About

Clean Water, Healthy Communities

FPC manufactures and imports the most comprehensive range of aquatic equipment in New Zealand. As well as supplying equipment, FPC works with you to plan, install and then maintain your aquatic assets. With over 40 years invested in the industry, whether it’s a new water park, a swimming pool or water treatment facility, you can rely on us to help transform your vision into reality.

In 2021, FPC became part of the Watershed Group. Watershed’s reputation for rock solid planning and consultancy combined with FPC’s depth of expertise means we can handle every aspect of your aquatic project – from consultation and design, through to full plant room installation and ongoing support.

From Asset Management Plans through to people having fun together at the new community splash pad – FPC delivers.

We design, manufacture, supply and install water treatment equipment.

  • Gravity sand filters
  • Pressure sand filters
  • Pressure media filters
  • In-line filters
  • Large vacuum media filters
  • Chemical Treatment equipment
  • Gas chlorination
  • pH correction
  • Hypochlorite generators
  • Chemical feed pumps for calcium and sodium
  • Hypochlorite solution feed
  • Ozone generation and injection
  • Medium pressure ultraviolet sterilisation

Our proud history

In 1960’s New Zealand, pools were mostly ‘fill and draw’, meaning they were filled at the beginning of the week and emptied at the end of the week then refilled from either town supplies, creeks or streams.  To keep them looking clear, copper sulfate was thrown in, which had a minor effect of controlling bugs but made the water look bright blue.

Lewis Cameron decided that he could do things better.  Back then, filters generally came from the USA, and boy were they expensive!  So, in the 60’s, Lewis began manufacturing pressure sand filters followed very quickly by gravity or vacuum sand filters.  Then, in the 70’s, he built New Zealand’s first vacuum and pressure DE filters.

Also in the 60’s, Lewis was involved in the creation of the Association of Swimming Pool Managers and through Filtration and Pumping Commercial (FPC), was a major sponsor of the Association.  FPC has held this role ever since.

Then in the 1980’s, Lewis’ son David joined the business.  He was first involved with the Pool Managers in 1985 and continued FPC’s support of the industry as the premier sponsor of the Swimming Pool Managers Association, providing advice, support, and equipment across the country to hundreds of facilities.

FPC has seen the aquatics industry body through its evolution, a number of name changes and continues to support it today.  As leaders in our field, we have contributed to the New Zealand Standards and the guidelines our industry works to today.