Perth and last year collected a total of 400m2 worth of product.
“We really value Daisy’s contributions – pool covers are an exciting and inspirational product for us and they are perfect because they come in larger shapes and sizes,” Ms Lennox said.
“Daisy represents one of the few industries that have really embraced the recycling aspect of manufacturing. They understand the idea of ‘reuse’ which is important because pool covers are a non-recyclable product that would otherwise go to landfill,” she said.
“We are also always well received by Daisy and their staff are always enthusiastic about helping us out which is quite rare, and appreciated as our business is managed by up to about 25 volunteers.”
Daisy Managing Director Derek Prince visited the REmida warehouse this week to find out what goes on behind the scenes of the hardworking collection truck:
“REmida is a great initiative to be involved with as they work tirelessly to turn manufacturing waste into a resource and helping companies like us reduce their environmental footprint – this is what Daisy is passionate about,” Mr Prince said.
“We donate all we can and recycle most of the waste we generate as well,” he said.
“REmida’s group of volunteers are so dedicated to the job and do really well in encouraging community members to reuse discarded material to create something beautiful and I’m glad to be a part of it,” he added.
“Last year’s Beaufort Street Festival peacock and the aquatic diorama created recently by one of our local WA schools were really creative and is satisfying to see our Daisy pool cover offcuts being put to good use!”
Besides pools covers, other top donations include silver tape, rubber blocks, coloured paper products, fabrics, vinyls and cardboard tubes. Among the zaniest items ever received by REmida are 1.3m bear skins and hot pink and bright yellow coloured sticky tubular plastic moulds from injection plastic moulding.
A call out to other manufacturer suppliers! If you are a local manufacturer and have, or know one that has, any industry waste that can potentially be re-used, then please contact REmida WA for a free collection.
Donations are processed, sorted into colours, cut down to useable sizes and displayed in shelving in the REmida warehouse in West Perth so members can see the beauty of the items.
Member teachers and day care carers pay an annual membership fee to gain access to materials at any time. Members tend to adapt and design their classes depending on what’s available at the time.
REmida was founded around the Italian Reggio Emilia Learning philosophy which originated in the Province of Reggio Emilia in Italy where the whole community is involved in the re-use of industry products. REmida is mostly involved with alternative thinking schools in WA where the Reggio Emilia philosophy is encouraged in their childhood education curriculum.
The organisation has been involved with at least 160-170 schools since their inception in 2004 and have seen a significant increase in the number of day care centres utilising their service.
Daisy’s first price rise in four years
At Daisy, we stand by our products and have always done our best to keep our retail pricing highly competitive through efficiencies and innovation.
For four years we’ve managed not to increase our pricing to you, even absorbing raw material increases and rising freight costs when we knew times were challenging.
This year however, we’ve had to raise our prices slightly by 2.5%. We hope this has minimum impact to you.
Stay informed! Feel free to catch up with your Daisy Area Manager to keep up to date with our initiatives and to see if we can assist you in any way.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie… oi, oi, oi!
Daisy Pool Covers are proudly Aussie Made.
We’re a family owned Australian company and we understand Australia’s climatic conditions, water restrictions and the way we use our swimming pools.
All of our pool covers are made in Australia to suit Australian conditions.
With our harsh sun we do our utmost to ensure we’re supplying your customers with the best quality pool products that are uniquely designed using trademarked UltraDomeTM technology for maximum durability and effectiveness.
From the resin, roll stock, to the welding of your customer’s pool cover, they are all made and delivered with love in Australia, with Australian hard yakka.
Happy Australia Day long weekend everyone! Enjoy the festivities.
Pre-cut Daisy Pool Covers and Dig Templates
The easiest and most effective pool cover that’s exclusive to your pool – be it made of fibreglass or from a pre-manufactured mould!
Daisy’s impressive range of Pre-cut Daisy Pool Covers and Dig Templates can be tailored to your unique pool shape and size.
We use an electronic 3D measuring point capturing device to measure the pool’s shape. All measurements are recorded electronically for precision computer plotting and cutting and help us to be able to reproduce a pool cover to the exact shape of the pool. This degree of accuracy used in measuring and collecting the data guarantees a perfect fit for your pool! Check out this video.
We use this same method to cut dig templates, which are cut outs of the pool shape made out of special width builders plastic. We lay out your new pool in your backyard to find out the correct placement, mark the outside with marking paint and then once everyone is happy, begin digging!
New selections of dig template shapes are added as soon as measurements become available.
