MELBOURNE – Fluidra Australia expanded its manufacturing and warehouse facility here during the past 12 months.

The site includes a new 250m2 pro center, a training academy, and a new development center for the APAC region. This includes a new laboratory and test facilities, test equipment, design and simulation tools and office space for the design team.

An electronics assembly area is under construction as part of the integration of Fabtronics, acquired last year. It will open in early 2022.

“Going green provides Fluidra an opportunity to change the way we look at the products we design, the machines and processes we use, the utilities we consume and the waste we generate,” said Fluidra Australia director of operations Brendan Butler. “We are actively pursuing a variety of initiatives around waste management, recycling and energy consumption that will help lower our carbon footprint. Along with this, Fluidra continues to invest heavily in local R&D to help deliver new products that will be greener to manufacture and that will reduce pool owners’ water consumption, electricity and also require fewer chemicals.”

The facility currently employs more than 131 staff. Fluidra Australia employs over 350 people total.