Pool World of Wiltshire has recently completed the installation of Global Resins safety copings on its fourth swimming pool project, part of the refurbishment of a pool at the St. Martinâs School in Bath. Pool World now always recommends the Global Resins safety coping for pool surround edging purely on safety aspects. The added bonus is that it […]
Author: Ashleigh MacKenzie
While the lower to middle end of the residential swimming pool market has been floundering, the luxury and super luxury end of the water leisure market continues to flourish. For over 30 years swimming pool specialists Guncast have been quietly building up a reputation for creating luxurious superpools for private clients across the UK. Innovative specialities from the industry front-runners […]
Kris German joined Devon-based Harris Pools as a temporary summer helper after completing a degree in Business Studies at University and
taking a year, travelling the southern hemisphere.
He could hardly have known, within just a few years, he would have earned himself a stake as a shareholder of the pool and spa company.
Although attendance figures for this yearâs SPATEX show fell for the third year in succession, the consensus of opinion has been that Brighton once again offered a worthwhile showcase for the majority of exhibitors and attendees alike. It was a case of quality over quantity as official visitor figures put attendance at 1,241 â the lowest figures since 2009 and nearly half that of the 2007 total of more than 2,000.
BAYROL has confirmed the appointment of Guillaume Verlet as the new commercial director for its UK business. Guillaume takes over from Juergen Koenig, who has been managing BAYROL UK for the past five years. This appointment will allow Juergen to fully concentrate on his position as director marketing and development for the BAYROL group, which […]
Nearly three million people take the plunge every week, making swimming the biggest participation sport in the UK. But British Swimming and the BBC are working together to inspire even more people into the pool with the Big splash campaign.
Following the issuing of a joint press release from a number of water authorities regarding Hose Pipe Bans, it has become apparent that some of their facts are incorrect. As a result the British Swimming Pool Federation is in urgent talks with DEFRA to correct this error and ensure an updated message will be given out as soon as possible. <
Families hold the key to the success of public swimming pools, a recent report has confirmed. The research, undertaken by leading interactive play supplier, Hippo Leisure, warns that leisure pools that do not provide for the family market will lose out to those centres that are more willing to invest.
Chris Carr, Fellow of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers and former ISPE president, calls for a review of current pool and spa standards, as new research proves two main drains are not sufficient to completely exclude the risk of entrapmentâŠ.
Members of the National Leisure group of companies came face to face with its main suppliers at its biennial seminar recently at the Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire.
The Sywell event provided a fast-moving ten minute appointment slot for member companies to talk directly to suppliers to hear about both existing and new products and to
feedback comments on their use.
