They say success breeds success but for spa retailing couple Peter and Rachel Grinnall, of Midlands-based Complete Spas, it seems the harder they work, the luckier they get! The entrepreneurial pair first thought of opening their own spa retail business five years ago. āRachel and I went out on a sunny afternoon with Ā£5k in our back pocket with the hope of buying a āproperā hot tub as we had a spa in a box for three years and loved it,ā recalls Peter.
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The confirmation of Ross Morris as the new chairman of the National Leisure group of companies heralds what looks set to be an exciting chapter in the history of the organisation. Ross, of Splash Pool Supplies, based in East Sussex, had been vice chairman for two years. His first official duties coincided with a National Leisure networking weekend event held at Coombe Abbey Country House Hotel, near Coventry, last month.
The Savior, the worldās only portable, submersible, floating solar pump and filtration system, has triumphed at the 2012 International Pool, Spa,Patio Expo in New Orleans, voted Best New Product by a jury of pool and spa professionals. Marketed as the greenest, most energy efficient pool pump and filter system available for pool or spa owners, this revolutionary product promises better filtration than conventional systems and saves up to 100% on pool electricity bills; effectively pumps while filtering the pool free of charge.
The Italian pool and spa sector is stuck in a deep recession. Facing considerable cost increases for both the population and industry in energy costs and tax burdens, the downturn looks set to continue. The knock-on effect has been a fall in employment as companies struggle to recover debt or gain credit. The situation has […]
Success is breeding success for the Seko UK water leisure team. Fundamental to that success is the development and marketing of Sekoās superior auto dosing systems that have brought with them, sustained sales performance. The majority of Seko UK customers are involved in pool construction and the feedback we get is that we offer very […]
Even though it is a small company, Intopool invests heavily in research and development to ensure the products that bear the Intopool name are of a high quality and can proudly proclaim to be āMade In Britainā. Run by husband and wife team, Henry and Juliette Epsom, each of the Intopool products are designed with […]
When it comes to the challenging sector of swimming pool design, it pays to bring in the services of a specialist builder from the outset, preferably at the drawing board.
These are stressful times for companies in the BenElux area that ironically are largely dealing in stress-relieving products, such as pools and spas. Of course, the economic climate is an important negative factor, but an even more important role is played by the general sense of doom that paralyses consumers. People tend to postpone the […]
Plunged into a deep economic crisis, Spanish pool and spa companies are focusing on refurbishment and exports as a way to stem the fall of sales in the home market. Biding their time and hoping to emerge stronger from the current situation, the Spanish pool and spa market investing heavily in research, development and […]
Topline Electronics Limited has appointed Barry Humphries as sales director, heading up our sales team at the UKās largest manufacturer of swimming pool chemical control equipment and ancillary products. Barry joins Topline with 30 yearsā experience in the swimming pool industry, working in both the public and private sector, and most recently Siemens, one of […]
