A force in water treatment for more than two decades, Topline Electronics is set to play an even bigger role in the commercial water leisure market following its recent expansion. The purchase of a 50% stake in sauna and steam specialist, Aachen Wellness and service and maintenance business, Speedifix, will enable Topline to provide a complete, one-stop, nationwide service to commercial […]
Commercial Swimming Pools
News updates from the commercial swimming pools sector, including local authority pools, health club pools, hotel pools, school pools, holiday park pools and water parks.
It was a case of the old guard making way for the new as a number of first-time recipients stood up to accept awards at the recent Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association presentations. With no less than 16 companies all taking home golds; the celebrations were more evenly spread than in living memory. The SPATA organisation represents 178 pool building and retail companies, the majority based in the UK. It announced this yearâs winning projects at a ceremony held at the De Vere Grand Hotel in Brighton, in February. The competition was fierce with 133 projects vying for victory in 21 categories compared with 85 entries in 22 categories last year.
Pool World of Wiltshire has recently completed the installation of Global Resins safety copings on its fourth swimming pool project, part of the refurbishment of a pool at the St. Martinâs School in Bath. Pool World now always recommends the Global Resins safety coping for pool surround edging purely on safety aspects. The added bonus is that it […]
Nearly three million people take the plunge every week, making swimming the biggest participation sport in the UK. But British Swimming and the BBC are working together to inspire even more people into the pool with the Big splash campaign.
Families hold the key to the success of public swimming pools, a recent report has confirmed. The research, undertaken by leading interactive play supplier, Hippo Leisure, warns that leisure pools that do not provide for the family market will lose out to those centres that are more willing to invest.
Chris Carr, Fellow of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers and former ISPE president, calls for a review of current pool and spa standards, as new research proves two main drains are not sufficient to completely exclude the risk of entrapmentâŠ.
The recent installation of a Heatstar Gemini heat pump, at the prestigious Rottingdean Place luxury residential estate in East Sussex, has demonstrated a year-on-year reduction
in energy use of 70% compared with the previous system, at the same time reducing gas consumption by 83%.
Hotel and spa pools are crowd pleasers for visitors and members alike but are they worth the investment? Jan Hurst gets the inside story from some of the busiest operators in the UK… In a recent customer survey, conducted by Hilton Hotels, the presence of a pool was deemed to be a major deciding factor for guests in choosing where to stay.
David Lloyd Leisure has identified swimming as a major trend
for teenagersâ sports and fitness activities for 2012.
Europeâs premier racquets, health and fitness group predicts
that sport activities aimed at 11 to 17-year-olds,including
swimming and tennis, and teen exercise classes, such as zumba
and boxercise, will be a significant area of growth.
Thermapool, the swimming pool insulation company, earned itself a place in the finals of the recent
Hertfordshire Green Awards, alongside major international companies.
