The BSPF was formed in 1999, and its members include BISHTA, SPATA, SPATEX, PIP, and STA. The STA is the world’s largest swim-teaching and lifesaving organisation.
A board manages the BSPF, which comprises representatives from BISHTA, SPATA, SPATEX, and PIP. The current president is Dorian Davies. Details of the BSPF staff who work in Andover can be viewed here. Committees work on behalf of the BSPF, BISHTA, SPATA, SPATEX, and PIP. These committee members represent the Wet Leisure Industry, working in an advisory and guidance capacity. Click here for a copy of our Memorandum and Articles of Association, and here to view our Mission Statement.
Annual Industry Gala Evening with Awards
SAVE THE DATE!
The BSPF invites everyone in the water leisure industry to join them at the UK’s biggest and most prestigious social event, the annual Industry Gala Evening, which includes the British Pool & Hot Tub Awards hosted by SPATA & BISHTA and the re-presentation of the ISPE Awards.
The event takes place during SPATEX in Coventry on the show’s first evening, with a night of dinner, dancing and live entertainment. The night is open for everyone in the pool and hot tub industry to attend. Whether you are a SPATA – Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association or BISHTA – the British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association member (or neither), and irrespective of whether you are exhibiting or visiting SPATEX, the BSPF warmly invites you to attend this Oscar-Esque style evening.
More details to follow.
Annual General Meeting
This year’s BSPF AGM will be online via ‘Teams’, date TBC October 2026.
President’s Weekend
A new BSPF President is appointed every biennial, with a weekend event having taken place in Portsmouth from Friday, September 5th, to Sunday, September 7th, 2025, to celebrate Dyfed Thompson-Smith’s two-year Presidency. More details to follow for 2027.
Please contact if you have any queries.
Need a meeting room in Andover?
The office in Andover has an excellent meeting room, complete with AV equipment. It is suitable for up to 16 people in a boardroom or up to 50 people in a theatre. Competitive rates are available on request. For more information, please contact us on 01264 356 210.