Leisure Industry Week strengthened its reputation as the leading meeting place for owners and operators of commercially based pool and wellness businesses with an upbeat show at Birmingham’s NEC last month.
One of seven zones under one common leisure banner, a vibrant Pool & Spa section generated a ripple of optimism with a positive buzz reporting healthy commercial sector order books well into 2012.
Author: Ashleigh MacKenzie
A group of British architects was given the
inside track on the potential for moving
swimming pool floors when they gathered in
Belgium recently.
As guests of UK swimming pool builders,
Guncast and world-leading moving floor
manufacturers, Hydrofloors, the British
delegation was exclusively accompanied by
Pool and Spa Scene editor, Christina Connor.
The visit included a tour of the Hydrofloors
moving floors manufacturing base and the
Ocea slatted covers factory near Brussels.
Particularly hard hit by the economic down turn, traditional residential liner pool building companies are being offered a Golden Goose by thermal-insulation panel pool specialists, Polypool Manufacturing.
The residential pool market once again found itself a hostage to fortune with disappointing weather being blamed for a difficult summer season for most. Chemical sales were significantly down for most as well as seasonal sales of lines such as above ground pools and toys and games. The UK experienced the latest in a run […]
POOL AND SPA SCENE EXCLUSIVE REPORT
European and North American spa and hot tub manufacturers
could be wiped out within 18 months by Chinese-sourced pirate
copies of their designs on sale at knock down prices.
Singer, model and television personality, Peter Andre, chose a Jacuzzi J-470 from Euphoria Lifestyle as a hot tub to enjoy with both his family and friends in the garden of his Surrey home.
Every single component part has been carefully thought out on the Monaco, a brand new telescopic reel from Intopool. The tube has been grooved for extra strength. The stands are made with a larger stainless tube than most reels, which not only gives it added strength, but also gives the whole reel an extra bit […]
When it comes to making bold statements – Nigel Rose, builder, turned self-proclaimed pool pioneer is not backward in coming forward.
“The swimming pool industry and the owners of Britain’s 300,000 pools are drowning in ignorance.” says Nigel Rose in his latest PR propaganda.
Traditionally slow to be persuaded to try new concepts, the pool sector has been reluctant to respond to the bold statements and claims by the inventor of the Thermapool insulation system.
Homeowners with a private swimming pool do not have the ultimate responsibility to prohibit adults from diving into it, according to a landmark High Court ruling in which a young woman lost her claim for £6m damages.
Leading Australian swimwear brand Zoggs has teamed up with Total Swimming, set up by Olympian Steve Parry, to run a series of events across the country providing up to 400 free spaces (at each event) for kids aged 7 to 14 years old to experience four different Olympic aquatic sports from diving and synchro to […]
