Two swimming pools in Aberdeen are the latest victims of budget cuts after operator Sport Aberdeen had its budget slashed by Ā£405,000 as part of Aberdeen City Councilās saving programme. The pools at Hazlehead and Kincorth, which are both in need of investment to bring them up to modern standards, are scheduled to close in […]
Pool & Spa
Representatives from 30 pools across the UK gathered at Lido Bristol in April for the inaugural Historic Pools of Britain event. The event celebrated the successful restoration and re-opening of Lido Bristol as a stylish outdoor swimming destination and business model. The headline speaker was Bristol Restauranteur, Arne Ringner who purchased the site following a […]
As one of Villeroy & Bochās premier hot tub dealerships, Waterstream is enjoying continued success with its line of luxury spas. After more than six years in partnership, Watersteam was one of Villeroy & Bochās first dealers in the UK and now has a number of models on display in its showroom in Handcross, West […]
Nuffield Health plans to roll out a swimming lesson initiative for adults this year, after succeeding in its pledge to teach 10,000 children to swim in 2015. The swim school target was set following the 2014 Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) School Swimming Census which discovered that 45 per cent of children aged between seven and […]
Attracting over 450 delegates over the three days, the ISPE Workshops at SPATEX were extremely well-supported once again. Covering over twenty topics there really was something of interest to everyone and delegates packed the ISPE technical arena to take advantage of the information on offer. Whilst ISPE Workshop attendance was around 6 per cent up […]
Hydro-active Pools & Spas has expanded its hot tub and swim spa offering with the opening of a second show site in Doncaster. Established in 1998, the company has been based at Branton Garden Centre ever since, but felt the time was right to expand with a second show site, dedicated solely to the Vita […]
The UKās first cross-sector trade event focused on tackling physical inactivity, arrives in London on May 4-5. Exhibitors from some of the UKās leading water leisure companies will be demonstrating the latest technical developments in the sector, including RLSS, Speedo, Zoggs, STA, Swimtag, and Aquamat. Visitors to the show will also benefit from an extensive […]
This stunning outdoor residential swimming pool by Aqua Platinum Projects formed part of a wider Grand Designs project, situated on the Isle of Wight. The brief was for a pool and spa, which would make the most of the breath-taking views across the Solent to Old Portsmouth, the Spinnaker Tower and Southampton Water. The client […]
Three organisations have pooled their resources to aid the construction of three hospitals and two schools in Kenya. Asher Swimpool Centre, Topps Tiles and Spa Crest Europe worked together to ensure that a massive donation of 164 tonnes of tiles safely reached the country ahead of the building works. John Asher, managing director of Asher […]
Family values are at the heart of Gloucestershire-based Rio Poolsā philosophy, which has proven to be a winning formula. The company specialises in swimming pool installations and refurbishments, commercial and domestic servicing and maintenance, chemicals and accessories. The close-knit Rio Pools team is headed up by managing director Rob Bateman, a larger than life character, […]
