DOUBLE TAKE

An outstanding combined hot tub and swim spa installation by the North Spas team… What could be better than having your own swim spa? How about a swim spa with a hot tub attached to form the perfect ‘L’ shape! This dual temperature TidalFit allows this family to enjoy swimming, rowing and hydrotherapy massage all […]

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FAMILY VALUES

The Barcelona from Platinum Spas… Offering two loungers and three seats, Platinum Spas have unveiled their newly updated Barcelona hot tub as the perfect family spa This new design from Platinum Spas has moved away from the stereotypical Chinese manufacturing to a North American philosophy – by sourcing the highest quality components and craftsmanship. Customer […]

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WATCH THIS SPACE!

MySpa opens second showroom… As events are generally suspended due to the pandemic, MySpa weren’t able to have the fanfare opening event its new Macclesfield showroom deserved. Instead, the team are hoping to host a later event, probably to celebrate the showroom’s one year anniversary next September. “If restrictions relax in the New Year, we […]

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RIGHT OF REPLY ON USA VS CHINESE SPAS

Following Rob Carlin’s interesting piece, in the last issue of Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene, I wanted to add my own take on things, writes Richard Hart of the Aqua Warehouse Group. The article centred round the rise of the Chinese spa manufacturers versus American producers. Now Rob was very polite and careful with […]

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FEAST AND FAMINE FOR SPA RETAILERS

In what has turned out to be a feast and famine year for hot tub retailers, the winter months could mean make or break for some outlets. With 2020 travel and holiday plans cancelled due to the global pandemic, everyone and their wife, wanted to spend that summer money by investing in their own a […]

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OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

  Florida Pools and Spas add a modern touch to an histroic chateau.. Jersey-based, the Florida Pools and Spas team was tasked with refurbishing an existing chateau that had been mothballed for five years. The task, should they choose to accept it, was to transform the building into a commercial gym and spa while complementing […]

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PRESSING THE REFRESH BUTTON

New pools for old with advice from some leading industry suppliers… All swimming pools, no matter how well built, will require some kind of repair or renovation at some point in the future. Taking the time to maintain your customers’ pools will save them money in the long-term and is cheaper than building a new […]

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SAVE OUR SWIMMING POOLS PLEA

Despite opposition from key organisations like Swim England, swimming pools have been closed again in Manchester, Merseyside, Wales and in other parts of the UK, as part of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Government has stressed that discussions will be held with those areas moving into ‘tier three’ in the […]

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INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK

Reluctant to gloat, at a time when so many other sectors, and the country as a whole, face unprecedented challenges, the UK’s residential swimming pool sector is nevertheless quietly celebrating a record year. Covid-19 has not just created a wave of ‘holiday at home’ investment but triggered a tsunami of domestic interest in health and […]

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A LIFE IN THE DAY OF
 JOHN LAMB

CPC and the early roots of pool water treatment, as remembered by Jimmy Lamb
 After completing a five year engineering apprenticeship, followed by a stint as an engineer in the Merchant Navy, John Lamb came back ashore and home to Edinburgh as he and wife Maggie added to their young family. A move south in […]

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