White-knuckle waterslides and rides may not be everyoneâs cup of tea, but they have proved to be a big business for award-winning Turkish company Polin Waterparks. Boasting a vast portfolio of water slides and structures, Polin has become a global leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of waterparks and associated equipment. âItâs all […]
Pool and spa scene
Blessed with a combination of the feel good factor and sustained summer weather, hot tub and swim spa retailers are reporting record sales levels from this yearâs series of county shows. Increases of up to 30% comparing year on year sales are typically being reported as crowds flock to the annual calendar of outdoor events. […]
More than half of the swim schools that took part in a recent survey by the Swimming Teachersâ Association (STA) admitted that the increase in demand for lessons compared with pool time availability was a concern. A further 58 per cent said a limited number of pools also gave them cause for concern. With demand […]
Water Treatment Products (WTP) continues to strengthen its position in the wet leisure chemical sector with the recent acquisition of Confederate Chemicals Leisure. As of July, WTP will be building on Confederate Chemicalsâ reputation in the industry, while the latter develops business interests in other sectors. First introduced to the water treatment market in 1999, […]
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, PPGâs water treatment specialist, Jimmy Lamb, had to be convinced. âI was just as sceptical as the next man about what âactivatedâ actually means,â says Jimmy, a […]
Water treatment specialists CPC have teamed up with two leading European water testing companies to produce a twice yearly newsletter promoting the importance of responsible water management. âTesting Timesâ is a collaboration between CPC, Palintest and Pool ID, offering practical advice, solutions and background to some of the industryâs pressing water treatment issues. Mark Ramsden, […]
A typical six-lane, 25 metre indoor swimming pool will lose the equivalent of a bath full of water in evaporation every two hours. That is the same as an average village pond every week or the entire water content of ten, 25m school swimming pools every year. Just like boiling a kettle, the energy consumption […]
Paramount Pool Products has bid a sad farewell to David Dunn, who has officially retired from the company after more than 25 years of service. Having joined Paramount back in 1989, David worked in many departments and quickly established himself as a key member of the team, helping to develop and enhance the companyâs core […]
The Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association (SPATA) and the British and Irish Hot Tub Association (BISHTA) joined together for the newly named British Pool & Hot Tub Awards in February, to celebrate the achievements of their member companies. Held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and timed to coincide with the SPATEX swimming pool […]
Everyone knows that super-efficient Heatstar environmental control units play a major role in pool sustainability and energy saving efficiency. But, just in case proof was needed, did you know that, out of the last three years gold award winners for sustainability, Heatstar was the manufacturer of choice for environmental control. Every year during the SPATA […]
