The Pollet Pool Group is looking ahead to a new era for its UK pool
division following the appointment of Carl Porter as UK divisional
manager.
A pool industry stalwart with three decades experience, it is a case of poacher turns gamekeeper for Carl who cut his pool building teeth in Aquabuild, the multi-award winning Porter family swimming pool construction business before a spell with Cresta Leisure.
Author: Ashleigh MacKenzie
After several false dawns; the sun appears to be perpetually shining
on the UK Jacuzzi hot tub division, writes Christina Connor.
With total sales, last financial year, of around 850 hot tubs;
figures for the first six months of their latest financial year, show
Jacuzzi UK sustaining a 46% sales growth.
A team of 23 from all departments of Bosta UK will go the extra mile this
month when they take on the notorious Three Peaks Challenge of climbing
Ben Nevis, Skarfel Pike and Snowdon within 24 hours.
Climbing times are generally suggested as being around four hours for
Snowdon, and five hours each for Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike. Taking on
the challenge within 24 hours is notoriously difficult, draining energy and
depriving participants of sleep.
New Events Ltd., co-organisers of the
Piscine UK 2013 exhibition, will be hosting
an open day at the NEC, Birmingham on
the July 6th in conjunction with partners
GL Events, organisers of Piscine Lyon and
Piscine Abu Dhabi.
The open day which will commence at 10
am and finish at 4 pm is open to media, trade associations,
exhibitors and all those interested to learn
more about the Piscine UK 2013 show.
Following conflicting claims, the Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association has confirmed a joint statement with seven of the drought-affected water authorities, confirming the original legislation that you can fill up a newly constructed swimming pool with a hosepipe and top-up an existing swimming pool with a hand held device such as a bucket.
Following a major refurbishment programme, completed earlier this year by Loyal Grove Leisure, a new flume at the Oasis Leisure
Centre in Swindon, Wiltshire, features a black hole theme with a section of daylight rings and thunder and lightning sound and
light effects.
With the London Olympics almost upon us, these are exciting
times for swimming in the UK and the swimming pool industry as
a whole.
At five key training centres across Britain, competing
swimmers are working flat out before they go for gold ā and
already swimming pools are seeing a dramatic increase in interest,
particularly amongst youngsters.
Following Bostaās successful launch of Pentairās Intellipool Control system at Spatex, many customers wanted to learn more about
the premium they can get for their pools, when installing this system. Bosta reacted fast and took a group of selected customers to
the Pentair factory for technical training on the product including instalation demonstrations.
A new multi-million pound public leisure centre has opened ā the first of its kind in Lambeth for more than 30 years. The Clapham Leisure Centre on Clapham Manor Street includes a six-lane 25m swimming pool, fitness gym, sports hall and dance and fitnessĀ studio. It is part of an Ā£80m regeneration of Clapham High […]
Water companies that are about to impose a hose pipe ban in drought-affected areas of England, are misleading pool and spa businesses and their customers about the banās potential impact. Advice, being given by the water authorities themselves, that hot tubs cannot be filled after April 5, is both misinformed and factually incorrect. Contrary to advice being issued, hot tubs and the filling of newly constructed swimming pools are not affected by hose pipe bans.
