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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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

One-piece-pools offer an exciting business dimension, not only for traditional pool builders, but equally for established spa retailers. Andy and Laura Wroot of Midlands located MySpa UK, who have launched a pool installation division called MySpa Pools, are perfect examples. The Wroots and their dynamic team have readily grasped the brand values and USPs of […]

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New Luxury Wellness Role For Moseley

Luxury wellness brand Villeroy & Boch has appointed a new sales manager for the UK and Nordic regions. Dominic Moseley will be supporting current and future dealers, with specific focus on local marketing, technical issues and sales support. “I have a firm belief that I’m not here to sell spas, I am here to help […]

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Double Delight For Coast Spas Dealers

Hot tub retailers representing four continents gathered at this year’s Coast Spas International Dealer Meeting (IDM) at two separate events – one in Vancouver, Canada and the other in Colmar, France. This marks the first time that Coast Spas has hosted two IDM events in succession and is a reflection of the massive growth in […]

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Vita Spa Team On Top Form

Significant success in the swim spa market has seen Vita Spa sales soar by 30 per cent. The luxury 700 series hot tub led the chase, up by 28 per cent on the previous year. The results were revealed at the 2016 annual Vita Spa dealer seminar. VIP guests John Johnson, CEO of Maax Spas […]

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The Force Is With Marquis Spa Dealers

The Marquis Spas team proved The Force was with them as they chose a Star Wars theme to launch their futuristic-looking Vector21 hot tub to the European markets recently. Dealers from the UK and across Europe gathered at the Heart Of England Conference Centre, in March, and heard latest developments in products and services. The […]

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Partners Took Millions From SpaServe

Partners in a failed home hot tub firm that went down with debts of £2.7 million took more than a million pounds out of the business for themselves, fraud trial jurors heard.

An expert accountant called by the prosecution to assess Staffordshire-based Spaserve’s three and a half years of trading concluded that the partners were having money the business could not afford.

Two of the partners, principal shareholder Simon Foster and Stuart Cox are on trial accused of fraudulent trading and conspiracy to defraud. With them in the dock is general manager Johnathon Husselbee. They all deny the charges.

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Lamb Comes Home To Bayrol

After a brief break from the brand, Jimmy Lamb has returned to head up sales of Bayrol in the UK and Eire as Bayrol product manager.

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Welsh Weekend To Remember

Hosting one of the biggest corporate events of its kind for many years, AquaFinesse UK recently welcomed a group of over 100
new and potential dealers for a weekend of work, rest and play in rural Wales.

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