When the industryās only dedicated water leisure show returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena, from Tuesday January 31st to Thursday February 2nd, the organisers of SPATEX 2023 promise some exciting new twists during its action-packed three days. SPATEX has long been regarded as so much more than a unique showcase of products. Thereās lots […]
Heat pumps
With the arrival of autumn, the ISPE Council have been busy planning the next series of workshops and seminars. The 126th ISPE One-Day Seminar will take place in Weybridge, Surrey on Tuesday 18th October and following suggestions from seminar delegates, it has been decided to have a general theme for seminars, where possible, and the […]
Following boom times, specialist pool companies are experiencing a reverse swing this year as they combat national economic woes and concerns for some individual households. In order to gauge performance, Pool & Spa Scene undertook a snap survey* of 20 companies, spread around the UK, and the messages were extremely similar. While many are now […]
Buckingham Poolsā Neil Hastings shared the title of Pool Technician Of The Year at the 2021 UK Pool & Spa Awards. He started his working life as a jeweller. He is surely a diamond geezerā¦ POOL PEOPLE CAREER PATH I originally started life as a jeweller, then a lifeguard/personal trainer, followed by setting up a […]
Offering trusted expertise for nearly 40 years, Heatstar produce some of the most energy efficient pool environments in the UK by investing in and adapting the latest energy saving technologies available. These include highly efficient variable speed fans utilising āauto- fanā technology whereby the speed and power of the air-recirculation fan is managed automatically to […]
Now available in the UK, SpaNet is an Australian brand with a focus on the design and manufacture of innovative, energy efficient, premium quality spa pool control systems and ancillary products. With a huge focus on energy efficiency, compared with other brands, R&D teams in Australia and NZ have many years of experience developing high […]
Emily Martin checks out the eco benefits of heat pumpsā¦ In a world becoming increasingly and urgently conscious of the environment, energy-efficient solutions like heat pumps have never been hotter news. With a 30-year history in water leisure, heat pumps are hardly new wave ā no pun intended. Still widely considered to be the eco-friendly […]
Making your customersā pools more environmentally friendly is easier than you might think thanks to a range of products available from Golden Coast. DEL slatted automatic pool covers for instance come with the option of solar polycarbonate slats, which use the sunās rays to effectively heat a pool. Covers such as the DEL Tixit reduce […]
A set of four specialist Calorex heat pumps are efficiently maintaining optimum water temperatures at a new waterpark in Poland. The water attraction, which opened in Ruda Slaska last summer, features a 312mĀ² swimming pool and an 840mĀ² recreational pool, which are both heated by Calorex Pro-Pac heat pumps. In fact, it is estimated that […]
Two of the biggest names in swimming pool ventilation, mobile drying and commercial dehumidification manufacture have joined forces, following their acquisition by new investors. Effective from 20 January 2016, Procuritas Capital Investors V has wholly purchased Calorex Heat Pumps Ltd and the HVAC division of Dantherm A/S. The acquisition of both companies results in a […]
