Plastica Hits The Big Time

Leading pool cover manufacturer Plastica has undertaken its biggest challenge yet, with the installation of a whopping single piece thermal cover at a pool in Devon. Plastica routinely manufacture pool cover systems for 25m pools, but the project at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone proved to be the largest single piece cover […]

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Cheshire Wellness In The Driving Seat

Pool and spa specialists Cheshire Wellness took to the road this summer to raise money for children’s charities. As part of the Sporting Bears dream cars event held at the Royal Albert Dock in London, the Cheshire Wellness team wrapped the company director’s sports car to look like the cartoon character from Cars the movie. […]

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Bayrol Extends UK Retailer Network

Two East Sussex retailers are the latest in a steady stream of retailers who are signing up to the Bayrol range of water treatment products. Making the switch are domestic and commercial swimming pool and hot tub retailers, South East Pools of Bexhill, whose customers span Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Essex and London. “We already […]

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Heatstar Unveil New Website

Heatstar, the manufacturer of dedicated equipment for UK swimming pools has launched a comprehensive new website. The website includes extensive product information to highlight Heatstar’s complete range of swimming pool environmental control systems. Technical data, images and application case studies all come together to provide the user with a detailed overview of Heatstar’s capabilities across […]

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Dryden Aqua Raises Its European Profile

Water treatment specialists Dryden Aqua recently welcomed some of Europe’s top swimming pool engineers to their new activated filter media (AFM) production facility in Scotland. The new facility has now been in operation for six months and has already processed 20,000 tonnes of glass water filtration media that is exported all over the world. Dr […]

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Etatron Takes Management Control

The Etatron DLX microcontroller pump and dosing systems, which are available exclusively through Golden Coast, take over the responsibility for controlling and managing water quality – allowing managers to focus on other duties. Suitable for pools up to 60m3, the DLX provides a range of optional flow-rate control and regulation settings. The on/off proportional operational […]

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Uk Retail Sales Enjoy Seasonal Boost

Sustained hot weather provided a boost for Britain’s pool and spa businesses this summer as consumers lapped up the good weather with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for outdoor living, according to the latest Pool & Spa Scene retail survey. The Pool & Spa Scene team carried out a snapshot analysis of some 137 pool and […]

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Holidaymakers Urged To ‘Swim Safe’

Travel association ABTA has teamed up with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) to launch their Swim Safe campaign, urging holidaymakers to stay safe in the water this summer. It comes after new research by ABTA revealed that one in five people know someone who has got into difficulty while swimming on holiday. Nikki White, […]

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Change At Helm For Capital Pool Firm

After 30 years at the helm, managing director of the London Swimming Pool Company, Tony Line, has moved to chairman of LSPC, with director Jamie Smith becoming the new managing director. The London Swimming Pool Company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, now has 25 employees operating out of offices in South London, designing, […]

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Spatex Splashes Into Hot Tub Market

As part of its annual education programme, for the first time next year, SPATEX the UK pool and spa exhibition, run for the industry, by the industry, is presenting a full day of specialist spa and hot tub workshops for both the commercial and domestic sectors. The dedicated day of spa and hot tub training […]

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