Thanks to a record-breaking summer, UK Leisure Living expects to hit the 250 unit sales mark by the end of 2018. It means the three-year-old business, which has showrooms in Conwy and Cheshire, is on track to more than double turnover from last year’s £750,000. Gareth Jones, UK Leisure Living’s Managing Director, said the summer […]
UK Pool & Spa Awards
One of the world’s leading brands, recognised for its product excellence and outstanding professionalism, Coast Spas is launching a major dealer recruitment drive in the UK. Coast’s UK distributor, Award Leisure, will be leading the charge, hosting a meet and greet event at Resort World, part of Birmingham’s NEC complex in December to talk through […]
Members of the National Leisure group of companies were joined by many representatives from the pool industry, as they attended the recent funeral of Pools and Garden’s Derek Harrigan, 88. A much-loved father and grandfather, Derek founded and ran Pools and Gardens from the family’s Worcestershire farm since 1973, moulding the company into one of […]
Having a great product and being a progressive distributor has proved dividends for Aqua Warehouse Group as the relationship with Canadian manufacturer Covana goes from strength to strength. “In a mere two years, we have gone from a couple of dealers with a display Covana to over forty across the UK, with more coming on […]
Following another successful year, Golden Coast, already the leading independent supplier to the wet leisure industry, is expanding its purchasing team. Abby Fletcher has joined the team at their Barnstaple headquarters in the role of Purchasing Administrator. With the Golden Coast catalogue becoming the first port of call for many businesses when specifying for a […]
All Seasons Living transformed this under-used garden into a full bespoke outdoor living area, winning a Gold Award in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards. The complete outdoor living package, the project involved the installation of a fully bespoke garden room with full opening bi-fold doors leading onto the non-slip composite decking where you […]
Steve Gallagher Senior Sales Manager for commercial products in UK, Eire and Northern Europe for Lonza UK, Steve Gallagher has worked in the water leisure industry since 1987 but it was dry side training that helped him shed a whopping six stones. Where and when was your introduction to water leisure. I started working as […]
Marquis® dealers from around the world gathered in Salem, Oregon to attend the University of Marquis 2018 International Dealer Event at the Salem Convention Center. Dealers attended educational sessions during the day with banquets, entertainment and awards at night. The event was the largest in Marquis history, drawing in almost 300 attendees representing 105 Marquis […]
Aqua Towel Rail is one of those simple products that enhances your spa experience by storing your towel close and in easy reach. When not in use the rail simply fold down against the spa. At only £13 + vat trade the Aqua Towel Rail is one good way to dress a showroom spa and […]
A ripple of reaction reverberated around spa showrooms in response to the Riptide Pools promotion in the April issue of Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene. The full page advert, proclaiming US-made hot tubs were overpriced, oversold and over here was a direct reference to the war time era when American soldiers were accused of […]
