SPANET BROADENS UK SPA CONTROL CHOICES

Now available in the UK, SpaNet is an Australian brand with a focus on the design and manufacture of innovative, energy efficient, premium quality spa pool control systems and ancillary products. With a huge focus on energy efficiency, compared with other brands, R&D teams in Australia and NZ have many years of experience developing high […]

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BEST SELLING IMPRESSIONS

Why showrooms are still essential to boost hot tub sales, as Jane Herbert reports… Recent lockdowns may have fast-tracked use of the latest video technology, but successful retailers agree that there is no substitute for the hands-on buying experience, making showrooms critical to securing sales. “Buying a spa is very much like purchasing a new […]

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RECORD BOAT SHOW SALES

Hydropool displayed a range of Serenity, self-cleaning hot tubs and swimspas at the recent Southampton Boat Show. Long-term exhibitors at the event, Hydropool fielded a five-strong team, reduced from previous years, as it was unclear how attendance would be impacted at the first major show since Covid. “Sales were amazing,” revealed Simon Chaney, Retail Sales […]

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DOUBLE BUBBLE FOR SUNBEACH

Sunbeach Spas has strengthened its UK market position with the confirmation of SpaCare UK as a designated distribution centre; recruiting and supporting retailers, covering the north of the UK and Wales. A third distribution centre, further south, is set to be announced imminently. Based in Scunthorpe, SpaCare UK, lead by Craig and Laura Wright, will […]

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…Amaury Maeder

  Role: As International Sales Manager for Superior Wellness since August 2020, Amaury’s main responsibility is to grow the partner network specifically in France but also in other parts of Europe and the rest of the world. I am the daily contact and account manager for our international partners – assisting them with any queries, […]

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FIRE UP SIZZLER SALES

Aqua Warehouse Group (AWG) has expanded its portfolio of products to include Remanso Luxury Aluminium Pergolas and now Sizzler Outdoor Kitchens. Martin Rigby, business development Manager of AWG explains. “Outdoor kitchens stood out as product that had huge potential growth. We’ve seen lots of hot tub dealers already expand into this growing sector of the […]

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CRISIS PROOF

Roel Fassbender on added value, O-Care sales… When the stores went into Lockdown, one of my dealers asked me what we were doing in our hot tub retail store to keep paying the bills. I said to him we had made sure we could pay all our bills and that he had already done that […]

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TRIPLE CROWN FOR WELSH RETAILERS

Lovingly created by husband and wife team, Dieter and Sally Koob, Castle Hot Tubs has grown from comparatively modest origins to become the biggest hot tub and swim spa supplier in Wales. Currently offering Superior Spas, Aspel, BeWell and Master Spas, the company is now made up of 26 staff ranging from administration and customer […]

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SHOWROOM EXPANSION FOR MYSPA

MySpa has opened its third showroom following the successful launch of its second site in Macclesfield, Cheshire last year and the continued success of the original flagship store in Leicester. The latest outdoor showroom in Oakham in Rutland features 12 spas on display from the company’s own- branded Wellness by MySpa collection of hot tubs […]

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CONSUMER GIANT SWOOPS FOR OUTDOOR LIVING

Buy it Direct Group, one of the UK’s largest online consumer goods retailers, has acquired hot tub and swim spa specialist, Outdoor Living, one of the UK’s best known and highly admired retailers of hot tubs, swim spas, saunas and gazebos, Already home to a number of leading eCommerce brands, including Appliances Direct, Laptops Direct, […]

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