The new generation of Poolex heat pumps have SCOP ratings as well as the traditional COP ratings, but what is SCOP and how does it vary from COP? The Coefficient of Performance (COP) measures the heating efficiency at a specific moment. It’s the ratio of the energy output to the energy input, essentially showing how […]
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Buoyed by an outstanding spell of good weather, mainstream buyer attention is increasingly turning towards swim spas as an alternative to swimming pools and traditional hot tubs. The argument for swim spas stacks up. Not only are swim spas more economically viable than pools for year-round water exercise use, they come with the added value […]
No self-respecting pool builder or spa retailer is installing this season without the specification of a super-efficient air source heat pump. Driven by dual influences of an energy and economic crisis, wet leisure retailers have had to wise-up quickly to eco efficiency. Switched-on sales strategies involve not just new installs but contacting existing clients to […]
Aqua Technics Pools UK has launched a new Infinity 3m diameter round pool to the UK market. The circular pool features non-slip entry steps, a bench seat which runs round the entire circumference, where bathers can relax and chat and enjoy their favourite tipple, and a central area 1.45m in depth for deeper immersion. The […]
Swim spas offer compact benefits of home swimming and wellness Why invest in a swimming pool when you can buy a swim spa, a salesman, overheard on a recent pool and spa showroom visit, confidently advised some eager shoppers. After all, as he pointed out, swim spas offer a host of benefits to make them […]
Miles Hammond on the role showrooms play in boosting home wellness sales… The sales journey for pool and spa retailers, over the past five years, plots something like a white-knuckle roller coaster ride of highs and lows with a smattering of stomach-churning steep twists and turns. Despite the boom in on-line media channels, like You […]
Parkwood Leisure takes a customer-centric approach to swimming, as Judith Wojtowicz reports… Investment and innovation go hand in hand at Parkwood Leisure, the first leisure operator within the industry to commission a detailed social value report to better understand the impact of its activities on the communities it serves. The impressive results from this 2020 […]
Hungry for hard-fought sales, hot tub retailers were keen to get on the road this summer to maximise the sales potential of specialist and county shows around the country. Hot Tubs Rock took a roadshow team from their showrooms in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire on tour. They were on target to exhibit at seven shows over […]
The Guncast Pools & Wellness team deliver on a luxury pool project… This stunning outdoor swimming pool was recently completed by Guncast Pools & Wellness, for a gorgeous family home in the UK. Guncast was approached to create a contemporary and stylish outdoor swimming pool to be the focal point of a new, beautifully designed […]
The European market has gone into freefall as a result of the widespread cost-of-living crisis compounded by directives to switch off energy supplies to hot tubs and to turn down temperatures on home and public swimming pools. Germany have issued energy-saving restrictions which will put a huge dent in the German market. Norway and Poland […]
