Reports and pictures from another record-breaking UK Pool & Spa Awards… A record-breaking turn-out gathered for the 2023 UK Pool & Spa Awards held at Birmingham’s prestigious National Conference Centre venue in December. Celebrating its 13th year, the 2023 UK Pool & Spa Awards saw 97 companies submit 242 entries attracting nearly 5,000 on-line contest […]
Ocea UK
OCEA UK are the go-to UK supplier of the highly acclaimed Dutch brand, Starline, the designed with an up-market appeal similar to that of a luxury yacht. The Starline Monoblock series of pools is available in nine different ranges: Nova – minimalistic design with high waterline directly below the coping stones Infinity – a great […]
Hot Tub retailers eye all-in-one pool potential… The hot tub market’s loss is the pool market’s gain as we see increasingly more home spa retailers dip a toe into swimming pool provision through an ever-evolving selection of top drawer, one-piece pool offerings. Switched-on businesses are increasingly seeing the booming sector of one-piece pools, with their […]
Cornwall Pools recommend the Starline one-piece-pool approach… When a couple approached Cornwall Pools, the UK Pool Contractors Of The Year, the brief was simple. The family loved to swim and they wanted a family pool that was simple, low maintenance and most of all, quick to install. Over several site visits, Cornwall Pool’s Nigel Brawn […]
Miles Hammond presents some latest pool lining styles… All swimming pools will require some kind of repair or renovation at some point in their lives which means a steady flow of crunch cash flow for core builders and restorers. Bag liner and tile-band finishes are probably one of the most subjective areas of pool building […]
A picture special from the recent Coventry exhibition… Celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Coventry Building Society Arena, it is fitting that this milestone year drew a record number of SPATEX visitors, with attendance figures almost 20 per cent up on the previous year. The British Swimming Pool Federation organisers were delighted to welcome more […]
The Ocea UK team has been overwhelmed with the response to the opening of its new Trade, Learning and Distribution centre on the Windrush Business Park in Witney, Oxfordshire. Boasting a compact product display area, the building also includes a trade counter, dedicated training and presentation areas and office space. There is also warehousing that […]
When the UK Pool & Spa Awards organisers asked the UK’s main wet leisure suppliers which company had stood out for them in 2023 – one name was repeatedly mentioned, more than any other. With over 25 years of experience, Cornwall Pools has clearly found the winning habit of keeping both its clients and its […]
Ocea UK are the new kid on the block with the latest addition to their Premium range – the all-Season Vertical X Heat pump with Turbo, Silence, and Inverter Technology. Developed and optimised for the UK climate, includes • Competitive prices • Competitive trade deals • Ocea 12 month satisfaction promise for our trade partners […]
With a plethora of new products available to add to its already market-leading portfolio, OCEA UK is taking a three- pronged approach to its 2024 product offering as it opens the door to its new Oxfordshire trade centre. First and foremost, the Ocea X range is packed with Ocea’s stable of six exclusive and marketing-leading […]











