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The recent drought on the Gold Coast generated unpredicented demand for pump and irrigation products. To meet the demands of the market, Surfers Pumps & Irrigation redeveloped its entire product line.

The expansion of the product line prompted a change of business name from Surfers Pumps & Irrigation to SPI Water Services.

SPI Water Services History

Don and Shirley Tillotson established Southport Boring Company in the 1960’s. Southport Boring Company manufactured and specialised in the installation of Spear Pumps Systems & manufacturing of Full-Flow Sand Screens.

During the 1970’s Don and Shirly established Full Flow Sand Screens as a Manufacturing Company. In approximately 1980 Southport Boring Corporation changed direction from installing spear pumps to also installing irrigation systems and establishing a Pump & Irrigation shop in Bundall, trading as SBC Pumps & Irrigation.

In 1985 son Troy joined the family business as a trainee and later the Service/Maintenance Technician. Troy Tillotson registered Surfers Pumps & Irrigation in the early 1980’s but didn’t start trading until the early 1990’s. With a combined knowledge and history of servicing the Gold Coast, Troy and Don have spent 68 years on the job in the industry.

Surfers Pumps & Irrigation is now known as SPI Water Services.