Alukov was recently approached by trade partners, Mermaid Pools, to pool resources on a special project for a client in Kent. The homeowner had purchased a new property with an old, lined pool that had suffered years of neglect and damage. Passionate about outdoor living, the client envisioned transforming the pool into the centrepiece of […]
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Six decades after he founded East Sussex-based Southern Pools, John Dyer has died. Friends and family gathered to pay tribute to a man who was not just successful in business but also in life. One of the biggest and most popular personalities the water leisure industry has ever seen, John was inevitably the first and […]
A smooth installation by the Alukov enclosure team… Nestled in an exposed and windy area of Hempstead in Kent, this Alukov client recently invested in home swimming pool. They soon found themselves wanting to extend their swimming season while ensuring comfort and protection from the elements. With a desire to retain warmth, reduce maintenance, and […]
Despite a challenging backdrop of rising costs and suppressed spending, AES continues to not only hit but also exceed both its sales and growth targets year-on-year. The company’s top performers continue to be pool heat pumps and, in the second half of the year, the new range of Poolex spa heat pumps attracted a growing […]
Award-winning residential refurbishment projects… Refurbishment and renovation is the throbbing heartbeat for the residential UK swimming pool sector. A mainstay for most, refurbishing pools continues to contribute a huge slice of swimming pool contracting business. Upgrades will initially focus attention on design. Out with the dolphins and in with a modern, sophisticated aquascape of colours […]
Deep End Pools has acquired Horsham-based Home Counties Pools, one of Sussex, Kent and Surrey’s most established installers of domestic swimming pools, hot tubs, spas and endless fitness pools. Deep End Pools, backed by London- investment firm RDCP, after it acquired the business in December last year, is one of the UK’s most prestigious swimming […]
Another record-breaking year for the industry’s top-ranking competition… Tickets for the UK Pool & Spa Awards on Thursday December 7th are on sale now in what promises to be the biggest night in the event’s 13-year history. The event returns to the National Conference Centre in Birmingham with a unique blend of networking and business […]
Due to record demand for drinking water, a hosepipe ban, in place in parts of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, was extended into Kent and Sussex in June. The ban impacts the use of hosepipes for filling or topping up swimming pools but some guidelines, particularly regarding hot tubs, appear subject to interpretation. […]
Tanby invests in exclusive stainless steel pool options… The multi award-winning Tanby Swimming Pool team have put their special mark on their own bespoke packaged stainless-steel pool offering. Working with a supplier with 20 years of experience in building stainless steel pools, the team’s expertise has enabled them to create their own unique design with […]
We meet the UK’s leading swimming pool concrete specialists… Being in the building trade from leaving school, David Bland fell into constructing swimming pools immediately after finishing his apprenticeship. Within three years, he had started a swimming pool construction company, with a colleague, that went on to become a prolific pool building team that was […]
