The board of directors at WEXCO Inc., the parent company of employee-owned Marquis Corp., has confirmed two key appointments at its factory headquarters in Independence, Oregon. Senior Vice President Sam Collins has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Marquis Corp. Collins is a 35-year company veteran, starting straight from school and rising through […]
spa trade
The reigning champions of the UK Pool & Spa Awards, Pool & Spa Showroom of the Year, 1 Stop Spas are taking the wraps of their third show site. The new store in East Bridgeford, Nottingham, will focus on Master Spas and Tuff Spas as well as 1 Stopâs usual footprint of hot tub accessories […]
CPC and the early roots of pool water treatment, as remembered by Jimmy Lamb⊠After completing a five year engineering apprenticeship, followed by a stint as an engineer in the Merchant Navy, John Lamb came back ashore and home to Edinburgh as he and wife Maggie added to their young family. A move south in […]
Sunbeach Spas is setting recordbreaking figures on a âwhirlwindâ of sales this year. âTo be fair, the sales drive has been dealer driven and I have to pay tribute to the way they have adapted to selling through Covid-19,â says Sunbeachâs Wayne Green. Investment in extended warehousing and stock as well as new vans and […]
Award-winning hot tub retailer and business entrepreneur, Gareth Jones, of UK Leisure Living, was quick to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Working with his existing decking supplier, Gareth was able to source 2,000 visors which he supplied free to key workers and sold at ÂŁ2 plus VAT to local businesses. Based in North Wales, Gareth […]
JacuzziÂź Brands UK has collaborated with Bedfordshire Hot Tubs to provide swim spas and enable elite British swimmers to continue to train at home, during the coronavirus lockdown, with their main focus, the postponed Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. GB Swimmers Adam Peaty MBE, James Guy, Ben Proud, Luke Greenbank, Tom Dean, Anna Hopkins, Sarah Vasey […]
The global Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two major pool and spa industry casualties. Arguably the worldâs most prestigious water leisure event, the organisers have announced the postponement of this yearâs Piscine Global trade fair. Due to take place in November, the biennial event will instead take place from February 9 to 12 at the Eurexpo […]
2020 will be a significant year in the rapid growth of Superior Spas with the opening of a new, purpose-built distribution centre in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The new facility will be the largest in the UK, with warehousing for over 800 spas, a large distribution showroom for dealer visits, offices and seminar room, along with improved […]
Certikin International, the UKâs largest manufacturer and distributor of swimming pool and water leisure equipment has confirmed its move to a new 125,000 sq. ft headquarters across town from its current base in Witney, Oxford-shire. The company aims to move into the new building by the end of 2020. Established in 1963, and now a […]
Returning to the Ricoh Arena for the second year in succession, SPATEX 2015 descended upon the Jaguar Exhibition Hall over the first weekend in February. More than 100 exhibitors took to the show floor, 30 per cent of which were new to the SPATEX arena, together presenting a vast array of products and expertise. “We […]
