La Defense Arena in Paris was transformed into a temporary Olympic swimming venue in just 60 days, reports Judith Wojtowicz. The home of French rugby, and just days previously the setting for Taylor Swiftâs record-breaking Eras Tour, La Defense Arena was transformed in an astonishing feat of technical and architectural engineering. Two modular 50m pools, […]
Myrtha Pools
This yearâs PWTAG conference offers a unique opportunity to consider how our swimming pools might move on in the 21st century. The importance of pools to the health of the population is undeniable â yet financial pressures can and do lead to closures and a loss of this important national asset. What remedies can we […]
Founded in 1961 near Lake Garda in Italy, Myrtha Pools is a proud partner of World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA) and has transformed the aquatics industry worldwide with innovative pool design, breakthrough technology and a game-changing approach to sustainability. A one-stop shop, offering design, manufacture, build, and installation, a Myrtha pool is manufactured off-site, […]
Sloughâs new flagship leisure facility, The Centre, opened last summer. The major construction project included a ÂŁ1.5 million involvement for swimming pool specialists, Barr + Wray. Barr + Wray supplied two x Myrtha pools which consisted of an eight-lane main pool of 25m x 17m, complete with access platform. They also delivered a 15m x […]
P&Oâs Cruise Liner, Pacific Dawn, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment, including two new waterslides, further improving the facilities on the ship. The Southampton-based P&O group, working in partnership with Polin Waterparkâs and Myrtha Pools, installed the two 80m slides to improve their standing in the industry. They are the maiden waterslide additions to the companyâs […]
The company behind the temporary swimming pools used at last yearâs Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have refuted claims that the pools have fallen into disrepair and have revealed that the pools will soon be moved to permanent locations. Italian-based Myrtha Pools said the news concerning the deterioration of the facilities after the Games, […]
Leisure Industry Week is renowned for its buzz and its lycra and this year, once again it did not disappoint.
For those who made the trip to Birminghamâs, there was plenty to inspire, enthuse and energise the leisure business sectors.
