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 […]
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They call it the feel good factor. A run of mild weather coinciding with not one but three Bank Holiday weekends led to home pool owners sprinting to remove their winter debris covers this spring. Figures released by the Met Office UK revealed that April was the sunniest on record since 1929. It was also […]
With an estimated 2.7 million Brits working out in water every week swimming and aquatic fitness is creating bigger waves than ever in the leisure market. Heightened awareness of swim spas and exercise pools is creating steady ripples of interest in the UK market offering a valuable additional revenue stream for switched on businesses. With […]
The third edition of the UK Pool & Spa Expo returned to the NEC in Birmingham in January, with plenty of innovative products and services to inspire the pool and spa sectors. The UK Pool & Spa Expo team put on the third of their new style events in Hall 10 at the NEC from […]
Lincolnshire-based spa retailer 1 Stop Spas celebrated the launch of its brand new Billinghay show site with a live broadcast on local radio Lincs FM. A Hook A Duck promotional competition, run in conjunction with the showroom launch, offered a top prize of a free hot tub. Having outgrown its previous showroom, the company has […]
Aqua Platinum Projects worked alongside a prestigious housing developer to create this spectacular infinity edge pool overlooking the stunning Surrey downs. The independent swimming pool contracting company designed this technically challenging pool pioneering the use of an automatic safety cover without compromising the aesthetics of the infinity edge. The Aqua Platinum Projects team explains: “The […]
Thought to be Britain’s remotest hot tubs, Inverie on the Knoydart Peninsula is home to four holiday home hot tubs which are all carefully maintained Hot Tub Solutions. Nestled in the Northwest Scottish Highlands between Loch Nevis and Loch Hourn, the Knoydart Peninsula has a population of around 80 people and with no roads in […]
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 […]
Hydropool’s constant presence and sponsorship at the major consumer shows continues to bring added value benefits. Managing director, Jonathan Bunn, took a call from one of the producers working on the X Factor in December who had picked up a business card at the Ideal Home Show earlier this year. Says Jonathan: “She asked if […]
The owner of a Derbyshire beauty salon has been fined £2,500 after six youngsters fell ill after using a bacteria-ridden spa pool. The girls complained of earache and all reported an itchy, painful rash all over their bodies following a birthday pampering party at Kensington Salon and Spa in May 2013. They were later diagnosed […]
