Despite a challenging backdrop of rising costs and suppressed spending, AES continues to not only hit but also exceed both its sales and growth targets year-on-year. The company’s top performers continue to be pool heat pumps and, in the second half of the year, the new range of Poolex spa heat pumps attracted a growing […]
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A record number of companies celebrated at the UK Pool & Spa Awards… Demonstrating the broad depth of the multi-million pound wet leisure sector, a record 38 companies were declared winners in the 2024 UK Pool & Spa Awards, presented at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, in December. The competition, decided by public votes, judges’ […]
SPATEX 2025 sees the official launch of the brand-new MD150 multi-parameter photometer from Lovibond. Visit the show to be one of the first to experience its advanced features and see how it can help with your testing processes. In addition to the launch, Lovibond offering a fun opportunity to win one of our new MD150 […]
NIVEKO custom pools combine two main advantages – a wide range of configurable elements and high quality design. The wide portfolio guarantees that everyone can find the pool of their choice. Whether families with children, design enthusiasts with an eye for aesthetics or sports-oriented customers, there is something for everyone. Of course, NIVEKO offers any […]
Ocea UK recently opened its doors with an Open Day for pool trade visitors – a chance to show off its new Oxfordshire facility. Guest were welcomed with hot drinks and breakfast before a short presentation from Ocea UK’s Alan Thorne. The existing manufacturing base for Ocea Automatic Covers is a stone’s throw from the […]
Situated in the beautiful Oxfordshire Countryside, Neuman Aqua were commissioned to bring to life a Roman inspired spa. The project involved four specialist pools, a tepidarium, caldarium, two individual chilled plunge pools, stepped pool and grotto pool displaying a natural effect waterfall. Plant room specifications included Astral Arctic deep bed commercial filters, Evoqua UV disinfection […]
Independent distributor, Lighthouse Pools has once again set the bar as the UK’s leading trade supplier in the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards. It was the fourth time in six years that Lighthouse Pools has taken the UKPSA title of Swimming Pool Trade Supplier of the Year. “The award is a validation of all […]
Keith Osborne dives into swimming pools for the second of our two-part special investigation into the wet leisure industry’s skills crisis… With its need for trained people specialising in a variety of technical fields, the wet leisure industry is currently experiencing a significant skills shortage. A lack of foresight, together with time and budget limitations, […]
Lucie Lunn on the inside track on plant room essentials… As crucial to the efficient running of any swimming pool as the heart is to the human body, designing and maintaining an effective plant room is the core element of wet leisure projects in both residential and commercial locations. The plant room is the beating […]
Part two of our look at sales insights… Why do some people acquire basic sales skills but never develop further, either Flatlining or Flaming out? I think there are a couple of reasons: the most optimistic is that Sales Delegates are unaware of the existence of the different levels of skill development, the importance of […]
