AWARDS BOOST FOR INDUSTRY

The recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were the biggest and best ever… With a surprise appearance from legendary social media giant The Pool Guy and with a whopping 22 companies winning an overall category award, the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were not only the biggest but the best in the […]

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FRENCH CONFIRMED WORLD LEADERS

Stalled for four years by Covid, Piscine Global Europe, the undisputed leading global event in the pool and spa sector, was back at its Lyon home in November and did not disappoint. The 1,272 exhibiting brands and companies and the 24,903 trade visitors who attended were finally able to gather again in the familiar show […]

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ASTRALPOOL BACKS BIO-UV GROUP

BIO-UV Group, a specialist in water treatment and disinfection systems by UV, Ozone, Salt Electrolysis and AOP, and Astral Pool UK Ltd have confirmed a new exclusive distribution partnership for the UK and Ireland domestic pools and spas market. Simon Marshall, Deputy General Manager of BIO-UV Group and Triogen® Managing Director, comments: “We are delighted […]

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ISPE INVESTS IN INDUSTRY

Around 40 delegates headed to the Ship Hotel, in Weybridge, Surrey, in the Autumn, for the latest ISPE Seminar. Tony Carter from EJ Bowman looked at Swimming Pool Heat Exchangers, including configuration, sizing, different heat sources, material suitability, installation consideration and maintenance. John Harvey and Martin Killen from Recotherm spoke about Climate Control Systems in […]

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UNBEATABLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

With energy efficiency the key focus for the pool industry, Heatstar’s friendly and knowledgeable team were on hand at the recent SPATEX trade show at the Coventry Building Society Arena from January 31 to February 2 inclusive. Heatstar offer the best products and advice to help reduce energy costs. The team can assist with any […]

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NIVEKO GATHER INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Niveko brought together its multi-national business family to forge closer ties and build relationships with a Partners Event, at their headquarters in the Czech Republic. Despite the different nationalities everyone found common ground and the main idea of bringing the NIVEKO family closer through to personal contact was undoubtedly achieved. The main part of the […]

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THE PERFECT STORM FOR POOLS

Spiralling energy costs are hitting public pools hard, Gaffey reports… UK swimming pools are now facing the perfect storm: Massive increases in energy and chemical supplies. Spurred by the war in Ukraine, energy prices have risen by more than 150%. Heating and pool water treatment or simply keeping the lights on are becoming much more […]

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ROLL OF HONOUR

Red carpet treatment for UK Pool and Spa Awards winners… Retailers MySpa and spa suppliers Sunbeach Spas were the top winners in one of the biggest and best competitions in the 12-year history of the UK Pool & Spa Awards. MySpa scooped the title of Spa Retailer Of The Year and Sunbeach Spas were crowned […]

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SUPERIOR BLOWS HOT… AND COLD!

Complementing hot tubs, and swim spa sales retailers now have the ideal wellness combination to offer customers who can create their own spa sanctuary in the comfort and convenience of their own home. For instance Superior Wellness is reporting strong pre-orders on a new Hekla range of barrel and cube saunas as well as new […]

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POPULAR POOLLAB UPGRADE LAUNCHES

Water-i.d. GmbH from Germany, which has successfully produced and distributed the PoolLab 1.0 since 2017, will offer a successor model, the PoolLab 2.0, from February this year. The PoolLab® 1.0 was already very popular, most recently with over 45,000 new users per year and its follow-up model is greatly anticipated. With PoolLab® 2.0, Water i.d.® […]

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