A record number of companies celebrated at the UK Pool & Spa Awards… Demonstrating the broad depth of the multi-million pound wet leisure sector, a record 38 companies were declared winners in the 2024 UK Pool & Spa Awards, presented at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, in December. The competition, decided by public votes, judges’ […]
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Independent distributor, Lighthouse Pools has once again set the bar as the UK’s leading trade supplier in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards. It was the fourth time in six years that Lighthouse Pools has taken the UKPSA title of Swimming Pool Trade Supplier of the Year. “The award is a validation of all […]
Keith Osborne dives into swimming pools for the second of our two-part special investigation into the wet leisure industry’s skills crisis… With its need for trained people specialising in a variety of technical fields, the wet leisure industry is currently experiencing a significant skills shortage. A lack of foresight, together with time and budget limitations, […]
Lucie Lunn on the inside track on plant room essentials… As crucial to the efficient running of any swimming pool as the heart is to the human body, designing and maintaining an effective plant room is the core element of wet leisure projects in both residential and commercial locations. The plant room is the beating […]
Lighthouse have partnered with world leaders in filtration, Behncke. As stockists and distributors, we supply the full range of laminated filters including the new Global filters, plus the existing Buhne and Berlin ranges. Available in various sizes, up to 950mm and with standard and deep bed versions, the Behncke range is one of the most […]
The Wybot range of cleaners, exclusive to Lighthouse Pools, are the next generation in battery powered automatic pool cleaners. With four models, ranging from the entry level C1 up to the innovative M2 Vision, with its dirt finding camera. As the only battery cleaner on the market to have changeable batteries, and a three-year warranty. […]
Ahead of their 50th wedding anniversary next year, West Sussex based Bell Leisure has completed its move to a new base from Pulborough, seven miles down the road to nearby Washington. The new headquarters offers ample parking for the company’s fleet of 20 vehicles and its current team of 27. With one building dedicated to […]
Still scope to upsell on heat pumps, say the pool industry… The wraps are well and truly off an estimated 20,000 heat pumps already operating across the water leisure industry. This is no short-term sales spike. Predictions are that this vital market sector will continue to grow up to and beyond 2030. Despite the eye-watering […]
The eco-efficient Heatform system is a firm favourite… Launched in 2019, the HeatForm insulated panel pool system has quickly become a firm favourite with the pool trade and end-users alike. A triumph of British engineering and manufacturing, Heatform won the UK Pool and Spa Award for Energy Efficiency in 2019. Compared to a traditional concrete […]
British pool market lags behind on salt chlorination… An impressive 70 per cent of pools in the US, Germany and Canada and a whopping 90% of pools in Australia fly the salt chlorination flag as their preferred swimming pool water treatment system of choice. Languishing in single figures, the UK market remains reluctant to take […]