Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Leisure Industry Week (LIW) returns to Birminghamās NEC from September 30 to October 2, promising to be bigger and better than ever before. Up to 7,000 leisure industry professionals are expected to visit the three day show, spanning across six core sectors including Pool & Spa, Play, Health & […]
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Sustained hot weather provided a boost for Britainās pool and spa businesses this summer as consumers lapped up the good weather with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for outdoor living, according to the latest Pool & Spa Scene retail survey. The Pool & Spa Scene team carried out a snapshot analysis of some 137 pool and […]
Customer demand for more environmentally-friendly, cost-efficient, pool maintenance products has led to Jetform Swimming Pools converting half of its 250 residential and commercial maintenance customers to Zeoclere30 filtration media within weeks of stocking it. Based in Essex and working all over the London and the home counties, Jetform is an award winning high-end pool construction […]
By-passing internet competition and cut-throat pricing in one easy manoeuvre, own-brand labels are becoming an attractive and realistic proposition for swimming pool and spa retailers. Water Treatment Products has invested heavily at its Welsh headquarters to strengthen its in-house, own label capabilities as it prepares to expand its bespoke supply opportunities for individual trade customers. […]
After a brief break from the brand, Jimmy Lamb has returned to head up sales of Bayrol in the UK and Eire as Bayrol product manager.
Golden Coast has been confirmed as the new exclusive UK distributor for Sundance Spas.
Leading spa suppliers and water treatment specialists are expressing concern over increased sales of Tri-Chlor tablets, mostly via the Internet, to unwitting hot tub owners who are unaware of the potentially detrimental effect on their hot tubs, especially to heating components.
A Swimming Teachersā Association survey has revealed a quarter of public pool users do not take a shower before entering the water, with women being the biggest offenders. The survey, of more than 2,000 swimmers, also revealed that one in four people have urinated in a public swimming pool, with one in ten confessing they had done it deliberately; men aged 18-34 years were cited as the worst culprits this time. STA is one of the worldās largest swim teaching and lifesaving organisation, and delivers the highest quality training across four key business areas ā swimming teaching, lifesaving, first aid and leisure management.
Residential pool businesses are treading water amid an unprecedented combination of business challenges almost reaching biblical proportions, writes Christina Connor. From the impact of drought restrictions to, in some areas, 91 days of consecutive rain, the domestic water leisure sector has always been a hostage to fortune when it comes to the great British […]
When it comes to business, likeable Lancashire lad, John Preston, prefers to add the personal touch ā well, after all, the company does have his name on it.
