Simon Wilkes was just one of 26 swimmers who took part in The Big Shiver to raise funds for the Arthur Rank Hospice at Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge. The 39 year old, who was born with no eyes, joined 25 other Team Arthur heroes to swim up and down Europe’s longest unheated outdoor pool […]
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Fluidra and Zodiac have sealed the deal on their merger agreement creating a new industry giant. The new company will keep the Fluidra name and remain listed on the Spanish stock exchange. The combined company has now 5,500 employees, a presence in over 45 countries and a portfolio of the most widely recognized brands in […]
The company imposing the first hosepipe ban in England, since 2012, is leaking up to nine times as much water per day as it expects to save, according to The Times. United Utilities lost 453 million litres per day last year, due to leaks in its network and 133 litres per home per day in […]
All Seasons Living transformed this under-used garden into a full bespoke outdoor living area, winning a Gold Award in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards. The complete outdoor living package, the project involved the installation of a fully bespoke garden room with full opening bi-fold doors leading onto the non-slip composite decking where you […]
Well known as one of the UK’s leading pool building companies, Falcon Pools took on this swim spa installation for a celebrity client.Falcon ensure every water leisure project is unique and uniquely appropriate for the people using it. For this bespoke project, Falcon recommended a 5.8m x 2.3m Jacuzzi swim spa with water depths of 1.3m […]
School pools across the country, provide the key ingredient to a joined-up approach to community sports provision. For example, the London borough of Edmonton, clubbed together to raise an outstanding £4.5 million, in just 18 months, to be able to invest in what has turned out to be an award-winning swimming pool and sports centre. […]
The O2 is an award-winning pool at InterContinental, London, built on the ground floor, rather than in the basement, to ensure the spa is light, airy and seductive. Operators, Grove Developments, chose the multi-award winning team, London Swimming Pool Company, to deliver the bespoke design that includes a large main pool (17 x 7 metres […]
The team from New Dawn Pools was asked to remove an existing outdoor pool and install a new 12m x 5m infinity edge pool with internal steps and Spa pool. “We had to work very closely with a full garden design team and with the clients’ staff to create a pool of sheer luxury,” says […]
Steve Gallagher Senior Sales Manager for commercial products in UK, Eire and Northern Europe for Lonza UK, Steve Gallagher has worked in the water leisure industry since 1987 but it was dry side training that helped him shed a whopping six stones. Where and when was your introduction to water leisure. I started working as […]
The inside track on selling through finance… Choosing the right hot tub or spa can be a confusing process for customers, especially with so many different brands and models now available. But the huge range of financing options on offer makes buying a hot tub much less of a luxury purchase than in the past. […]
