CRISIS PROOF

Roel Fassbender on added value, O-Care sales… When the stores went into Lockdown, one of my dealers asked me what we were doing in our hot tub retail store to keep paying the bills. I said to him we had made sure we could pay all our bills and that he had already done that […]

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS – ADDED VALUE SALES

Maximising add-on sales on all customer bases… The average hot tub owner spends at least ÂŁ250 every year on chemicals, filters and other accessories. Frustratingly, with so much competition in a buoyant market, this money will probably not be spent with the dealer who sold them their spa. In a world dominated by Amazon, E-Bay […]

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TRIPLE CROWN FOR WELSH RETAILERS

Lovingly created by husband and wife team, Dieter and Sally Koob, Castle Hot Tubs has grown from comparatively modest origins to become the biggest hot tub and swim spa supplier in Wales. Currently offering Superior Spas, Aspel, BeWell and Master Spas, the company is now made up of 26 staff ranging from administration and customer […]

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SHOWROOM EXPANSION FOR MYSPA

MySpa has opened its third showroom following the successful launch of its second site in Macclesfield, Cheshire last year and the continued success of the original flagship store in Leicester. The latest outdoor showroom in Oakham in Rutland features 12 spas on display from the company’s own- branded Wellness by MySpa collection of hot tubs […]

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CONSUMER GIANT SWOOPS FOR OUTDOOR LIVING

Buy it Direct Group, one of the UK’s largest online consumer goods retailers, has acquired hot tub and swim spa specialist, Outdoor Living, one of the UK’s best known and highly admired retailers of hot tubs, swim spas, saunas and gazebos, Already home to a number of leading eCommerce brands, including Appliances Direct, Laptops Direct, […]

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POOL PEOPLE – PAUL WALTON-COLLETT

Buckingham Pools Managing Director, Paul Walton-Collett began his swimming pool building career in 1998 and now heads one of the most successful pool companies in the country. Quite a journey from his original music career when he ran his own recording studios… WHAT WAS YOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE POOL INDUSTRY? Joined Oxford Pools in 1998 […]

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DESIGN AND BUILD MASTERS

Aqua Platinum Projects celebrates its first decade in business with the title Pool Contractors Of The Year… Cutting his pool-building teeth with the family business, ten years ago Ryan Fronda took the giant leap of going independent; forming his own company, Aqua Platinum Projects. It has been a journey that has seen APP record sustained […]

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POOL COP IS A GAME CHANGER

Modern pool management is all about making processes as efficient and easy as possible. With this in mind, one of the most innovative products on the market is the GC PoolCop – a smart pool management system that remotely monitors every aspect of a pool. It consists of a Valve Data Unit that is installed […]

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WHAT IS LURKING IN POOL WATER?

Lovibond® Tintometer has many testing options available to meet the needs of today’s pool water professional. With modern pool or spa water quality and safety essential, having a good testing protocol and an accurate testing system is equally essential. If you are not testing the levels of key parameters regularly using a recognised professional system […]

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LEARNING CURVES

Every day is a school day with water treatment benefits like DAISY… Without hesitation, Richard Bishop, MISPE, the founder of Aquathermae aquatic sports and hydrotherapy specialists, recommends the bespoke DAISY water treatment training. DAISY is a highly effective glass filter media, provided by Dryden Aqua through its UK and Ireland distributors, PPG. The activated filter […]

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