LaMotte Europe is the new European office for LaMotte USA, bringing LaMotteās unrivalled range of water analysis equipment firmly into the European pool and spa market. The LaMotte Europe office aims to consolidate LaMotteās growth in Europe over the past six years, through expanding dealer and distribution networks, as well as supporting the existing ones. The office and warehouse, based in Warwick in the UK, has the advantage of providing a European stock centre resulting in significantly shorter lead times for European customers, as well as local technical expertise and support.
Pool & Spa
From its roots amongst the elite horse racing fraternity, the business of animal hydrotherapy has grown year on year as Jan Hurst reports…
Now a widely accepted practice, exercise for animals in water was once considered an eccentric indulgence reserved for top flight horse racing bloodstock, nurtured by the worldās elite training stables and stud farms. Racehorse trainers, awash with oil-rich owners, invested in specially-adapted swimming pools, transforming the healing process for over-worked or injured, priceless horses.
Already predicted to be a challenging year for many companies due to the sustained economic depression, UK water leisure companies faced the additional challenge of arctic conditions as they welcomed in 2013. After what weather experts have confirmed as one of the wettest years on record in 2012, January was beset with prolonged snow and freezing conditions that played havoc throughout January. Nearly all UK water leisure businesses were impacted in some way
Now in its fourth year, the annual UK Pool & Spa Awards are run by Pool & Spa Scene magazine, this year, in association with the UK Pool & Spa Expo.
Aquatic fitness offers new business avenues for the pool and spa sector as Christina Connor reportsā¦
Hydropool Spas welcomed a profile-raising opportunity to sponsor the pro-am Alternative Ryder Cup golf tournament in aid of charity. Held near Almeria in Spain, the event was timed to coincide with the real Ryder Cup. Matches mirrored the main event as participants playing during the day and then watched the television coverage during the evening and into the early hours.
Northamptonshire-based Lifestyle Group was pleasantly surprised to see a very familiar pool used as a location for Hunted, a BBC One series shown recently, to national acclaim. This swimming poolās shotcrete shell was built by Lifestyleās subsidiary company, Guntek Ltd in 2005. The build specification was 200mm thick shotcrete with double steel reinforcement. The pool interior and surround were finished in white Italian marble to stunning effect.
The John Preston Pool & Spa Services team worked around the clock, seven days a week, right up to Christmas Eve, to ensure this outstanding pool hall project was finished in time for what was a festive season to remember for one lucky customer. The David family live near the Lancashire coast in Formby, in five acres of woodland that, as well as the new pool hall, boasts its own go-kart track and tennis courts, The pool is set in an ancillary building separate from the house and is constructed from a huge oak framework supporting a glass roof with a six metre span.
Every pool and spa professional is being urged to take a few minutes to share their views in the second annual State of the Wet Leisure Industry survey.
Jacuzzi UK were approached by the producers of Channel 4ās Hestonās Fantastical Food to provide a circular hot tub to create the āworldās largest cup of teaā in which celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal could conduct a ādunkingā experiment.Jacuzzi UK were approached by the producers of Channel 4ās Hestonās Fantastical Food to provide a circular hot tub to create the āworldās largest cup of teaā in which celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal could conduct a ādunkingā experiment.
