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 […]
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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 […]
There was something special about the return of the annual SPATEX event that, the organisers say, attracted 1,545 unique visitors. Staged as the country began to loosen the shackles of the on-going pandemic, some companies remained reluctant to send representatives, opting for reduced teams, while others avoided the usual crowded events like the traditional exhibitor […]
Having missed 2021, the Institute was pleased to be able to present a Back-to-Basics/Revision Seminar in February. Around 24 ISPE students were in attendance to listen to presentations from. ISPE Tutors Chris Carr, FISPE – Filtration; Ian Betts, FISPE – Construction; Colin Day, FISPE – Chemicals and John Scott, FISPE – Heating) gave tips and […]
Crossing fingers that the latest government advice allows the event to go ahead, all SAT NAVs should be set for Coventry this February for the welcome return of the live SPATEX water leisure show. Formerly called the Ricoh, and now known as the Coventry Building Society Arena, the clock is counting down towards the return […]
