Sports Minister, Tracey Crouch joined a host of Olympic athletes to celebrate 125 years of school swimming lessons last month. The event was held at sports and leisure operator Everyone Active’s Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, in St Albans, in partnership with Becky Adlington’s SwimStars and the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). The event also coincided with […]
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To gain the maximum effect from pool environmental control, whilst reducing the significant costs of running such systems, it is vital to be able to infinitely control all the elements of the unit performing this function. Recotherm based in Redditch in the West Midlands recognised this from their inception. From their very first units Recotherm […]
Lido lovers looking for an original and timeless Christmas present need look no further than Saltdean Lido’s latest fundraising initiative. The popular Brighton and Hove-based lido launched the ‘Name on a Brick’ fundraiser to raise money for new electricity sub-station, so that renovations at the lido can continue. People are invited to put their name […]
THE INSTITUTE of Swimming Pool Engineers is calling for industry-wide action to raise awareness of the risk of entrapment in swimming pools following the latest in a series of incidents including deaths. Newly elected ISPE President John Cheek is looking to work with the Pool Water Advisory Group (PWTAG) and The Swimming Pool and Allied […]
The Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers recently awarded its highest honour of a Fellowship to Lovibond Tintometer’s Colin Day. John Cheek, the new president of ISPE told members at the recent Hemel Hempstead seminar: “Fellowships are within the gift of the council and may be awarded to individuals for their contribution to the industry. “Colin […]
A successful year for many, 2015 got off to a good start with an extended spring season and the early onset of summer, which put a spring in the step of many water treatment suppliers. Service and maintenance businesses in the residential pool sector were also hard pressed to cope with demand as pool owners […]
Seen as the hallmark of quality and luxury, there’s nothing quite like an infinity pool to give a hotel or resort the ‘wow’ factor… Armathwaite Hall Armathwaite Hall is a luxury Lake District hotel, set in 400 acres of secluded deer park and woodland, bordered by Bassenthwaite Lake and framed by the dramatic Skiddaw mountain […]
The fourth edition of the UK Pool & Spa Expo returned to Birmingham’s NEC in November, with a condensed, yet high calibre pool and spa offering. Hot tubs dominated the line-up at the second Expo of the year, which was held in the Pavilion at the NEC from November 22 – 24 inclusive. The event […]
As they rushed to get the facilities ready for the impending arrival of the England rugby team, it was a race against time for the teams behind the refurbishment of the spa at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey. The spa facilities underwent a facelift as part of a rejuvenation programme, carefully planned for completion by […]
With a perpetual goal of providing clean and safe swimming pool environments, Sterling Hydrotech has certainly made its mark on the water leisure sector. The company’s service department has tripled in size over the last four years to keep up with the growing demand for its specialist swimming pool filtration and water treatment services. “We […]
