The 2024 Wet Leisure Survey… They say knowledge is power. Accurate statistics undoubtedly enable us to make better decisions and grow better businesses. While the commercial pool sector can confidently say there are 6,000 public pools in the UK, figures for the residential swimming pool and hot tub markets have been sketchy at best. Not […]
Golden Coast
After decades of persistent door knocking, saunas are finally earning a reputation as the upbeat trend in home leisure wellness. Leading an unrivalled passion for sauna, and available in the UK through Golden Coast, Swedish-based Tylö is celebrating 75 years of modern wellness. “When you are investing in a Tylö product, you are not only […]
The Pool & Spa SCENE team reports from another busy SPATEX trade show… SPATEX, the water leisure industry trade show established and organised by the industry, for the industry is already looking ahead to 2026 when it will celebrate its 30th event. With figures still to be added for the 2025 trade show, SPATEX has […]
Operating on a ‘work family’ basis, Golden Coast strives to create an environment where people ‘want’ to come to work. The UK distributor team, part of the PPG group, is made up of 38 GC family members, 21 males and 17 females with three women and two men making up the management level. “At Golden […]
Aquascapes turn a negative into a positive… Thanks to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, SW19 is a sought-after location and an increasingly popular place for people to live and for businesses to locate and invest. Wimbledon’s Centre Court Shopping Centre has recently been rebranded as part of a cutting-edge regeneration, transforming the area into a vibrant […]
Named Pool Product Of The Year in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards, SPACE® is so much more than a classic pool automation system. The SPACE® allows you to monitor your pool, in real time, and control it remotely. Thanks to its embedded Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) , SPACE® continually analyses and controls all the […]
As we were going to print, Pool & Spa SCENE heard of the sad loss of an industry great. David Adams, who died on January 4th, had the vision to start the Devon-based Golden Coast business back in the Seventies. Earning himself a reputation as a formidable personality in the industry, David retired from the […]
A record number of companies celebrated at the UK Pool & Spa Awards… Demonstrating the broad depth of the multi-million pound wet leisure sector, a record 38 companies were declared winners in the 2024 UK Pool & Spa Awards, presented at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, in December. The competition, decided by public votes, judges’ […]
Independent distributor, Lighthouse Pools has once again set the bar as the UK’s leading trade supplier in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards. It was the fourth time in six years that Lighthouse Pools has taken the UKPSA title of Swimming Pool Trade Supplier of the Year. “The award is a validation of all […]
Lucie Lunn on the inside track on plant room essentials… As crucial to the efficient running of any swimming pool as the heart is to the human body, designing and maintaining an effective plant room is the core element of wet leisure projects in both residential and commercial locations. The plant room is the beating […]
