SWITCHING TO AUTOMATIC PILOT

Pool plant room operations are becoming increasingly automated, driven by the idea that measuring things reliably and automatically means you can identify key performance indicators for benchmarking a pool’s performance. This could be for compliance (eg free chlorine values’ deviation from the set-point), cost management or energy use. It is important, however, that the remote […]

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STEPHENSON TAKES CERTIKIN REINS

Starting his career in retail management at DIY stores, newly appointed Certikin Managing Director, Neil Stephenson joined Certikin early in 1999 taking roles as varied as stock control, health and safety, service management and buying. Managing the division until January 2017, Neil relocated to Certikin North in Leeds in October 2002 where he had responsibility […]

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FALL IN CONSTRUCTION FOR SMALLER FIRMS

The fall in construction activity of 1.4% this summer is a growing concern for small builders given the continuing fall of 0.2% for repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) work, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) the largest trade association in the UK construction industry representing thousands of firms in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern […]

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SPATEX FOCUS ON ENERGY CRISIS

With the global energy crisis uppermost in minds, the focus for the UK’s SPATEX 2023 exhibition, Tuesday January 31st to Thursday February 2nd 2023, will be on energy efficiency and sustainability. “We aim to bring the topic of energy saving into sharp focus and make it a forum for discussion and finding solutions,” says the […]

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HTP STRENGTHENS NIVEKO RELATIONSHIP

Collaboration between Niveko, the one-piece pool manufacturer, and the British distributor HTP Group, has moved to another level this year. HTP Group is a key retailer of Niveko pools in the UK and its partner network now provides greater potential for coverage of the local market. The priorities for Lewis Salvidge, Managing Director of HTP […]

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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FOR ALL SWIM

Based in Cardiff, All Swim marked their 50th Anniversary celebrations with a two-day open day event at their Penarth Road showroom. They were supported by all of their main suppliers, who travelled from across the country to join the celebrations. Launched in 1972 by Audrey Allen and husband Mike, some 30 years later, the business […]

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SWIM UNITED CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

Swim England has joined three of the biggest names in the sport and leading aquatic organisations in pledging its support for a major campaign to ensure all children who leave primary school by 2025 are able to swim. The Swim United campaign has been launched by swimwear brand Speedo alongside Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty, […]

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PULLING THE PUBLIC POOL PLUG

It’s pretty unusual for swimming pools to be so thoroughly in the news. They were in the headlines over covid of course, which finished off about 200 pools. Then last autumn there were warnings from Swim England that up to 2,000 more might close in the next ten years, starved of the funds necessary for […]

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ISPE BACK ON TRACK

With live events getting back to normal again now, following a pause for the summer season, the next ISPE Seminar will take place at the Ship Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, another new venue for ISPE, on Tuesday 18th October this year. Following this, the Institute returns to the Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon, North Somerset on Tuesday […]

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THE FUN FACTOR

We go on location to Armagh in Northern Ireland
. Located at the south side of Craigavon’s balancing lake and enjoying outstanding views of Craigavon City Park, the South Lake Leisure Centre is a state-of-the-art facility situated in a pre-existing network of walking and cycling paths covering around three miles. The largest project within Armagh City, […]

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