Kent-based, The Hot Tub & Spa Company, scored a major publicity coup for itself and the industry as a whole, with its recent appearance on the popular This Morning television showAttracting audiences of up to two million This Morning broadcasts live on weekdays from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm featuring news, home and garden, food […]
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The reigning Hot Tub Retailer Of The Year, UK Leisure Living, was launched less than three years ago but expects to more than double revenues this year – from £750,000 to over £2million. The winner of the prestigious UK Pool & Spa Awards title in 1917, is planning to open new showrooms and increase the […]
The British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association has warned of a growing trend for some companies supplying hot tubs to claim or imply that the goods they sell are manufactured in the UK or North America when in fact, they come from elsewhere in the world. This misleads customers into thinking they are […]
In 1976 Andrea Morrison’s father was a local house builder. His company, R.T Halls Builders, were getting more and more enquiries regarding swimming pools and during the heat wave that year he started building residential pools. Following in his footsteps, Andrea and husband-to-be Syd decided to set up a company to build and maintain swimming […]
To support their members and the wider water leisure industry, BISHTA and SPATA work together to ensure that they are represented across Europe, both for networking with other national pool and spa associations in EUSA and also in the development of European Standards. Through these contacts, it is easier to be aware of and share […]
National Leisure members were the big winners at the 2017 SPATA and BISHTA awards with six NL member companies picking up a combined 17 top accolades. “The vast number of accolades achieved that this year’s SPATA and BISHTA awards are a feather in the cap for National Leisure and clearly show the high calibre of […]
Members of the Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association (SPATA) celebrated at the Ricoh Arena at the end of January, as the winners of the 2017 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards were announced. Some 21 companies were recognised in the awards presentation, which was attended by British Paralympian Swimmer, Ellie Simmonds OBE. Big winners […]
A hot tub installation for a youngster with cerebral palsy was the stand out project at this year’s BISHTA awards ceremony. Dayton Smith’s parents Jamie and Elaine were advised that a hot tub would benefit their son and, after fundraising, they ordered one from Leicester-based Hot Tub Suppliers. Dayton uses his new hot tub three […]
This award-winning hot tub installation gave the North Spas team the ideal opportunity to transform a domestic garden into a relaxing retreat for the property owners. The client initially visited the North Spas showroom in Birtley with no idea of what size of style of hot tub he wanted. After discussing the various options with […]
The revision of the Management of Spa Pools publication is nearing completion, and this document is likely to be referred to as ‘HSG 282’. The official title of the publication is due to be ‘The control of legionella and other infectious agents in spa pool systems’. Once the document is finalised, further news about the […]













