Sustained hot weather provided a boost for the UK water leisure sectors last year as consumers lapped up the good weather and a seemingly unquenchable thirst for outdoor living. In July, the Pool & Spa Scene team carried out a snapshot analysis of some 137 pool and spa businesses with 54 per cent of businesses […]
Author: Christina Connor
Campaigners are urging Ofsted to be more ruthless in their assessment and reporting of school swimming, after figures reveal that almost half of primary school children are unable to swim 25 metres – denying them of crucial life-saving skills. Under the national curriculum, schools are required to teach pupils to swim confidently over a distance […]
A host of talented swimmers, volunteers and aquatic professionals were recognised by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) at their inaugural awards ceremony in October. Split into eighteen categories, the awards celebrate the commitment and achievements of those involved in aquatics. Among those recognised was national leisure operator Everyone Active, who took home the Facility Operator […]
Brighton’s run-down Saltdean Lido has been awarded a grant of £439,800 towards its renovations. The Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) obtained the grant from the Social Investment Business (SIB) which manages funds on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government. The lido has been closed for several years and the Grade II […]
One of the hot tub industry’s biggest climbers, Vita Spa UK continues to gain market share peaking at a 40 per cent increase in overall sales in 2013. In fact, the Vita Spa label has been available in the UK since the mid-1990s experiencing a few false dawns as a few would-be players, dipped a […]
Former Olympic medallist and director of Total Swimming, Steve Parry is looking to tackle the shortfall in the provision of swimming facilities for schools and communities by supplying temporary swimming pools and learn to swim academies. Most recently, the Total Swimming team installed a 25m temporary swimming facility in Dumfries, in partnership with Dumfries and […]
The spa at Bulgari Hotel & Residences in Knightsbridge, London is set over two floors, and comprises of a 25m swimming pool, vitality pool, thermal experiences with ice fountains and cooling showers, a relaxation room, 11 treatment rooms, a fully equipped fitness centre and nail salon. F T Leisure designed, supplied, installed and commissioned the […]
As the only 25m swimming pool within a five mile radius, Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Reading plays an important role in providing leisure facilities to the town of Lower Earley, as well as the surrounding towns and villages. With over 3,500 gym and swimming members, plus 1,650 children attending swimming lessons on a weekly […]
To help its customers profit from this often overlooked market, Golden Coast is offering installers the opportunity to benefit from a free, customised brochure that illustrates the way that customers can improve the look, feel and maintenance of their pool. Entitled Ideas and Inspiration for Improving Your Pool, the glossy, full-colour brochure highlights the ways […]
This magnificent 8m x 4m x 1.35m deep underground swimming pool was designed and built to enable two energetic teenage boys to indulge their passion to swim full lengths every day, whilst also creating a vibrant space for family parties and entertainment, as evidenced by the ample floor area for guests, a drum kit and […]
