Featuring the UK’s first interactive water slide, the newly refurbished North Kesteven Leisure Centre in Lincolnshire has proven to be a big hit with visitors since it opened in May this year. The refurbishment was undertaken by water leisure specialists World Leisure UK and consisted of a new 45m flume and a bespoke Magna Carta […]
Author: Ashleigh MacKenzie
HotSpring World welcomed Hollywood actor Warwick Davis to its Peterborough showroom, as part of promotional video shoot. Warwick has been a loyal HotSpring World customer for more than ten years and was approached by the company to take part in a series of testimonial videos. During the interview, Warwick talks about his love of […]
With the Hot Tub Living Expo just under three months away, the show team have announced some major brands that will be exhibiting for the first time ever including Riviera Pool & Spa, Platinum Spa, Aqua Bike Minceur and 1 Stop Spas. Aqua Bike Minceur will be presenting the latest innovation with their complete spa […]
The multi-award winning team at Rio Pools is the latest company to test the waters of Dryden Aqua’s Integrated System, reporting outstanding results. Rio Pools have been so impressed with the DA-GEN, DAISY+ system that they now plan to specify it as standard practice on all future projects. The Rio Pools team was asked to […]
Two Birmingham swimming pools were forced to close following a number of cases of the cryptosporidiosis diarrhoea and vomiting bug. Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre was initially closed in June for thorough cleaning after a customer accidently defecated in the water. As a precaution, Northfield Leisure Centre was also closed. West Midlands Health Protection Team […]
With the school summer holidays in full swing, a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of some swimming pools is being supported by the distributors of a leading pool safety release system. Every year incidents of so-called ‘entrapment’ – where limbs and other body parts are caught via strong suction from drains at the […]
It was a race against time for the 1 Stop Spas team recently as they raced to complete a swim spa installation in three days, in time for a client’s 40th birthday party. As the name suggests, Lincolnshire-based 1 Stop Spas provided a one-stop shop for the customer, undertaking the design, planning, supply, coordination and […]
Roel Fassbender does not so much practice what he preaches…more that he preaches what he practices. With 20 years at the retail sales coalface under his belt, Roel is looking to share his expertise and knowledge to enable UK retailers to add to their revenue stream at the same time as enhancing their customers’ hot […]
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found several breaches of health and safety, after five children and 14 adults needed treatment for breathing difficulties at East Sands Leisure Centre in Fife last August. The probe came after an uncontrolled release of the chemical sodium hypochlorite from the pool’s storage tank prompted […]
This September will see a trio of stand-out exhibitions for the pool and spa sectors. Leisure Industry Week (LIW) returns to the NEC in Birmingham on September 20 – 21. A highlight of the exhibition will be the new Spa and Wet Leisure Education Stream, which in partnership with STA, will deliver seminars on effective […]
