Designed by Dr David Solanki, clinical director of the Ontario Rehabilitation Institute, the MAAX Collection offers Zone Therapy throughout its prestigious range. Until now, hot tub design has been driven by the idea that the bigger and more numerous the jets, the better. Unfortunately, many hot tub owners realise too late that their hot tub’s […]
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With an estimated 2.7 million Brits working out in water every week swimming and aquatic fitness is creating bigger waves than ever in the leisure market. Heightened awareness of swim spas and exercise pools is creating steady ripples of interest in the UK market offering a valuable additional revenue stream for switched on businesses. With […]
The third edition of the UK Pool & Spa Expo returned to the NEC in Birmingham in January, with plenty of innovative products and services to inspire the pool and spa sectors. The UK Pool & Spa Expo team put on the third of their new style events in Hall 10 at the NEC from […]
More than 60 representatives from dealerships all over the UK were welcomed to Oulton Hall near Leeds, recently, for the annual Jacuzzi hot tub conference. The Jacuzzi retailers were given statistics on another record-breaking year of sales for the brand, which reported £1.6 million growth in 2014. Commercial director, Duncan Simcox praised the efforts of […]
Lincolnshire-based spa retailer 1 Stop Spas celebrated the launch of its brand new Billinghay show site with a live broadcast on local radio Lincs FM. A Hook A Duck promotional competition, run in conjunction with the showroom launch, offered a top prize of a free hot tub. Having outgrown its previous showroom, the company has […]
Having helped train and support spa and hot tub dealers all over the UK in recent years, David Wright, Pleatco’s Perfect Spa Guy 2014, is turning from gamekeeper to poacher with the launch of his own showroom under the Passion4Spas banner. Contracts are now being finalised on a prime site in Hampshire where David will […]
A consortium of British businessmen has put its weight behind a development of almost 500 acres on the outskirts of the Scottish capital. The development will include a 240 bedroom luxury resort hotel along with a championship golf course designed in conjunction with golfing legend Sandy Lyle who says the development has potential to rival […]
ESPA Life at the Corinthia Hotel in London has been voted the Best UK Hotel Spa by travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller – the second time that the spa has taken the prestigious title. Spread over four floors and covering 3,300 square metres in the heart of London, ESPA Life at Corinthia was the first […]
Figures from Golden Coast and its sauna partner Tylö make interesting reading for any company thinking of joining them in the sauna market. The typical gross profit on a sauna sale is 40% and customers usually pay between £2,500 and £25,000 for an installation. Golden Coast’s research also highlights the fact that increasing numbers of […]
CIMSPA’s pool plant operator qualifications will be delivered by the Institute of Swimming (IoS) from now on, following a new partnership between the two organisations. The agreement will see the full suite of CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) qualifications organised and delivered by the IoS, with external quality assurance […]
