SPECTACULAR 2020 PPG PRODUCT LAUNCH

As part of a strategic marketing move to put more customers in front of their product in 2020 and beyond, UK pool trade customers joined the Pollet Pool Group team recently on a VIP trip to Ghent in Belgium. The impressive two-day luxury trip saw the British delegation join PPG’s Belgian and other international customers […]

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INDUSTRY REACTS TO CORONAVIRUS

Some 275,000 home swimming pools and in excess of half a million hot tubs in the UK, require regular dosing of a sanitiser, such as chlorine or bromine, to keep the water healthy, and there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the water in these pools and hot tubs. For […]

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CHARGE OF THE HOT TUB BRIGADE

Previewing the spa offering at SPATEX 2020… Big brands like the Aqua Warehouse Group, Sunbeach, Superior Spas and Wellis lead the charge of the hot tub and swim spa brigade at this year’s SPATEX exhibition. The event returns to Coventry’s Ricoh exhibition venue with more than 20 exhibitors having a toe dipped in the hot […]

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BALANCING ACT

MySpa the UK’s leading sellers of Sundance Spas, talk to Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene editor Christina Connor. Involved in the hot tub industry from a young lad, working alongside such influential figures as his uncle and his Dad, Andy Wroot has been an ambassador for the Sundance range for over 20 years. “As […]

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MATCH MAKERS

Blue Cube Pools found the perfect fit with this Garden Leisure spa.. A Blue Cube Pools customer wanted an above ground hot tub installation to sit alongside their new in-ground pool. On their wish list a hot tub that would be easy to use, simple to maintain and one that would provide them with the […]

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FRESH FIELDS FOR INDUSTRY PERSONALITY

A familiar face to many, Martin Rigby has worked in the water-leisure industry for more than 20 years and recently took up a fresh challenge as Business Development Manager for the Aqua Warehouse Group. Martin brings to the Aqua Warehouse team, considerable technical knowledge and experience of hot tubs, equipment and water treatment products. Martin […]

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SUPERIOR WELCOME NEW FACES

With continued and sustained growth for the UK’s largest hot tub importer and distributor, Superior Spas has confirmed the appointment of four new key personnel, ensuring the company is match fit, ready for 2020 and beyond. Rob Carlin, Managing Director of Superior explains: “We are currently undergoing major growth and expansion and our business needs […]

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JACUZZI PLUG ENTRY LEVEL GAP

Jacuzzi has confirmed it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LMI FLA Holdings, Inc. and Leisure Manufacturing a leader in the affordable hot tub market in North America through their Dream Maker and Sunrise Spas brands. The acquisition will allow Jacuzzi Brands to provide a complete range of price points in its hot […]

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URGING PUBLIC POOLS TO COVER UP

Commercial pool operators are offered clear and common sense advice from PWTAG who emphasise the requirement for operational and safety training to be available to all relevant staff. The pool should be cleared of swimmers and 30 minutes later the pool cover pulled into place; thereafter, access to the pool hall restricted to authorised people. […]

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HEROIC EFFORT RECOGNISED

At the 123rd ISPE One-Day Seminar in Clevedon, ISPE President Colin Day invited Allen Wilson, FISPE to announce a special award the Institute Council had decided to give to ISPE Member, Yanek Kowal. The Council had heard about an heroic event Yanek was involved with during the summer. It was a calm day at Howtown […]

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