ISPE President Jimmy Lamb, FISPE, welcomed around 35 delegates to the 131st ISPE Seminar, held in late March, at the Hatfield Comet Hotel. Jimmy gave a presentation comparing different types of pools, including commercial, domestic and spas, and looked at the standards that applied to each of them. Later in the day, Jimmy returned to […]
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The annual ISPE Awards were presented this autumn with two long-serving ISPE members made Fellows of the Institute. ISPE President Jimmy Lamb, FISPE, congratulated ISPE Vice-President Bob Judd, FISPE, and ISPE-Endorsed PPO Training Provider and Council member, Colin Jenkinson. FISPE. Jimmy then handed ISPE Technician certificates to those who passed their ISPE Exams back in […]
A busy autumn and winter schedule gets underway with a Swimming Pool Construction themed one-day ISPE seminar in Cobham, Surrey, on Thursday 12th October. Programmes are available from the Diary Dates section of the ISPE website and all ISPE members and non-members are welcome to attend, although places MUST be pre-booked. All delegates receive a […]
Jimmy Lamb has joined Dryden Aqua as the UK and Ireland Sales Manager for pools and water treatment. Dryden Aqua is one of the largest manufacturer of glass filtration media, delivering sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the drinking and waste water industry, for aquaria and aquatic life support systems as well as for swimming pools […]
Around 40 delegates headed to the Ship Hotel, in Weybridge, Surrey, in the Autumn, for the latest ISPE Seminar. Tony Carter from EJ Bowman looked at Swimming Pool Heat Exchangers, including configuration, sizing, different heat sources, material suitability, installation consideration and maintenance. John Harvey and Martin Killen from Recotherm spoke about Climate Control Systems in […]
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 […]
Ā Pool & Spa Scene can exclusively report that an investigation is underway into the quality and environmental calibre of some crushed glass pool filter media being supplied for use in UK swimming pools. Leading commercial, as well as residential pool maintenance specialists, DG Leisure, that supports customers nationwide, is calling on the industry to […]
Pollet Pool Group UK entertained a number of its customers to a day Newbury races recently. The day was put on to thank those customers for their business in what has been a record year of sales for PPG. The gathering started with a short presentation from General Manager, David Sargentson providing an overview of […]
More than 70 companies will be kicking of the new year with a timely marketing boost following their success in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards competition. Open to all water leisure business across commercial, residential and wellness sectors, regardless of trade affiliation, the popular contest attracted more than 200 entries and the widest […]
After a two-year Covid- impacted break, the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers resumed its popular one-day seminar programmes. The 124th seminar was held in November at the Cobham Hilton, a new venue for Institute that attracted more than 50 attendees. Unfortunately, ISPE President Philip Barlow, FISPE, was unable to be present so ISPE past-President Chris […]