This luxury one-piece pool project was named overall winner in the Residential Outdoor Pool of the Year category at the 2016 UK Pool & Spa Awards. HTP worked with Czech-based pool manufacturer, Niveko, to create the one-piece outdoor pool at a property in the Midlands. HTPâs brief was to provide a one piece custom-built with […]
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Historic Pools of Britain celebrated its first full year in 2016, and what a year it was for the organisation that gives a voice to many of the countryâs forgotten pools. Made up of 15 member pools, Historic Pools of Britain recognises the significant role that historic pools play in our communities and the contribution […]
East Sussex based Plastipak hosted the latest ISPE Filtration Workshop, which took place in November. The workshop, presented by Chris Carr FISPE with assistance from Phil Barlow, MISPE and Kim Barlow, MISPE, was an excellent dayâs training for those new to the trade, and a useful reminder for more experienced fitters. Chris gave a number […]
A number of Olympic and Paralympic heroes in swimming and diving were recognised in the New Year Honours List 2017 for their outstanding contributions to their sports. Included in the list was Rio 2016 50m Butterfly gold medallist, Elle Robinson. Although only 15 at the time, Robinson made an incredible Paralympic debut to become a […]
Poolscape has scooped a major international award for a secluded natural pool, located in the heart of a forest in the Brecon National Park. The pool won a BIOTOP International Natural Pool Award for the best Natural Pool design, beating off entries from around Europe. Designed and built by Herefordshire-based Poolscape, the âforest poolâ was […]
Sundance Pools UK has taken a starring role in this seasonâs biggest blockbuster movie â Assassinâs Creed. The Aylesbury-based fibreglass pool company supplied a Jetswim 4m one-piece swimming pool for the multi-million pound movie, which stars Michael Fassbender. Sundance Pools worked closely with the film production companyâs art directors, special effects and construction teams and […]
Across the world we are seeing some outstanding and sometimes outlandish projects popping up. Take, for instance, Sky Habit apartment complex in Singapore with a pool suspended between two buildings 100m from the ground. Here in London a developer is seeking planning permission to build a huge transparent pool between two blocks at Embassy Gardens. […]
Aqua Platinum designed and built a luxurious high-end swimming pool and wellness complex for use by residents within a 350-block retirement home in Wiltshire. The intricate scheme includes a stunning indoor swimming pool with two infi nity edge corners to ensure the bathers can take in the dramatic views adjacent to the full-length glass. The […]
Surrey-based Falcon Pools was named overall winner in the Residential Outdoor Pool of the Year category at this yearâs UK Pool & Spa Awards, with this outstanding concrete tiled pool. Falcon Poolsâ brief was to create a natural looking swimming pool that would blend well within the traditional surroundings of the property. A safety cover […]
SCP UK has consolidated its two warehouse facilities, currently located in Basildon and Gatwick, into one main central headquarters at the Gatwick branch to better manage its supply route. The Brexit result escalated the companyâs decision to restructure and refine its inventory management and distribution within the UK. Dash Ganeson, Managing and Finance Director at […]
