The directors of Oxfordshire based Penguin Swimming Pools have completed a management buyout of the company that has been trading for more than 50 years, boasts a Ā£5m turnover and employs 30 people. The new owners have a wealth of experience. Leading the team is Alex Angus as Managing Director with Bill Simpson as Construction […]
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KLAFS CONFIRM GUNCAST MARRIAGE KLAFS, the world-leading designers and installers of wellness facilities, has confirmed its acquisition of Guncast, one of the UKās most prestigious swimming pool contractors. Born from a partnership which began in 2016, when Guncast was chosen as a supplier of KLAFS products to the UK market, the relationship has since evolved […]
JOB VACANCY We currently have a vacancy within our Company for a swimming pool service engineer. The successful candidate would be required to work on all aspects of pool filtration systems, pipework, chemicalisation and cleaning of pools. Experience of air handling systems and basic electrics would also be beneficial. Must have clean driving licence. PLEASE […]
The last 18 months have been tough on pools, writes Brian Guthrie for PWTAG. The cost of having pools closed and then reopening them safely ā twice ā has been immense. Running public pools is expensive anyway and keeping them ticking over ,with no revenue, has cost millions. So where do we stand, and what […]
For the first time since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the iconic London Aquatics Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has opened its doors to the public, costing as little as Ā£3.50 per swim.
Watergate School, in the London Borough of Lewisham, is a priceless asset for children with severe learning difļ¬culties. The schoolās 90 pupils, aged between three and 11, include some with profound and multiple learning difļ¬culties and many wheelchair users. Watergateās hydrotherapy pool is particularly valuable for their development, using programmes developed by the NHS physiotherapists based at the school, who also run after school sessions for a baby and toddler groups and visits from another local special school. āAs you can appreciate the swimming pool is very important to our school and its pupils,ā says Watergate Schoolās Nick Frost.
