Against All Odds

Hard work and determination has proven to be a winning formula for the husband and wife team behind Complete Spas. Celebrating their tenth year of trading this year, Pete and Rachel Grinnall started selling hot tubs and swim spas in the summer of 2007, just as the last recession began to take hold. Not afraid […]

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UK Hot Tub Club Launch Is Bubbling Over

The first membership cards for the UK’s only consumer hot tub scheme have started to be distributed to hot tub owners across the country. The Hot Tub Club is the first and only scheme of its kind for existing and potential hot tub and swim spa owners in the UK and Eire. Consumers can join […]

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Ready To Roll

Returning for the ninth consecutive competition, the UK Pool & Spa Awards showcase the very best companies involved in the provision of water leisure in Great Britain. Building on its continued success, the event is set to be bigger and better with overwhelming demand boosting the number of award winning opportunities to 31 this year. […]

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UK’s First Certified Technicians

Five members of the Lincolnshire-based 1 Stop Spas team have become the first APSP Certified Hot Tub Technicians in the UK. The engineers were the first outside of North America to complete the new Certified Hot Tub Technician (CHTT) course, hosted by SpaTech Training. The intensive program covers the essentials of servicing portable and permanently […]

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European Award Success

The UK dominated the Domestic Hot Tubs category at this year’s European Union of Swimming Pool and Spa Associations (EUSA) Awards, after a clean sweep by three British companies. Complete Spas of Worcestershire took Gold, closely followed by Welsh Hot Tubs and Euphoria Lifestyle in Silver and Bronze position respectively. The fourth EUSA Awards took […]

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Coming Of Age

Marking its 21st anniversary milestone this year, SPATEX returned to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in January and it didn’t disappoint. More than 100 exhibitors filled the show floor for the 2017 event, which was the first occasion in SPATEX’s history that the show has been held midweek. Some 1,360 visitors made their way through […]

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Two Brands Launch New Swim Spa Models

Aqua Warehouse Group has launched two brand new 18ft dual temperature swim spas for the L.A. Spas and Vita Spa brands. The new L.A. Spas F8P and Vita Spa VM8 models have an open barrier-free exercise and swim area, which is complimented by a comfortable five-seater spa end. The swim spas also incorporate the latest […]

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Spa Retailer Launches Franchise Model

Warwickshire-based spa retailer A5 Spas has embarked on a brand new business venture by launching a nationwide franchise under the Award Leisure banner. The family-run company has taken the decision to launch the new franchise to give consumers access to premium hot tubs and pedigree garden products on their very own doorstep. Over the coming […]

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Aqua Warehouse Group Celebrates

During a recent world seminar held in Mexico, hosted by Maax Spas Corporation, Richard Hart, owner of the UK’s Aqua Warehouse Group, received two huge International Awards as UK distributor of both L.A. and Vita spas. He was first awarded a Double Platinum Award for the outstanding sales achieve during 2016, this was then royally […]

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SPATA Members On Top Form At Awards

Members of the Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association (SPATA) celebrated at the Ricoh Arena at the end of January, as the winners of the 2017 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards were announced. Some 21 companies were recognised in the awards presentation, which was attended by British Paralympian Swimmer, Ellie Simmonds OBE. Big winners […]

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