There were celebrations all round at the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards evening where over 100 Gold Standard awards and 40 Silver Standard awards were presented to some of the industry’s leading water leisure companies. Showcasing the very best examples of pool and spa design from across the country, the annual UK Pool & […]
Pollet Pool Group
The heartbeat of any pool system, the pump is responsible for circulating the pool water, ensuring the water treatment chemicals are evenly distributed and preventing stagnation. Having the correct pool pumps running the filtration element of the pool, combined with correct swimming pool filters and water treatment, will ensure that the pool water stays crystal […]
Earlier this year ground-breaking Dryden Aqua appointed Pollet Pool Group as the sole distributor of its swimming pool products in the UK. Far from a rush of excitement, PPG’s water treatment specialist, Jimmy Lamb, had to be convinced. “I was just as sceptical as the next man about what ‘activated’ actually means,” says Jimmy, a […]
Pollet Pool Group’s sales incentive scheme continues to gain momentum, with an estimated 12 companies set to reach the sales target this year. The scheme, which was first introduced in 2013, is an incentive for PPG customers to increase their purchasing. It is designed for existing customers and measured against the increase in spend. High […]
Calls by a coroner for child-resistant barriers around swimming pools to become a legal requirement following the tragic death of a three year old British boy, has sparked an industry-wide safety debate. Jack Rowe drowned in his family’s swimming pool in Wiltshire; it is believed he slipped into the water while he was trying to […]
Hot Tub People Inc. worked with Czech-based, one piece pool manufacturer, Niveko, to create this one-piece outdoor training pool in Bristol. A family of keen swimmers, the client requested a swimming pool that would provide an adequate training facility, allowing users to tumble-turn and achieve adequate swimming lengths that could be timed and assessed for […]
Celebrating a successful end to the year, the Pollet Pool Group team in conjunction with BAYROL welcomed customers and suppliers to its annual winter seminar in November. Held in and around Newbury, the two-day event included the fourth BAYROL La Voie business seminar and dinner dance, and the fifth Pollet Pool Group winter seminar and […]
The traditional curtain raiser to the exhibition season, Leisure Industry Week celebrated its 25th anniversary this year and promised to be bigger and better than ever before. It was more a case of quality over quantity in terms of attendees, but none-the-less, with 215 exhibitors spanning across six core leisure sectors including Pool & Spa, […]
Automatic control has drastically reduced the risks of human error in the UK’s commercial pool sector… It is hard to comprehend how any modern day commercial pool operator could demonstrate responsible ‘duty of care’ if they have not switched to automatic water treatment dosing. A relic of the bygone days being practised by just a […]
Two East Sussex retailers are the latest in a steady stream of retailers who are signing up to the Bayrol range of water treatment products. Making the switch are domestic and commercial swimming pool and hot tub retailers, South East Pools of Bexhill, whose customers span Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Essex and London. “We already […]
