After 45 years as an independent distributor to the wet leisure industry in the UK, Golden Coast is to become part of the Pollet Pool Group. Golden Coastâs strength in the industry combined with its commitment to innovation, knowledge and customer service make an ideal fit for PPG. There is also a remarkable similarity in […]
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Business owners walked a precarious tightrope this summer as they juggled the priorities of keeping family and workforce safe while grappling with the toughest trading challenges in living memory. The industryâs key suppliers had to quickly adapt to unprecedented health and safety implications. âFrom the beginning of lock down, our most important consideration has been […]
From water retaining concrete and stainless steel structures including all the finishes right through to the specialist water filtration systems and controls, quality is the watchword for the Lancashire-based World Leisure UK. Since its conception six years ago, World Leisure UK has built up strong working relationships in Europe, Canada and America which enables the […]
Butlinâs has been a part of the British holiday scene for more than 70 years and its pools are a central feature of each resort. But what have they to offer the 21st century holidaymaker? Jan Hurst reportsâŠ
Transforming the British holiday experience, the vision of Butlinâs founder, Billy Butlinâs, back in the 1930s, was to provide affordable, fun holidays for British families. The mission statement stays the same but todayâs facilities, with multi-million water leisure investments are a world away from the chalet-style accommodation of the original Butlinsâ camps.
Lidos have a special meaning for those of us of a certain age. They evoke childhood memories of style and glamour with outdoor swimming, ice creams by the pool and art deco buildings, often gleaming white. But the development of modern indoor pools saw a great number of these outdoor pleasure palaces disappear as they fell into disrepair and failed to compete with modern local sports facilities.
Barry McCabe, owner of multi-awarding winning, Oyster Pools & Leisure, based in Monmouthshire, Wales, was once a London bus driver. Therefore, without him knowing, his wife Paula devised a âmobile partyâ for Barryâs 70th that everyone agreed was a triumph.
With names like Master Blaster, Lagoona Bay and Volcano Springs, the Cariba Creek water park at the Alton Towerâs Splash Landings Hotel is still conjuring up as much aquatic excitement as it was when it first switched on the water features ten years ago.
Co- owner of Bell Leisure, Lawrence Pearce has always wanted to complete a marathon before he was 50 and, at 46 and counting; time was running out. So Lawrence signed up for this Aprilâs Brighton marathon and began a strict training regime which resulted in him losing three and a half stone. âThe marathon training was extremely hard but I got great support from my wife and girls throughout,â commented Lawrence.
Following the enthusiastic response to Hanoviaâs inaugural UV seminar held in Dubai last year, the company hosted its second seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia recently. The event was packed with ideas, practical advice and in-depth analysis on the use of UV for bio-security in the hotel and leisure, food and pharmaceutical industries.
Giles Leisure is one swimming pool company that wonât be in hot water despite the tough economic climate and increasingly erratic winters. Passionate about getting more people to swim and creating a weather-proof extension to the business, Giles Leisure has created a unique Hydrotherapy Centre at its pool shop in Lewes, East Sussex.
