After six years of planning, the Ramside Hall Hotel spa in County Durham welcomed its first guests in August. Along with its five pools ā including a 25 metre swimming pool, outdoor vitality pool, hydrotherapy pool and infinity pool ā the spa also has a thermal suite offering a range of facilities and a specialised […]
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Offering visitors a glimpse of a bygone era, hot tub brand Jacuzzi took a step back in time in September, displaying original Jacuzzi artefacts and memorabilia at the Goodwood Revival festival in West Sussex. The team exhibited the original hydrotherapy pump that kick-started the hot tub industry, plus a collection of original Jacuzzi images on […]
Motivated and focused dealers made the first half of this year a roaring success for Hydropool in Europe, with sales figures up by 42 per cent by the end of July. As director of European sales Lloyd Burden reports, continued media exposure of both spas and swim spas has helped the industry tremendously this year. […]
Hot tub users are being made aware of the dangers and health risks associated with hot tubs after a man spent six days a in a coma after picking up a mystery bug. Water treatment specialists Hydrochem were asked to carry out water tests on the hot tub after the man was taken ill. Now […]
Leaders in portable hot tubs and swim spas, the Master Spas name has become synonymous with luxury, comfort and cutting-edge technology ā a reputation that the company is keen to uphold. Positioned at the premium end of the hot tub market, Master Spas Europe has benefitted from the boom in the luxury market in recent […]
Pool and spa filtration specialists Pleatco have launched their 2015 search for the best of the best pool and spa service technicians across the world. The Pleatco Perfect Pool Guy and Gal competition recognises hardworking individuals within the pool service industry. āOver the seven years that Pleatco has sponsored this contest, weāve learned that being […]
More than Ā£200,000 has been awarded to families following a fatal outbreak of Legionnairesā disease. Victims Richard Griffin, William Hammersley and Harry Cadman died after contracting the deadly bug caused by a hot tub on display at the JTF Warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent. The outbreak struck more than 20 people in the summer of 2012. Inquests […]
Sales of hot tubs on finance have risen by more than 63 per cent on the same period last year. Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) have reported finance approvals were up from Ā£1.4m in May 2014 to Ā£2.2m in May 2015. Higher sales on finance are an excellent indicator of what is happening in the wider […]
Designed by Dr David Solanki, clinical director of the Ontario Rehabilitation Institute, the MAAX Collection offers Zone Therapy throughout its prestigious range. Until now, hot tub design has been driven by the idea that the bigger and more numerous the jets, the better. Unfortunately, many hot tub owners realise too late that their hot tubās […]
Vita Spa dealers from across the country gathered at the Aqua Warehouse Group HQ in Chelmsford for an enjoyable two-day seminar recently. On the agenda was a run-down of the 2015 products, plus a company marketing review and pricing updates. However, the highlight for most dealers was an in-depth presentation by a media guru and […]
