POOL PEOPLE – PAUL WALTON-COLLETT

Buckingham Pools Managing Director, Paul Walton-Collett began his swimming pool building career in 1998 and now heads one of the most successful pool companies in the country. Quite a journey from his original music career when he ran his own recording studios… WHAT WAS YOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE POOL INDUSTRY? Joined Oxford Pools in 1998 […]

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DESIGN AND BUILD MASTERS

Aqua Platinum Projects celebrates its first decade in business with the title Pool Contractors Of The Year… Cutting his pool-building teeth with the family business, ten years ago Ryan Fronda took the giant leap of going independent; forming his own company, Aqua Platinum Projects. It has been a journey that has seen APP record sustained […]

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POOL COP IS A GAME CHANGER

Modern pool management is all about making processes as efficient and easy as possible. With this in mind, one of the most innovative products on the market is the GC PoolCop – a smart pool management system that remotely monitors every aspect of a pool. It consists of a Valve Data Unit that is installed […]

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WHAT IS LURKING IN POOL WATER?

Lovibond® Tintometer has many testing options available to meet the needs of today’s pool water professional. With modern pool or spa water quality and safety essential, having a good testing protocol and an accurate testing system is equally essential. If you are not testing the levels of key parameters regularly using a recognised professional system […]

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COVER TO COVER

Knowledge is power when it comes to pool cover sales… From a modest back garden splash pool to an Olympic proportioned swimming zone – not covering a pool, when it is not in use, is tantamount to pouring liquid gold down the main drain. In today’s energy efficient times – a cardinal sin. Heat loss, […]

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MAGNIFICENT SEVEN FOR NIVEKO

There are seven pool types in the Niveko pool portfolio – two skimmer variants and five overflow designs. The scope of the design options means that each pool can fulfil the wishes of its owner down to the finest detail. The Niveko range covers a diverse selection of pools, from the proven and simple Skimmer […]

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AGAINST ALL ODDS

An haute couture cover installation by OASE and Tanby Pools… Never giving up on the challenging geometric angled ends of this Tanby Pools project made the installation of an automatic slatted cover possible, against all the odds. After many designs, much testing and several prototypes, the forward thinking of OASE and the pure determination of […]

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MISTY BLUE

An Instagram worthy hotel spa pool on London’s Greenwich Peninsula… Selected to operate as one of the Government’s approved quarantine hotels until further notice, in normal times, The InterContinental London – The O2 – on Greenwich Peninsula, offers a luxurious and holistic approach to wellbeing. The luxury hotel operator wanted a spa to be part […]

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STRONGER TOGETHER – SERCO LEISURE

Serco Leisure encourages communities to make a splash… Serco’s leisure business enters the second half of 2021 with a fair degree of optimism. The challenges of the COVID era are far from over but the company’s swimming pools and gyms are once again seeing the welcome sight of happy customers benefitting from the Serco Leisure […]

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TILING TESTS ON HISTORIC POOL

Solus Ceramics rose to multiple challenges on the Porchester Centre project. The custom-made tiles provided by Solus Ceramics for the Porchester Centre renovation offer a truly authentic effect; convincingly replicating the aesthetics of the historic Baths. The original tiles that composed the scum channel running along the length of the pool have remained in situ. […]

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