The Vale Resort in Hensol, south Wales, has scooped a top industry award for its leisure division at the annual 59 Club Service Excellence Awards. The Valeâs leisure offering includes a full range of gym facilities, squash and tennis courts, a 20m swimming pool as well as more than 50 led fitness classes per week
pool
With names like Master Blaster, Lagoona Bay and Volcano Springs, the Cariba Creek water park at the Alton Towerâs Splash Landings Hotel is still conjuring up as much aquatic excitement as it was when it first switched on the water features ten years ago. On the actual tenth birthday this month, the venue will be staging a suitably spectacular birthday celebration with pool side competitions, a steel band and lots of waterpark giveaways.
Regarded as the expert in wellbeing rooms for prestigious residential properties, Dröm UK has designed many stunning bespoke saunas and steam rooms which are often situated side by side for the ultimate bathing experience. Proving that saunas are no longer just a wooden box, there is nothing ordinary about the innovative saunas from Dröm UK. Meeting new standards of aesthetics, functionality and luxury, each room is individually hand-crafted by skilled craftsmen. Every detail, from the feature lighting or integrated music system to the ergonomically designed benches, is carefully considered. The finest quality materials make the sauna stylish and practical inside and out.
For those who are Internet-savvy, one of the key phrases, currently attracting the most search engine traffic on pool and spa searches, is âsecond hand spasâ. Whether they are described as pre-loved, refurbished or plain old second-hand spas; a whole new industry sector is developing in the area of pre-owned hot tubs and spas. For those in hunt of a second hand bargain, there are many banana skins to avoid.
With an estimated 972,700 in ground and 633,500 above ground pools, France is one of the worldâs biggest private pools markets, second only to the USA. The value of the French pool market is an estimated 1.5 billion euros, more than 70% made up by 930 specialist companies, employing 23,250 workers, with nearly 20% of their turnover based on export. The French Federation of Pool Professionals (FPP) recently presented its seventh annual pool awards, recognising, at the same time, some of the most dynamic pool builders across France.
Stephen Crabb, of Catalina Spas, was honoured with a special achievement award, one of the highlights of the recent British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association (BISHTA) Awards.
Sport England has also announced a one-year investment in the ASAâs plans to tackle the decline in the number of people swimming regularly seen since 2006. ÂŁ3.5 million of investment will help the ASA
A team of 23 from all departments of Bosta UK will go the extra mile this
month when they take on the notorious Three Peaks Challenge of climbing
Ben Nevis, Skarfel Pike and Snowdon within 24 hours.
Climbing times are generally suggested as being around four hours for
Snowdon, and five hours each for Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike. Taking on
the challenge within 24 hours is notoriously difficult, draining energy and
depriving participants of sleep.
Edinburghâs Royal Commonwealth Pool has re-opened following a two-and-a-half-year, ÂŁ37.5 million refurbishment. Built in 1970 for the Commonwealth Games, the A-listed, Olympicsized swimming pool was also used for the 1986 games. Now, following its ÂŁ37.2 million renovation, the pool will host the diving events for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as being selected by the British Swimming squad […]
With the London Olympics almost upon us, these are exciting times for swimming in the UK and the swimming pool industry as a whole. At five key training centres across Britain, competing swimmers are working flat out before they go for gold â and already swimming pools are seeing a dramatic increase in interest, […]
