Work is well underway at Inverness Leisure on the refurbishment of the existing pool filtration equipment and the installation of a state-of-the-art backwash water recovery system. Main contractor Morrison Construction appointed aqua leisure specialist Barr + Wray to renovate the filtration equipment used in both the 25m competition pool and the three flume leisure pools. […]
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Underpinning its ongoing commitment to customer service and complete satisfaction, Calorex Heat Pumps, available through Certikin, continues to strengthen its in-house service department and long established national network of service engineers. At the heart of Calorex’s service operation is the dedicated support team ready to take calls and process and manage service enquiries, from the […]
The pool and spa sectors breathed a collective sigh of relief as a combination of warmer and drier weather, together with an improved economic outlook, boosted consumer confidence and corresponding pool and spa sales. Portable hot tubs were the biggest winners of 2014 with across the board reports of sales increases around 20% plus. So […]
Boasting two 50m swimming pools, the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex is one of the most sought-after leisure facilities in the country. Welcoming over 100,000 visitors through its doors annually, the leisure complex serves the community in the London Borough of Hillingdon, as well as people from the surrounding boroughs and the South East region. […]
Bristol-based hot tub company Urban Cedar was overwhelmed with sales enquiries recently, after stealing the limelight in an episode of the popular BBC1 programme The Apprentice. The family-run company, which specialises in the design and manufacture of contemporary cedar hot tubs was approached by the BBC in May last year and offered the opportunity to […]
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 […]
Paramount hosted a three-day training seminar for its Aquamatic automatic swimming pool cover dealers recently. Each day, Mark Webster, Aquamatic’s service manager, introduced Mark Turner and Andrew Dunn, Paramount’s most experienced engineers with over 30 years combined experience between them. Together, they went through all the various scenarios involved in the delivery of Aquamatic, from […]
Ocea recently welcomed members of the trade to the official opening of its new UK production facility in Oxfordshire. Setting it apart from its competitors, the new UK assembly base allows Ocea to cut delivery times from four to two weeks and also makes servicing and after sales even more time efficient. “Previously, our covers […]
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 […]
