Hydropool’s constant presence and sponsorship at the major consumer shows continues to bring added value benefits. Managing director, Jonathan Bunn, took a call from one of the producers working on the X Factor in December who had picked up a business card at the Ideal Home Show earlier this year. Says Jonathan: “She asked if […]
Pool and Spa Industry
A commercial pool featuring the new Guncast spiral lift moving floor system provides the centre piece of a university sports centre in Quebec, Canada. The existing pool did not give the university the flexibility they needed to make the most efficient use of the facility, practically, economically or financially. A moving floor would transform the […]
With leading spa and hot tub retailers reporting a third of purchases being made through finance – partnering with the best credit providers is crucial for any business aiming to maximise consumer sales in 2015 and beyond. Statistics also suggest that half of those finance purchasers are opting for bigger ticket items lured by the […]
As they set their New Year goals, repeating the 300% increase in turnover on covers, gained in 2014, may not be a realistic target for UK-based spa cover and filter manufacturer, SpaEuro. But the buoyant team is determined to continue to build both on business and its huge success throughout 2015, largely through further capital […]
Peterborough-based Posh Spas Leisure has been appointed as Cal Spas distributor for the UK and Northern Ireland. They will help promote their new role with the help of an endorsement deal with Olympic gymnast and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Louis Smith MBE. The Posh team will be working with Cal Spas and Louis to […]
Established in 1979, Paramount Pool Products will be celebrating 35 years of outstanding service to the pool and spa sectors with an open day events next month. Everyone who attends the two day event on March 5 and 6 will be entered into a prize draw enabling companies to win up to £22,000 in prizes. […]
One of the temporary training pools installed in London for the 2012 Olympics and earmarked as a legacy benefit is being installed at Bath University. Aqua leisure specialists Barr + Wray will decommission and remove the existing pool and filtration plant from the University of Bath sports complex and install the Olympic Legacy pool and […]
Having helped train and support spa and hot tub dealers all over the UK in recent years, David Wright, Pleatco’s Perfect Spa Guy 2014, is turning from gamekeeper to poacher with the launch of his own showroom under the Passion4Spas banner. Contracts are now being finalised on a prime site in Hampshire where David will […]
Water leisure specialists from across the UK have once again raised the bar in the hotly contested UK Pool & Spa Awards 2015. This year’s competition attracted 131 entries from 60 companies including some of the country’s leading swimming pool and spa providers. “The jury of judges have unanimously expressed their praise for the outstanding […]
Campaigners are urging Ofsted to be more ruthless in their assessment and reporting of school swimming, after figures reveal that almost half of primary school children are unable to swim 25 metres – denying them of crucial life-saving skills. Under the national curriculum, schools are required to teach pupils to swim confidently over a distance […]
