Sales of hot tubs on finance have risen by more than 63 per cent on the same period last year. Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) have reported finance approvals were up from £1.4m in May 2014 to £2.2m in May 2015. Higher sales on finance are an excellent indicator of what is happening in the wider […]
pool and spa trade
White-knuckle waterslides and rides may not be everyone’s 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. “It’s all […]
A leading slatted cover supplier is calling on the UK pool industry to pool resources when it comes to energy efficiency. Alan Thorne, the managing director of Ocea pool covers, believes the industry can do much more to promote its good practice when it comes to energy costs. “Energy efficient products such as pool covers […]
Three years after the London 2012 Games promised to ‘inspire a generation’, grassroots sports participation has taken a nose dive. While swimming remains a popular sport with 2.5million people taking to the pool each week, Sport England revealed that 144,200 fewer people have been swimming once a week for at least 30 minutes in the […]
California dreaming was the inspiration behind this mosaic tiled concrete pool by Florida Pools and Spas. Working closely with the architect and the client, Jersey-based Florida Pools’ in-house design team was able to ensure the finished look was in line with the client’s vision of a sleek and modern centrepiece for the outdoor area. “A […]
Jacuzzi has become the first hot tub brand to win the prestigious Best at Show award at the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2015. Achieving high scores for creativity, presentation and design, Jacuzzi Spa & Bath scooped a 3 Star Tradestand Award. Situated within David Domoney’s Celebrity Theatre, the Jacuzzi stand featured […]
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 company’s core […]
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 […]
Having spent all of his previous working life with NorCal, the high profile swimming pool equipment distributor that went on to become SCP UK, Craig Trusson crossed the great divide into retail and swimming pool construction in the Nineties, working alongside former customer and friend, Peter Burkett at Home Counties Pools and Hot Tubs in […]
