BRITISH MADE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY

Pool & Spa SCENE meet the Plastica team
 As one of the leading independent swimming pool manufacturers and distributors in the UK, Plastica takes its responsibility seriously when it comes to managing its business. This year, the company has achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety registration for its […]

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POOL & SPA RIDES TSUNAMI WAVE

All eyes are on Golden Coast as the company prepares to release the findings of its annual Wet Leisure Industry Survey. Now in its 13th year, the annual Wet Leisure Industry Survey provides a unique insight into the highs and lows of the previous 12 months. “Whether you’re a distributor, installer or an engineer, and […]

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RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Book your inspirational European show dates… If you are looking for inspiration for your business and fresh ideas to wow your customers, then a trip to one or more of the forthcoming European trade shows is sure to pay a huge return on investment. Energy efficiency and sustainability are the core themes of Interbad, to […]

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PULLING THE PUBLIC POOL PLUG

It’s pretty unusual for swimming pools to be so thoroughly in the news. They were in the headlines over covid of course, which finished off about 200 pools. Then last autumn there were warnings from Swim England that up to 2,000 more might close in the next ten years, starved of the funds necessary for […]

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AIM HIGH AND DIVERSIFY

Richard Hart, of the Aqua Warehouse Group, shares some timely business thoughts
 They say hot tub sales rose 1,000 per cent last year. We all enjoyed a fantastic year despite all the challenges of Brexit, Covid lockdowns followed by stock shortages and container delays, HGV driver shortages and price increases. Phew! They chucked everything at […]

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FRESH APPROACH FOR OCEA UK

Its a new year and a fresh start for the team from Ocea UK as it confirms the expansion of its key supply role and consolidates its position as a niche luxury water leisure product distributor. Already recognised as the country’s top performing slat automatic pool cover supplier, the team is making waves with the […]

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GROWING GAP SEPARATES POOL SECTOR

The impact of coronavirus has been very different for the commercial and residential markets. More used to hearing of a north vs south divide, a different kind of gap is emerging in the UK pool market, with the residential and commercial pool water leisure sectors experiencing completely diverse issues. Covid-19 fortunes have favoured the home […]

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SPECTACULAR 2020 PPG PRODUCT LAUNCH

As part of a strategic marketing move to put more customers in front of their product in 2020 and beyond, UK pool trade customers joined the Pollet Pool Group team recently on a VIP trip to Ghent in Belgium. The impressive two-day luxury trip saw the British delegation join PPG’s Belgian and other international customers […]

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FLYING THE FLAG

Barr +Wray has built its export market over nearly six decades… Barr + Wray is a UK based company that more than lives up to its main marketing message of ‘everything water’. With a multi-million turnover and sustained profit margin, the company is a champion of British enterprise. From as far back as 1959, B+W […]

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Industry Feels The Heat

According to findings from the Wet Leisure Industry Survey, released earlier this year, the industry is planning on another strong year despite political and economic uncertainty.If we ever doubted we were like an industry of ice-cream sellers, 62.9 per cent said the weather would be the biggest influence on their business year on year. Businesses […]

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