SPATEX 2025 sees the official launch of the brand-new MD150 multi-parameter photometer from Lovibond. Visit the show to be one of the first to experience its advanced features and see how it can help with your testing processes. In addition to the launch, Lovibond offering a fun opportunity to win one of our new MD150 […]
Pool Operators
Swimming pool engineers are being urged to keep vigilant and make sure they alert pool owners and operators to the dangers of single main drains in swimming pools. âOver the past 30 years there have been many cases of entrapment in swimming pools internationally, many of which have caused life changing injuries, and some have […]
During the past 44 years Heatstar has developed an industry-leading product range, offering obvious âreal worldâ benefits in a fast-changing energy market. When it comes to the heating of outdoor swimming pools Heatstar unquestionably have the edge, with their Aquarius aerothermal heat pump. The Aquarius utilises âdirect contactâ technology to transfer heat from the refrigerant […]
Parkwood Leisure takes a customer-centric approach to swimming, as Judith Wojtowicz reports⊠Investment and innovation go hand in hand at Parkwood Leisure, the first leisure operator within the industry to commission a detailed social value report to better understand the impact of its activities on the communities it serves. The impressive results from this 2020 […]
Nuffield Health holds a unique place among operators of swimming pools, as Judith Wojtowicz discovers… Client care understandably comes first at Nuffield Health, the UKâs largest healthcare charity. At the same time, commercial demands canât be ignored, not least when it comes to running the swimming pools within its 114 fitness and wellbeing centres across […]
This yearâs annual conference is PWTAGâs sixth â but the first since the pandemic to be face-to- face. The theme, very relevant to these challenging times in the industry, is The Sustainable Pool. There are three issues that should drive delegates to Nottingham in November: saving energy, reducing carbon and saving cost. How pool operators […]
Automated water treatment already enjoys world domination when it comes to swimming pools⊠On trend and currently making global news, Artificial Intelligence leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. Hardly big news for the water leisure industry where AI has been in place for many years in […]
Less than 12 months on from seeing the first facility awarded Swim Englandâs Water Wellbeing accreditation, the programme has continued to grow. More and more facilities up and down the country are working towards the Water Wellbeing accreditation as they place a focus on improving health and wellbeing in local communities. Active Nationâs Bitterne Leisure […]
Itâs pretty unusual for swimming pools to be so thoroughly in the news. They were in the headlines over covid of course, which finished off about 200 pools. Then last autumn there were warnings from Swim England that up to 2,000 more might close in the next ten years, starved of the funds necessary for […]
A look at swimming performance in Scotland⊠As early as 2017, in Scottish Swimmingâs Good Practice Facilities Strategy, pool operators were commenting on the growing cost of heating bills and subsidies required to operate their pools. At the same time the demand and cost of water space were both increasing. Yet everyone is agreed, quality […]