ONWARD & UPWARD

As a previous winner, Oasis Outdoor Living is delighted to have once again been nominated for the 2025 UK Pool & Spa Awards Trade Supplier of the Year Award. Oasis has continued to expand its family of dealerships, both large and small, all around the UK. “Our sustained growth can be attributed to our excellent, […]

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NEW DEALERS WANTED

Aqua Warehouse Group (AWG) continues to extend its range of outdoor living products with the launch of Yakia Saunas. Manufactured in Europe using premium materials for year- round outdoor use, the two Yakia models in the range come as standard with a striking glass frontage, glass doors, integrated LED lighting and a high-quality Harvia™ electric […]

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NEW HOME FOR WELLNESS TEAM

Forced to move from their 18-year- long home at Ruxley, near Sidcup, due to site redevelopment plans, The Hot Tub & Swim Spa Company has bounced back with an even bigger and better showroom base. An exhaustive search helped them to decide on their new home at Dobbies Garden Centre in Gillingham. The new site […]

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BUSY COUNTY SHOW CIRCUIT

Energetic pool and spa retailers took a pro-active approach to the summer season of outdoor shows this year with a strong presence for them and the industry. The Wensum Pools team have been exhibiting at the Royal Norfolk show for 15 years and took a strong six strong team to the two-day event, strengthened by […]

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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Exact numbers for home sauna sales in the UK are not publicly reported but 2024 revenue estimates home sauna sales to top the £250m mark. With average prices per unit hovering around the £5k mark, it is not surprising that interest in stocking sauna offerings on the showroom floor has heightened. For customers struggling to […]

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UNIQUE OUTDOOR SAUNA FROM AWG

Aqua Warehouse is actively seeking new dealers who want to get into the sauna market for the first time or those just looking to add something fresh and exciting to their current offering. The Essex-based team has confirmed the expansion to its already expansive range of outdoor living products with the launch of Yakia Saunas. […]

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CREATING A REAL-LIFE SETTING

Pool & Spa Retailers Of The Year, Hot Tubs Oxfordshire, are big believers in the ‘try before you buy’ philosophy. So, they have created an outdoor living garden in a previously under-used area of their Bicester showroom. The spa garden has an endless Pools R500 swim spa, a Hekla Cube 210 sauna, an outdoor kitchen […]

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THIRD SHOW SITE UNVEILED

As part of its expansion plans for the North of England, Outdoor Living has taken the wraps off its third showroom in Carlisle adding to existing display sites in Hull and Leeds. The Carlisle show site is located within the Houghton Hall Garden Centre, the largest destination garden centre in the North West. The company […]

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Six decades after he founded East Sussex-based Southern Pools, John Dyer has died. Friends and family gathered to pay tribute to a man who was not just successful in business but also in life. One of the biggest and most popular personalities the water leisure industry has ever seen, John was inevitably the first and […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: TREADING POOL & SPA WATER

The 2024 Wet Leisure Survey… They say knowledge is power. Accurate statistics undoubtedly enable us to make better decisions and grow better businesses. While the commercial pool sector can confidently say there are 6,000 public pools in the UK, figures for the residential swimming pool and hot tub markets have been sketchy at best. Not […]

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