Open exclusively to trade association members, the SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association) and BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association) award ceremony took place in January with the traditional Gala Evening, at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the West Midlands during the SPATEX trade show. A brand new BISHTA award […]
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A devoted family man, Mark Ward is kept busy in his role as Operations Director for SpaNET Europe, ensuring the smooth running of logistical and technical matters. He was red-faced on a work do when he asked someone what they do for a living only to later realise it was legendary rugby star Jonny Wilkinson… […]
It all started with a Spaform hot tub in the summer of ‘93. Having bought a Spaform for their home, and having an instinct they would sell, the property developer, father and son partnership, of David and Jonathan Bunn, were joined by their friend Lloyd Burden, at a regional show; a venture to test the […]
Hydropool’s UK Sales Manager, Ollie Wrapson, is a former semi-professional rugby player but restricts his sport to golf these days… HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY? It is 15 years now because I started with Spaform in Portsmouth. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR CURRENT INDUSTRY ROLE: UK Sales Manager for Hydropool. DESCRIBE […]
Hampshire’s very own ‘Hot Tub Man’ is celebrating his 20th anniversary in the industry this year. After two decades in the spa and hot tub business and having owned his own company for just over 14 years, Jamie Giles is putting his skills and knowledge into expanding the sales side of the business over the […]
Having helped train and support spa and hot tub dealers all over the UK in recent years, David Wright, Pleatco’s Perfect Spa Guy 2014, is turning from gamekeeper to poacher with the launch of his own showroom under the Passion4Spas banner. Contracts are now being finalised on a prime site in Hampshire where David will […]
