SCP UK has consolidated its two warehouse facilities, currently located in Basildon and Gatwick, into one main central headquarters at the Gatwick branch to better manage its supply route. The Brexit result escalated the company’s decision to restructure and refine its inventory management and distribution within the UK. Dash Ganeson, Managing and Finance Director at […]
Pool & Spa Scene
With swimming participation figures up and a marked increase in the number of people visiting its leisure centres, Everybody Sport & Recreation is making waves in its goal of changing lives through healthy recreation. The charitable trust operates 15 leisure centres and is responsible for delivering leisure services in partnership with Cheshire East Council. In […]
Aqueous Pools has acquired the renowned Polypool insulated panel swimming pool system brand. The Hampshire-based swimming pool company has been installing the Polypool system for over 16 years, so when the opportunity arose to acquire the brand and trademark, director Graham Hounslow saw it as a great prospect. “It was simply too good an opportunity […]
Back in October the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers presented its 113th One-Day Seminar at the Watermill Hotel near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Just over 40 delegates attended the event which included presentations from Ian Betts FISPE, Allen Wilson FISPE, and ISPE President John Cheek FISPE. Chris Carr also gave an update on the proposed ISPE […]
The new-look Hot Tub Living Expo returned to Birmingham NEC in October, bringing together some of the UK’s leading spa manufacturers and retailers. Exhibitors went to great lengths to showcase a wide range of products and services at the two-day show. Among the stand-out exhibitors were Wellis, Passion Spas, 1 Stop Spas, Spa Solutions, Pollet […]
The team from Netherlands-based Passion Spas was given a standing ovation as they collected the 2016 Special Achievement Award, at this year’s UK Pool & Spa Awards. The company has been struck by a devastating fire at the end of July that effected 65 per cent of its site; damaging millions of pounds of stock. […]
Interbad returned to Messe Stuttgart in September, marking the 50th anniversary of the international trade fair. 14,000 visitors from 72 countries visited the four-day exhibition, which brought together professionals from across all areas of water leisure. Organised by the German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry, Interbad 2016 welcomed 437 exhibitors in an […]
With a vibrant mix of international swimming pool, spa and wellness exhibitors in attendance, Piscine Global Europe once again proved itself to be the biggest and the best exhibition for the world’s combined water leisure sectors. Every two years the extensive trade show enables professional visitors from the pool and spa sectors to meet with […]
The International Pool | Spa | Patio returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center for the first time since 2012, this autumn. The show, which normally attracts over 10,000 and over 500 companies did not disappoint. The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) offered a variety of advanced educational […]
Work has begun on rebuilding Stechford Cascades Leisure Centre, one of three existing leisure centres across the city being replaced by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT), working in partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC). The council is investing £9million in the development at Stechford, which will feature a 25m competition pool with spectator seating, teaching […]
