A recent ISPE presentation by Karl Rowntree from Rotaspa covered the topical issue of energy saving in hot tubs. The Institute is planning to present more topics of interest to those in the spa/ hot tub side of the trade and would be interested to hear what subjects you would like to see presented. Subjects […]
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The next ISPE Filtration Workshop on Tuesday November 14th at Plastipackās premises in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is by kind permission of Peter Adlington, FISPE. This workshop, presented by Chris Carr, FISPE and Philip Barlow, FISPE, with assistance form Kim Mumford, MISPE, is ideal for new fitters or those who would like a bit of […]
Swim England recently joined forces with the Swimming Teachersā Association (STA) to tackle the urgent issue of more than 660,000 children could be missing out on swimming lessons. The national governing body says there are 12,000 vacant roles across the aquatics sector, with more than 3,700 amongst national and regional operators. Based on the shortage, […]
Chris Carr FISPE urges swimming pool engineers to be single main drain alert… Way before the 1990ās, swimming pools in the UK were fitted with a single main drain and we thought nothing of it. However, over time, it became apparent that there is a serious risk of entrapment on a single main drain. Just […]
A global business development expert, Steve Hasenmueller urges us to Embrace the Effort… Everyone in sales wants to sell more and selling āmoreā normally comes down to our Efforts and our Effectiveness. Iāve always asserted that when you zoom way out ā a salespersonās job basically boils down to two things: #1 ā Building Value […]
New to the market, in time for the 2023 peak season, the Inver X Warrior is a cordless robotic cleaner, from Ocea UK, only available through an approved network of trade re-sellers, so sales will be protected from Internet price-cutting wars. Now available from stock, the Inver X Warrior outperforms in all environments in both […]
The Institute has confirmed the latest names in the frame following this yearās exam success. Certificates will be presented at the 2023 ISPE Awards, as part of the 129th ISPE One-Day Seminar, to be held in Cobham, Surrey on Thursday October 12th. Various awards may be presented to those who submitted outstanding exam papers, including, […]
At its recent agm, PWTAG elected a new chair and vice-chair, decided to look for a chief executive and set out on a path they hope will increase their effectiveness and influence. The new chair is Colin Day who represents the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers, the vice chair Ian Ogilvie of the Institute of […]
Swim England has vowed āto create a better futureā for everyone in its sports as part of a cultural change journey which will put members, coaches, teachers, parents, clubs and swim schools at the heart of aquatics. Included in the national governing bodyās new safeguarding, welfare and culture plan, Heart of Aquatics, is a commitment […]
With their roots in landscaping, the Bonsor brothers, Olly and Ben, made a natural progression into pool building encouraged and supported by experienced contacts. Significantly, they have been using SolidPool PROblocks for more than 12 years ago and are now championing their use to the wider UK pool trade. āBefore we came across these speedy-fit, […]
