Hydropool’s constant presence and sponsorship at the major consumer shows continues to bring added value benefits. Managing director, Jonathan Bunn, took a call from one of the producers working on the X Factor in December who had picked up a business card at the Ideal Home Show earlier this year. Says Jonathan: “She asked if […]
Hot tubs
Homewood Leisure officially opened its doors to the public in December, lifting the lid on its brand new showroom facility. Based in East Sussex, the family run company supplies hot tubs, swimming pools, heat pumps, covers and enclosures and also offers pool servicing and maintenance. With higher visitor numbers than expected over the opening weekend, […]
The pool and spa sectors breathed a collective sigh of relief as a combination of warmer and drier weather, together with an improved economic outlook, boosted consumer confidence and corresponding pool and spa sales. Portable hot tubs were the biggest winners of 2014 with across the board reports of sales increases around 20% plus. So […]
Bristol-based hot tub company Urban Cedar was overwhelmed with sales enquiries recently, after stealing the limelight in an episode of the popular BBC1 programme The Apprentice. The family-run company, which specialises in the design and manufacture of contemporary cedar hot tubs was approached by the BBC in May last year and offered the opportunity to […]
With leading spa and hot tub retailers reporting a third of purchases being made through finance – partnering with the best credit providers is crucial for any business aiming to maximise consumer sales in 2015 and beyond. Statistics also suggest that half of those finance purchasers are opting for bigger ticket items lured by the […]
Celebrating a successful end to the year, the Pollet Pool Group team in conjunction with BAYROL welcomed customers and suppliers to its annual winter seminar in November. Held in and around Newbury, the two-day event included the fourth BAYROL La Voie business seminar and dinner dance, and the fifth Pollet Pool Group winter seminar and […]
Peterborough-based Posh Spas Leisure has been appointed as Cal Spas distributor for the UK and Northern Ireland. They will help promote their new role with the help of an endorsement deal with Olympic gymnast and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Louis Smith MBE. The Posh team will be working with Cal Spas and Louis to […]
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 […]
Sustained hot weather provided a boost for the UK water leisure sectors last year as consumers lapped up the good weather and a seemingly unquenchable thirst for outdoor living. In July, the Pool & Spa Scene team carried out a snapshot analysis of some 137 pool and spa businesses with 54 per cent of businesses […]
One of the hot tub industry’s biggest climbers, Vita Spa UK continues to gain market share peaking at a 40 per cent increase in overall sales in 2013. In fact, the Vita Spa label has been available in the UK since the mid-1990s experiencing a few false dawns as a few would-be players, dipped a […]
