Ownership of hot tubs in the UK has steadily increased in recent years, partly due to the country’s economic recovery, with some estimating that one in ten homes now has one.
Pool and spa scene
Spafix Direct has launched a rebrand of its e-commerce website to Vortex Distribution. This follows the announcement that the company will close its online retail facility to accommodate trade sales only.
A former High Street bank has been transformed and looks set to pay high dividends for one of the UK’s latest hot tub showrooms.
A leisure centre in North Yorkshire has dedicated an afternoon a week to allow wounded, injured or sick service personnel and veterans the chance to swim to aid their rehabilitation.
A new convenience store in Hastings has celebrated its launch with a donation to two local school swimming pools.
It may have been the wettest winter in a hundred years but pool and spa retailers should be getting set for a sizzling summer, if we are to believe scientists, who are 75 per cent certain that 2014 will be the hottest summer on record for the UK and Eire.
The UK Pool & Spa Expo was a worthwhile trip for a group of school fundraisers from Somerset, who were delighted to receive a donation of tiling materials from Laticrete UK for the refurbishment of their school pool.
This ultra-sumptuous pool with spa, inspired by 18th century neo-classical design, was built for a construction magnate’s Scottish home.
Initially planned to be a straightforward in-ground pool installation, this residential outdoor project in Shoreham, Kent turned out to be a complete pool and landscaping package for Kent-based Bespoke Swimming Pools.
The UK Pool & Spa Expo put the feel good factor back into exhibitions creating an upbeat atmosphere with many exhibitors reporting record deals.
