Chris Carr, Fellow of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers and former ISPE president, calls for a review of current pool and spa standards, as new research proves two main drains are not sufficient to completely exclude the risk of entrapmentā¦.
Pool and spa scene
Amid fears that a rival exhibition could strip the core pool and spa industry associations of vital future revenue, water leisure sectors are being urged to back SPATEX, the exhibition that has raised in excess of one million pounds for the industry in its 17 year history.
SPATEX is part of the BSPF umbrella group that includes the member organisations of SPATA and BISHTA. Enjoying a virtually free rein since its inception in 1996, SPATEX, held every February in Brighton, now faces stiff competition from a rival event.
Going head-to-head on timing and on price packages, the organisers of Piscines, Lyon, the worldās largest dedicated water leisure show, will launch an alternative UK pool and spa show to be held at Birminghamās NEC in January 2013.
Leading by example comes naturally to Francesca and Glen Squire, UK distributors of Sundance Spas who practice what they preach as Sundanceās top UK retailers.
The recent installation of a Heatstar Gemini heat pump, at the prestigious Rottingdean Place luxury residential estate in East Sussex, has demonstrated a year-on-year reduction
in energy use of 70% compared with the previous system, at the same time reducing gas consumption by 83%.
Country Leisure, specialist designers and manufacturers of fibreglass fittings such as pool steps, slides and diving boards, has opened an additional 6,000-square foot factory to help cope with increasing demand.
When it comes to breaking moulds ā Aqua Platinum Projects is a company that knows no boundaries. Paving the way for a completely new generation of swimming pool specialists, APP is redefining the role for residential pool installers at the same time, elevating themselves into the premier division of property development. Once content with providing the water leisure cog in a lucrative construction wheel, the company is now reinventing that wheel; offering the complete turnkey package as project management consultants on entire construction projects.
A year after the launch of the Master Spasā Michael Phelps Signature Spas, the promotion of the celebrity swim spa range has
been hailed a huge success.
David Lloyd Leisure has identified swimming as a major trend
for teenagersā sports and fitness activities for 2012.
Europeās premier racquets, health and fitness group predicts
that sport activities aimed at 11 to 17-year-olds,including
swimming and tennis, and teen exercise classes, such as zumba
and boxercise, will be a significant area of growth.
A regal pair, Christine and Tony Canueto, of Pools Plus, in Berkshire, turned up for work for a whole week, dressed as Pearly King and
Queen, to mark their 30th wedding anniversary.
The pairās pearl wedding anniversary coincided with the landmark achievement of reaching 30 years in business.
Over 300 guests from 13 countries were invited to Bayrolās home city to experience Bavarian hospitality and to discover the city of Munich and its surrounding area.
Heavenly Bavaria was the theme for the Bayrol customer event, which took place from October 2 ā 4.
