They promoted it as the event you cannot afford to miss. Lyon Piscine and Aqualie 2012, two benchmark exhibitions for swimming pool and spa professionals certainly lived up to that billing. Simply put, the Lyon exhibition event is the biggest and most important global show for the combined pool and spa sectors. It brings together 600 exhibitors, 1,000 brands from 90 countries and in the region of 18,000 visitors to Lyon. Traditionally, the first opportunity to see new developments in Europe, the combined Piscine and Aqualie 2012 events are also an exceptional opportunity to explore the latest key trends in the pool and spa markets.
International
Updates from the global pool and spa markets.
The Italian pool and spa sector is stuck in a deep recession. Facing considerable cost increases for both the population and industry in energy costs and tax burdens, the downturn looks set to continue. The knock-on effect has been a fall in employment as companies struggle to recover debt or gain credit. The situation has […]
These are stressful times for companies in the BenElux area that ironically are largely dealing in stress-relieving products, such as pools and spas. Of course, the economic climate is an important negative factor, but an even more important role is played by the general sense of doom that paralyses consumers. People tend to postpone the […]
Plunged into a deep economic crisis, Spanish pool and spa companies are focusing on refurbishment and exports as a way to stem the fall of sales in the home market. Biding their time and hoping to emerge stronger from the current situation, the Spanish pool and spa market investing heavily in research, development and […]
After a nine year absence, the Pool Spa and Patio Expo returns to New Orleans taking place November 6-8, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, with the educational conference taking place November 3-8. Online registration is available at www.PoolSpaPatio.com/ attendee, where information is constantly accessible. Registering in advance will save […]
Easily the biggest and most influential stage on the global pool and spa stage, Piscine 2012 gets set to raise its biennial curtain in Lyon this autumn, from November 13 to 16. Every two years, Piscine, the global spa and private pool exhibition and Aqualie, the commercial and wellness show and conference, combine to form […]
Already a popular choice for its problem-solving capabilities in the commercial pool sector, Zeoclere 30, the alternative pool and spa filter media to standard sand, is gaining an ever-increasing following in residential pools and not just in the UK. Zeoclereās parent distributor company, Mineral Supplies International, recently added Finland to its global distribution network and […]
Attracting participants from 22 countries, with an anticipated 500 exhibitors, the international trade fair Interbad opens its doors from October 9 ā 12 at Messe Stuttgart Interbad, which takes place every two years, has become a red letter date in the marketing plans of many international pool and spa market leaders. Approximately one third […]
Underlining the excellence of the hotel and its facilities, the infinity pool at The Yeatman was voted one of the āTop 12 Infinity Pools in the Worldā and number one in Portugal by leading travel trade magazine Conde Nasteās āTravellerā. Opened in the mid 1990ās by the Yeatman family, the landmark luxury hotel is in […]
The eyes of the world will be on Britain this summer as the country celebrates a unique combination of events with the coinciding of
both the Queenās Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.
The great British weather permitting; the summer of 2012 promises to be a ray of sunshine amid the recent years of
prevailing economic storm clouds.