Plus – they’re easy to install and can be installed by anyone. Many pool builders utilise this pre-cut service to save their installers time, in turn reduces double handling and the need to revisit the site after they have put the pool in.
Psst… here’s what one of our retailers thinks about the Daisy pre-cut pool cover service…
Ian Dickason Sales Manager at Cookes Pool and Spas in Mildura, Victoria, one of the largest pool builders in the Murray, says they have been using the pre-cut service over the last six months and believes it saves his customers significant time, money and, most importantly, ensures the pool cover will fit perfectly.
“Daisy Pre-cut Pool Covers have a $50 + gst premium however you will recover this outlay with the cost reductions associated with the pre-cut service. If you work out how long it will take to cut it out yourself, then you can easily realise the value for money,” Ian said.
“Pre-cut pool covers are cut using a laser so they are always accurate,” he said.
For more info on these pre-cut pool covers or if you have any other queries, feel free to contact us at [email protected]
DAISY PRICES
Pre-cut Pool Covers
Any size – RRP $50 + GST
Dig Templates
Up to 7m / RRP $56 + GST
Up to 7.1–10m / RRP $65 + GST
10.1m–Plus / RRP $74 + GST
Entry level above-ground rollers
Daisy’s latest UTCAG above-ground rollers offer your customers an easy to use, entry level range to choose from.
Its innovative design is flexible to both the type of pool and size. It simply sits on the above-ground pool deck and you’re set to roll up the cover.
It features special anti-skid plugs so the roller will not move when used. For your customer, it’s user friendly and easy to remove and store.
They have been designed with a 75mm adaptor sleeve which converts the 50mm crank enabling it to hold a 75mm tube set.
- UTCAG 50: 50mm for pools up to 8.0m long x 4.0m wide. RRP: $252.00.
- UTCAG 75: 75mm tube for pools up to 12m long x 6.0m wide. RRP: $338.00.
For more info on this latest product range, please visit our website.
No Price Rise for Daisy Quality Products
Good news for you… our hard work has paid off!
We’re pleased to advise there is no price rise for Daisy domestic and commercial covers and rollers AGAIN this year.
We have been working hard to maintain last year’s prices as part of our commitment to supplying you and your customers with Daisy Quality products at competitive prices.
Helping you sell more, more easily! Despite incurring raw material price rises and the ever increasing freight charges, we are able to maintain our prices to you for our core products through our work operationally. It’s all about continuous improvement to keep us as #1 in Australia.
In the next month however, we will have to increase only the Berlin and Venice roller prices (and WA Showcase install) – we’ll let you know the details soon.
UTCAG Above-ground Rollers
Don’t forget! Daisy’s new UTCAG range is now available for you to sell to your customers nationwide.
This above-ground roller will provide your customers with an entry level range to choose from this summer. Its innovative design is flexible to both the type of pool and size.
- UTCAG 50: 50mm for pools up to 8.0m long x 4.0m wide. RRP: $252.00.
- UTCAG 75: 75mm tube for pools up to 12m long x 6.0m wide. RRP: $338.00.
Its unique features sell itself! It simply sits on the above-ground pool deck and you’re set to roll up the cover.
It features special anti-skid plugs so the roller will not move when used. For your customer, it’s easy to use and to remove and store.
These rollers have been designed with a 75mm adaptor sleeve which easily converts the 50mm crank enabling it to hold a 75mm tube set. All too easy!
For more product info, please visit our website.
New Product Release from Daisy
Check out our new UTCAG 50 and UTCAG 75 Above-ground Rollers!
This new roller is perfect for above-ground use!
In line with our objective for constantly lead the market with new and innovative quality products, the UTC range is flexible to both the type of pool and size! Makes it a really easy product to sell!
It simply sits on the above-ground pool deck and you’re set to roll up the cover.
It also features special anti-skid plugs so that the roller will not move when used. For your customer, it means it’s easy to use and to remove and store.
And there’s more! It’s flexible so you can easily set it to suit different pool sizes. These rollers have been uniquely designed with a 75mm adaptor sleeve which easily converts the 50mm crank enabling it to hold a 75mm tube set. All too easy!
- UTC AG 50: 50mm for pools up to 8.0m long x 4.0m wide. RRP: $252.00.
UTC AG 75: 75mm tube for pools up to 12m long x 6.0m wide. RRP: $338.00.
Ready for summer! This new and innovative range is available from October nationally.
Visit our website for further info.
