RECORD ISPE ATTENDANCE

The 129th ISPE One-Day Seminar took place in October in Cobham, Surrey, and with just over 70 delegates, the event was the highest attendance at an ISPE Seminar since October 2005. The theme of the event was Swimming Pool Construction Ian Betts, FISPE, from PoolConsult, introduced the day looking at the initial conversation between a […]

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AWARDS BOOST FOR INDUSTRY

The recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were the biggest and best ever
 With a surprise appearance from legendary social media giant The Pool Guy and with a whopping 22 companies winning an overall category award, the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were not only the biggest but the best in the […]

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COMPASS LEAD THE SALES WAY

The coronavirus lockdown and uncertainty over summer holidays has led to a boom in business for the UK residential pool sector. Sussex based Compass Pools reported a 600% increase in orders with ‘swimming pools’ becoming one of the top 10 Googled products in the UK. To meet increased demand the company is now on a […]

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Compass Casts Eye Over Love Island

Compass Pools UK Technical Director Alex Kemsley has been taking a closer look at the leisure facilities the contestants in this year’s Love Island reality tv series were enjoying. As the largest swimming pool designer and installer in the UK, Compass Pools UK’s attention was immediately drawn to the pool and hot tub facilities of […]

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Villeroy & Boch Dealer Is On Top Form

As one of Villeroy & Boch’s premier hot tub dealerships, Waterstream is enjoying continued success with its line of luxury spas. After more than six years in partnership, Watersteam was one of Villeroy & Boch’s first dealers in the UK and now has a number of models on display in its showroom in Handcross, West […]

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One-Piece Wonders

Today’s one-piece pool options have evolved into a sophisticated and quality home pool ownership option that give customers ‘exactly what they see on the tin’. From a consumer point of view, one-piece pools are sold from a price list with no ‘guesstimating’. This is particularly well received by customers who relish being able to change […]

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Success In Vienna For Compass Pools UK

The Compass Pools UK team was recognised at the recent Compass Pools Annual Conference in Vienna, after picking up two coveted awards. The UK branch of the global company won the award for the Best Marketing Initiative for its online video series and the award for the Most Improved Sales. The annual event brings together […]

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Student Dream Becomes Reality

While many students are using every penny they can scrape together to pay for tuition fees, accommodation and perhaps the occasional pint in the student bar, friends Alex Kemsley and Simon Dickson had different ideas.

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Life On Ocean Wave For Yacht Pool

The Yacht Pool is the latest design in the Compass Pools range of one-piece in-ground swimming pools. The Yacht Pool features some very obvious nautical styling cues, from the teak decking surrounding the integral hydrotherapy hot tub, to the polished steel handrails adorning each side of the stylised bow. Even the controls which operate the hydrotherapy jets are based on a pair of stainless steel marine throttle levers. The Yacht Pool features other refinements like multi-coloured LED underwater lighting and a counter-current swimming unit.

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