Starline offers a wealth of options for both indoor and outdoor stylish designs. Ocea UK now boasts a strong national network of Starline locations to take quality one-piece pool enquiries through an on-line dealer-locator service. Starline’s beautifully sleek, one-piece pools have the luxurious feel of a yacht and are designed and manufactured in Holland. The […]
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Under new management, with a new name and a new line-up of products and people, the One Pool and Spa team have recently received the keys to a new 24,000 sq ft purpose-built headquarters in Beverly that includes warehouse areas for manufacturing, one area just for pools and the other for spas plus state of […]
New UK launch for busy one-piece sector… Already enjoying an unprecedented wave of popularity, the UK’s one-piece pool offering is being further boosted with the launch of a new range branded as The Sterck. Fresh out of the Starline stable, and available to UK dealers through Ocea UK, the Sterck is founded on nearly 50 […]
Research detailing the number of pool and spa entrapment incidents recorded globally make shocking reading. Figures covering a six-year period from 2015 to 2021 show 229 entrapment incidents of which 76 were fatal. Incidents occurred in countries across Europe and as far afield as Belarus, China, and Chile. Spain at 24 and then Brazil at […]
In the first of a new business development series, Steve Hasenmueller offers an unmissable insight into boosting your sales performance Sales at its worse and lowest level is manipulation, at its best and highest level, Influence. In 1984 a psychologist named Robert Cialdini wrote what at that time was a breakthrough and seminal work: “Influence […]
Open exclusively to trade association members, the SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association) and BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association) award ceremony took place in January with the traditional Gala Evening, at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the West Midlands during the SPATEX trade show. A brand new BISHTA award […]
If the SPATEX show’s success is an industry barometer, then the forecast is set fair for a vibrant, busy pool season ahead. The event attracted 1400 visitors from 23 countries to the Coventry Building Society Arena to see first-hand, one hundred stands, showcasing the latest innovations from the world’s leading suppliers and manufacturers. During their […]
Lisa Ruggles, part of the family-run Hot Tub Studio team, has recently had her name added to a distinguished wall of fame after completing the last of six gruelling marathons held around the world. The 44-year-old mother of three, step-mother of two and Nanna to three babies, has just returned home from Tokyo where she […]
The UK’s Spa Supplier of the Year, Sunbeach Spas, have entered into a joint venture with Crystal island, one of the largest manufacturers in China. The multi-award winning Sunbeach Spas believe the move will cement the company’s position as one of the top tier companies in the spa and swimspa sector. The move is expected […]
It has been an extremely tough time for everyone at West Sussex based Bell Leisure following the death of one of the company’s owners, Adam Palmer. Fondly known in the industry as Cheeky Boy, Adam, 45, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2020. He died in January. Adam leaves Zoe, who sometimes worked in […]
