EXCITING YEAR AHEAD FOR WELLBEING

Less than 12 months on from seeing the first facility awarded Swim Englandā€™s Water Wellbeing accreditation, the programme has continued to grow. More and more facilities up and down the country are working towards the Water Wellbeing accreditation as they place a focus on improving health and wellbeing in local communities. Active Nationā€™s Bitterne Leisure […]

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INDUSTRY LOSES POPULAR PERSONALITY

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 […]

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POOL PEOPLE – LEWIS ROOKE

Lewis Rooke of Aqua Platinum Projects was delighted, after 11 years in the industry, to have his pool engineering work recognised when he shared the title of Pool Technician Of The Year in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards ā€¦ LOCATION Lives in his hometown, Southampton in Hampshire, with his beloved pet dog, Doraā€¦.. […]

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Sad Farewell To ā€˜Larger Than Lifeā€™ Character

The UK swimming pool industry lost one of its ā€˜larger than lifeā€™ characters with the death of Joe Smith recently aged 70. Best known as the founder of the Premier Gunite Company, Joe had a reputation for working hard and playing hard; enjoying nothing more than celebrating success with a story or two from the […]

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