Industry Shake-Up As Merger Announced

Two of the world’s largest water leisure organisations, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) and the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF), have announced a merger. From now on, the APSP, which represents pool, hot tub, and spa manufacturers, distributors, installers and retailers worldwide, will work together with the NSPF – a non-profit organisation […]

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Ticking All Of The Swim Spa Boxes

Driven in part by owner Bradley Cannings’ passion for the game, H2O have always had close ties with the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Team, stretching right back to the last millennium. As the team has elevated itself nationally, the opportunities for H2O to support them have increased too. Many favours and victories later, H2O found themselves […]

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Beer Cellar Turned Luxury Spa Retreat

A beer cellar within a former London pub has been transformed into a two-bedroom apartment with a luxury spa and wellness area, with a little help from Euphoria Lifestyle. Euphoria Lifestyle was first contacted in November 2014 by Nacropolis GOC, a high-end residential London property developer concerning a unique project to build a private home […]

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Under One Roof

With its roots firmly in high-end design and construction, London Essex Hot Tubs has its finger on the pulse in the luxury spa and hot tub market. As an exclusive retail outlet for Hydropool products, the London Essex Hot Tubs portfolio boasts luxury hot tubs and swim spas, as well as enclosures, garden buildings and […]

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A Question Of UV Balance

Ultraviolet radiation is a secondary disinfection process, used alongside a primary disinfectant, usually chlorine, in swimming and spa pools. It is recommended by PWTAG, both for its capacity to reduce chloramines and kill microorganisms – including chlorine-resistant Cryptosporidium. Its use can reduce the chlorine residual levels necessary to keep pool water healthy. It is important […]

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Nerves Of Steel

Besides flawless good looks and alluring contemporary charm, stainless steel pools ooze pulling power and that all-important ‘wow’ factor. Our relatively new-found love affair with stainless steel pools can be attributed to greater knowledge and appreciation of its unique properties, so much so that today, stainless steel is an established product for pools built in […]

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Olympic Champions

It seems a short time since Olympic fever swept the nation as London hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. But the clock was already ticking on the next Olympiad. At the capital’s spectacular closing ceremony, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, formally handed the Olympic flag to Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro. This summer, the […]

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Crest Of A Wave

With an estimated 2.5 million Brits working out in water every week, swimming and aquatic fitness is creating bigger waves than ever in the leisure market. Innovative technological developments, combined with the heightened awareness of the huge benefits of exercising in water, has led to a growing demand for aquatic fitness and its associated products. […]

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Top Marks

Acknowledged as the best to date at its new Midlands base, the 20th anniversary SPATEX signalled a return to the good times for the combined water leisure sectors. Welcoming 1,426 unique visitors and with well over 120 high quality companies exhibiting, the event delivered on multiple fronts. For three days the Jaguar Exhibition Hall at […]

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Man On A Marathon Mission

Training is well underway for Plastica’s Cale Sinfield as he prepares to run the Virgin Money London Marathon on April 24. This will be the second consecutive year that the customer services manager has run the marathon for Phab Kids, a national charity dedicated to promoting and encouraging disabled and non-disabled people to achieve an […]

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