Lincolnshire-based 1 Stop Spas lived up to their name when provided a one-stop shop for the customer, undertaking the design, planning, supply, coordination and installation of the whole project, therefore reducing costs for the customer and ensuring a speedy completion. The client had visited the 1 Stop Spas showroom 12 months previously, having been impressed […]
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Returning for the ninth consecutive competition, the UK Pool & Spa Awards showcase the very best of the companies in the British hot tub and spa industry and is still accepting entries until September 2017. Building on continued success, the event is set to be bigger and better with over 30 award-winning opportunities. We have […]
The little-known village of Garforth has been dubbed “Hot Tub Capital of Yorkshire” by a local spa business. Garforth, which nestles nine miles outside of Leeds, was crowned with its title by local distributor, Outdoor Living, with the company making its proclamation based on its sales data over the past 12 years. It was revealed […]
The UK will soon be home to the world’s deepest diving pool, following proposals for a brand new 50m deep diving facility in Essex. Although still in the planning stages, the new pool named Blue Abyss will be the most comprehensive underwater research, diving and neutral buoyancy facility in the world and will cater for […]
Former Olympic medallist and director of Total Swimming, Steve Parry is looking to tackle the shortfall in the provision of swimming facilities for schools and communities by supplying temporary swimming pools and learn to swim academies. Most recently, the Total Swimming team installed a 25m temporary swimming facility in Dumfries, in partnership with Dumfries and […]
New York based Pleatco, leaders in the science of filtration, attracted 75 contestants, in its annual search to honour outstanding individuals in the pool and spa service industry. David Wright, of Passion4Spas, became the first ever British winner and was rewarded with a trip for two to the recent International Pool Show in Orlando. “Our […]
Last month saw the opening of 5 Pancras Square – a brand new public leisure centre, relocated library, and community facilities in the heart of King’s Cross. The state-of-the-art building boasts a 25 metre four-lane swimming pool with a swimjet, a learner pool with play area, a spa pool, two exercise studios, a 90 station […]
Pool and spa specialists Cheshire Wellness took to the road this summer to raise money for children’s charities. As part of the Sporting Bears dream cars event held at the Royal Albert Dock in London, the Cheshire Wellness team wrapped the company director’s sports car to look like the cartoon character from Cars the movie. […]
Sustained hot weather provided a boost for Britain’s pool and spa businesses this summer as consumers lapped up the good weather with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for outdoor living, according to the latest Pool & Spa Scene retail survey. The Pool & Spa Scene team carried out a snapshot analysis of some 137 pool and […]
After 30 years at the helm, managing director of the London Swimming Pool Company, Tony Line, has moved to chairman of LSPC, with director Jamie Smith becoming the new managing director. The London Swimming Pool Company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, now has 25 employees operating out of offices in South London, designing, […]