POOL GUY WON’T GIVE UP DAY JOB

Miles Laflin, a Bedfordshire-based pool cleaner known as ‘The Pool Guy’ was recently awarded the High-Quality Content Creator of the year title at the inaugural UK and Ireland TikTok Awards. Now with over 15 million TikTok followers, Miles has become a global social media legend. One of his videos has had more than 170 million […]

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CLICK AND COLLECT!

Stand-out images can make a huge difference to your UK Pool & Spa Award pool, spa and wellness competition entries. Some companies continue to hire professional photographers for the use of images, not just in competitions, but also for brochures, social media and on websites. In truth, Smart phones have made it easier than ever […]

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OH WHAT A NIGHT!

Reports and pictures from another record-breaking UK Pool & Spa Awards
 A record-breaking turn-out gathered for the 2023 UK Pool & Spa Awards held at Birmingham’s prestigious National Conference Centre venue in December. Celebrating its 13th year, the 2023 UK Pool & Spa Awards saw 97 companies submit 242 entries attracting nearly 5,000 on-line contest […]

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SEVEN DEADLY OBSTACLES

Part two of our top tips on overcoming sales obstacles… Following on from part one on this topic, these guidance points are designed to identify and overcome sales obstacles in our day-to-day working lives. In part one we talked about a closing ratio of around 50% and what it takes to achieve this and higher […]

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A MOMENT IN TIME

In conversation with Andy Wroot, UK champion of Sundance Spas… It was way back in 1998 when Andy Wroot’s journey with Sundance Spas began when he joined his uncle who was one of the pioneering Sundance dealers in the UK. Fresh out of school as an 18-year-old, Andy was immediately captivated by selling these luxury […]

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DREAM TEAM

Featuring an award-winning Dreamspas project
 With four UK showrooms the Dreamspas team have been living up to their name. Building a growing reputation for product choice, installation and after sales back up, the Dreamspas team believe they are the UK’s fastest growing hot tub retailers. The Dreamspas mission, when they began their spa retailer journey […]

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WATCH THIS SPA SPACE!

Reinforcing Crystal Island Leisure’s strengthened global presence, the company has confirmed that the UK’s Sunbeach Spas will now be rebranded as Oasis Outdoor Living UK Ltd, incorporating Sunbeach Spas as a product line. It’s all systems go for the new look Oasis Outdoor Living UK team. The company’s new 30,000 sq.ft premises is now up […]

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SEEING IS BELIEVING

  Showrooms continue to offer the vital touch and feel ingredient, as Becki Knowles reports
 Seeing is believing, they say, so providing the ideal pool, spa or wellness showroom delivers a vital ‘touch and feel’ sales factor. London Essex Outdoor Living are the current holders of the UK Pool & Spa Awards’ Pool & Spa […]

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THE VALUE OF BUILDING VALUE

A global business development expert, Steve Hasenmueller urges us to Embrace the Effort… Everyone in sales wants to sell more and selling ‘more’ normally comes down to our Efforts and our Effectiveness. I’ve always asserted that when you zoom way out – a salesperson’s job basically boils down to two things: #1 – Building Value […]

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AWARDS BOOST FOR INDUSTRY

The recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were the biggest and best ever
 With a surprise appearance from legendary social media giant The Pool Guy and with a whopping 22 companies winning an overall category award, the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards presentations were not only the biggest but the best in the […]

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