Welsh Team First Past BPR Post

Now a compulsory requirement in the supply of water treatment products, The Health and Safety Executive has issued its first Biocidal Product Regulations authorisation for a swimming pool algaecide. Water Treatment Products (WTP) has announced the successful authorisation of its premier range of swimming pool algaecides. At the time of going to print, WTP is […]

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Sightless Swimming Triumph

Simon Wilkes was just one of 26 swimmers who took part in The Big Shiver to raise funds for the Arthur Rank Hospice at Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge. The 39 year old, who was born with no eyes, joined 25 other Team Arthur heroes to swim up and down Europe’s longest unheated outdoor pool […]

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Giants Seal Merger Deal

Fluidra and Zodiac have sealed the deal on their merger agreement creating a new industry giant. The new company will keep the Fluidra name and remain listed on the Spanish stock exchange.  The combined company has now 5,500 employees, a presence in over 45 countries and a portfolio of the most widely recognized brands in […]

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Daily Water Loss Equals 175 Pools

The company imposing the first hosepipe ban in England, since 2012, is leaking up to nine times as much water per day as it expects to save, according to The Times. United Utilities lost 453 million litres per day last year, due to leaks in its network and 133 litres per home per day in […]

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Top Of The Class – School Pools

School pools across the country, provide the key ingredient to a joined-up approach to community sports provision. For example, the London borough of Edmonton, clubbed together to raise an outstanding £4.5 million, in just 18 months, to be able to invest in what has turned out to be an award-winning swimming pool and sports centre. […]

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Packing A Punch – Counter Current

Never have counter current systems enjoyed a bigger following.Their capacity to add the key element to help re-energise tired old pools while offering huge plus points for building smaller new pools – there is no doubt that counter currents packs a pretty impressive sales punch.Golden Coast Managing Director, Jamie Adams. thinks he knows why: “In […]

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Winning Ways

The O2 is an award-winning pool at InterContinental, London, built on the ground floor, rather than in the basement, to ensure the spa is light, airy and seductive. Operators, Grove Developments, chose the multi-award winning team, London Swimming Pool Company, to deliver the bespoke design that includes a large main pool (17 x 7 metres […]

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RICH REWARDS

The team from New Dawn Pools was asked to remove an existing outdoor pool and install a new 12m x 5m infinity edge pool with internal steps and Spa pool. “We had to work very closely with a full garden design team and with the clients’ staff to create a pool of sheer luxury,” says […]

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Tomorrow’s World

It was response to demand that inspired Paramount’s Managing Director Steve Martin to launch a new thermally-insulated pool cover earlier this year. In truth, it was four years of inspiration, research, design and development that enabled the Therma-safe covers to become an overnight sensation.“In 2014, we were in our 20th year of selling Aquamatic covers, […]

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Luxury Bespoke Spa Finishes Add Up

Mosaic finishes have long been considered to offer luxury appeal and are ideal for the premium end of the market. The added value is they are also ideal, where building time is best kept to a minimum, as they are factory-built and plumbed, needing just positioning and commissioning. Aegean supply custom mosaic hot tubs and […]

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