Natural pools such as those designed by Clear Water Revival are a chemical-free, relatively low-tech and affordable way to create an eco-friendly outdoor pool. Established by friends David Nettleton and Andrew Cox in 2006, Clear Water Revival (CWR) is one of the only natural swimming pool companies that specialises in formal swimming pool design usually […]
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AstralPool UK began a major realignment of its UK business strategies, for both commercial and residential pool and spa sectors, at the start of this year. The transformation coincided with the arrival of industry stalwart Patrick Thorpe as operations director; his primary goal being to guide the team through the transitional period. Immediate changes included […]
Having enjoyed an uplift in sales in 2014 and with the addition of a new UK dealer this year, the Cal Spas brand looks set to soar as it pushes forward in the international hot tub market. From its headquarters in Pomona, California, the Cal Spas extensive dealer network extends throughout the United States and […]
There are generally three types of pool customers; those that want a pool to swim in for exercise, those that want it for socialising and those who are just looking to show off. Then there’s the fourth group – the luxury pool customers who want all of the above. In recent years, there has been […]
National Leisure companies lived up to their elite reputation with a clean sweep in the Residential Indoor Pool of the Year category of this year’s UK Pool & Spa Awards. The residential pools categories proved to be the hardest fought sector in this year’s competition with National Leisure stalwarts, Tanby Pools, taking gold, narrowly pipping […]
Organisers of the UK Pool & Spa Expo have announced new dates for the next show. The fourth edition of the event will take place from 22 to 24 November in the Pavilion Hall at the NEC, Birmingham. “We have spent the last eight weeks since the show ended talking with all our exhibitors and […]
2014 was a milestone year for BTU (Installation and Maintenance) and BTU (Poolservices) as the family owned business celebrated 50 and 40 years respectively. To mark the anniversaries, BTU partnered with a local charity – Oakleaf Enterprise, the only charity in Surrey working as a social Enterprise to provide vocational training for those suffering from […]
The pool and spa sectors breathed a collective sigh of relief as a combination of warmer and drier weather, together with an improved economic outlook, boosted consumer confidence and corresponding pool and spa sales. Portable hot tubs were the biggest winners of 2014 with across the board reports of sales increases around 20% plus. So […]
Water leisure specialists from across the UK have once again raised the bar in the hotly contested UK Pool & Spa Awards 2015. This year’s competition attracted 131 entries from 60 companies including some of the country’s leading swimming pool and spa providers. “The jury of judges have unanimously expressed their praise for the outstanding […]
A consortium of British businessmen has put its weight behind a development of almost 500 acres on the outskirts of the Scottish capital. The development will include a 240 bedroom luxury resort hotel along with a championship golf course designed in conjunction with golfing legend Sandy Lyle who says the development has potential to rival […]
