Jimmy Lamb has joined Dryden Aqua as the UK and Ireland Sales Manager for pools and water treatment. Dryden Aqua is one of the largest manufacturer of glass filtration media, delivering sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the drinking and waste water industry, for aquaria and aquatic life support systems as well as for swimming pools […]
Swimming Pool Equipment
A recent ISPE presentation by Karl Rowntree from Rotaspa covered the topical issue of energy saving in hot tubs. The Institute is planning to present more topics of interest to those in the spa/ hot tub side of the trade and would be interested to hear what subjects you would like to see presented. Subjects […]
The next ISPE Filtration Workshop on Tuesday November 14th at Plastipackās premises in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is by kind permission of Peter Adlington, FISPE. This workshop, presented by Chris Carr, FISPE and Philip Barlow, FISPE, with assistance form Kim Mumford, MISPE, is ideal for new fitters or those who would like a bit of […]
Chris Carr FISPE urges swimming pool engineers to be single main drain alert… Way before the 1990ās, swimming pools in the UK were fitted with a single main drain and we thought nothing of it. However, over time, it became apparent that there is a serious risk of entrapment on a single main drain. Just […]
New to the market, in time for the 2023 peak season, the Inver X Warrior is a cordless robotic cleaner, from Ocea UK, only available through an approved network of trade re-sellers, so sales will be protected from Internet price-cutting wars. Now available from stock, the Inver X Warrior outperforms in all environments in both […]
The Institute has confirmed the latest names in the frame following this yearās exam success. Certificates will be presented at the 2023 ISPE Awards, as part of the 129th ISPE One-Day Seminar, to be held in Cobham, Surrey on Thursday October 12th. Various awards may be presented to those who submitted outstanding exam papers, including, […]
At its recent agm, PWTAG elected a new chair and vice-chair, decided to look for a chief executive and set out on a path they hope will increase their effectiveness and influence. The new chair is Colin Day who represents the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers, the vice chair Ian Ogilvie of the Institute of […]
With their roots in landscaping, the Bonsor brothers, Olly and Ben, made a natural progression into pool building encouraged and supported by experienced contacts. Significantly, they have been using SolidPool PROblocks for more than 12 years ago and are now championing their use to the wider UK pool trade. āBefore we came across these speedy-fit, […]
Following the success of an initial three-month trial at its Elveden Forest site, to gauge whether a range of family fun swim products would appeal to its holiday makers, the trial was extended to all Center Parcsā other resorts, including Ireland, after only six weeks. The range of swim products was supplied by childrenās swim […]
AstralPool team settles into their new UK base… The AstralPool UK team has relocated to a suite of plush new offices across town from its previous base in Fareham, Hampshire. Practising what they preach, and playing to their strengths, AstralPoolās Technical Director, Simon Jones, personally designed the layout of the 3,000 sq ft base to […]
