Olympic medallist Sharron Davies recently attended the official launch party of a new public swimming pool built on a family farm.
Pool & Spa Scene
The UK’s biggest hot tub retailer is taking a leading role in a brand new ITV documentary, which delves into the inner workings of the hot tub business.
Three bosses in a failed home hot-tub business are facing jail after being convicted of fraudulent trading.
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition urging the council to take action over the poor state of Reading’s swimming pools.
This summer will see 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 nations of the Commonwealth compete for gold and glory in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games.
Leisure Industry Week is renowned for its buzz and its lycra and this year, once again it did not disappoint.
For those who made the trip to Birmingham’s, there was plenty to inspire, enthuse and energise the leisure business sectors.
Basking in the biggest heatwave for years, record high temperatures have resulted in a much-welcomed spike in sales for the UK pool and spa sectors heralding the return of the feel good factor to the UK water leisure economy.
Watergate School, in the London Borough of Lewisham, is a priceless asset for children with severe learning difficulties. The school’s 90 pupils, aged between three and 11, include some with profound and multiple learning difficulties and many wheelchair users. Watergate’s 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. “As you can appreciate the swimming pool is very important to our school and its pupils,” says Watergate School’s Nick Frost.
Spaeuro has undertaken a strategic overhaul of its UK and European business, a move that coincides with new ownership of the British spa parts suppliers. From now on, the South Wales based distributors will be playing to its strengths, focusing on two main product specialisms; filter cartridges and replacement spa covers. The new owner of Spaeuro is Peter Hogg of New Zealand- based Magnum Filters.
SCP UK is embarking on a new chapter in the history of the company with the appointment of Dash Ganeson as Managing Director. Dash, originally, from Kuala Lumpur, came to the UK as a teenager to pursue his studies and completed his professional exams to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in 1987. His subsequent career has spanned a global framework and includes postings in London as well as abroad in Asia and the Middle East.
