A recent ISPE presentation by Karl Rowntree from Rotaspa covered the topical issue of energy saving in hot tubs. The Institute is planning to present more topics of interest to those in the spa/ hot tub side of the trade and would be interested to hear what subjects you would like to see presented. Subjects […]
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The next ISPE Filtration Workshop on Tuesday November 14th at Plastipack’s premises in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is by kind permission of Peter Adlington, FISPE. This workshop, presented by Chris Carr, FISPE and Philip Barlow, FISPE, with assistance form Kim Mumford, MISPE, is ideal for new fitters or those who would like a bit of […]
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 […]
With the arrival of autumn, the ISPE Council have been busy planning the next series of workshops and seminars. The 126th ISPE One-Day Seminar will take place in Weybridge, Surrey on Tuesday 18th October and following suggestions from seminar delegates, it has been decided to have a general theme for seminars, where possible, and the […]
With the global energy crisis uppermost in minds, the focus for the UK’s SPATEX 2023 exhibition, Tuesday January 31st to Thursday February 2nd 2023, will be on energy efficiency and sustainability. “We aim to bring the topic of energy saving into sharp focus and make it a forum for discussion and finding solutions,” says the […]
With live events getting back to normal again now, following a pause for the summer season, the next ISPE Seminar will take place at the Ship Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, another new venue for ISPE, on Tuesday 18th October this year. Following this, the Institute returns to the Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon, North Somerset on Tuesday […]
Students recorded some of the highest marks in the Institute’s history at this year’s exams. A whopping 50 students attended the 2022 ISPE exams earlier this year. “We can reveal that there were some incredibly high marks achieved by some,” said ISPE secretary Ross Alcock. “We look forward to presenting the cups and shields to […]
 Pool & Spa Scene can exclusively report that an investigation is underway into the quality and environmental calibre of some crushed glass pool filter media being supplied for use in UK swimming pools. Leading commercial, as well as residential pool maintenance specialists, DG Leisure, that supports customers nationwide, is calling on the industry to […]
We were sad to hear of the death of Rodney Underwood, who sadly passed away earlier this year. Rodney was best known in the pool trade for his shop, Are You Swimming in Park Gate, Southampton. In his early career, Rodney worked in a toy shop in Fareham which sold above ground pools and gave […]
Philip Barlow, FISPE, was inaugurated as the new ISPE President via an ISPE Web-Ex meeting, just prior to the Institute’s 41st AGM, in the height of the pandemic and national lockdown, back in October 2020. The plan was to hand the Institute chain of office to Philip at the next ISPE seminar, but nobody thought […]
