Aqueous Pools has acquired the renowned Polypool insulated panel swimming pool system brand. The Hampshire-based swimming pool company has been installing the Polypool system for over 16 years, so when the opportunity arose to acquire the brand and trademark, director Graham Hounslow saw it as a great prospect. “It was simply too good an opportunity […]
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Every year BISHTA and SPATA come together to promote and celebrate the excellence of their member companies nationwide and overseas in the British Pool & Hot Tub Awards. The annual awards showcase the best examples of water leisure design, construction, installation and innovation from member companies of the trade associations and they also provide the […]
With a vibrant mix of international swimming pool, spa and wellness exhibitors in attendance, Piscine Global Europe once again proved itself to be the biggest and the best exhibition for the world’s combined water leisure sectors. Every two years the extensive trade show enables professional visitors from the pool and spa sectors to meet with […]
The International Pool | Spa | Patio returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center for the first time since 2012, this autumn. The show, which normally attracts over 10,000 and over 500 companies did not disappoint. The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) offered a variety of advanced educational […]
Triogen, a market leader in the design and manufacture of ozone and UV systems, has now been unified under the single brand Suez. The global company Suez has developed no fewer than 40 different brands including Degrémont, Triogen, Ozonia. All the group’s trademarks are being consolidated in a single brand, Suez, targeted at the sustainable […]
Not for the faint-hearted, a sky pool at a holiday resort in Italy has been dubbed the world’s scariest swimming pool. Overlooking the Dolomites, the 25m swimming pool is suspended 40ft above the ground and has a glass front and a window on the bottom to give brave bathers the sensation of swimming through the […]
The UK’s combined water leisure industry was praised by Olympian Sharron Davies MBE, as the industry rolled out the red carpet for the 2016 UK Pool & Spa Awards. The popular sports personality and TV presenter was the guest speaker at the awards ceremony which returned to the prestigious Vox conference centre part of the […]
From a modest back garden pool to an Olympic-proportioned swimming zone, not covering a pool when it is not in use, is equal to pouring liquid gold down the main swimming pool drain. In today’s energy efficient times – an unforgiveable sin. Covers not only reduce evaporation, but they also offer additional safety, reduce chemical […]
Lovibond Tintometer is continuing its tour of the UK, delivering expert led water analysis training courses for those involved pool and spa water testing. Most recently, specialist training sessions took place for pool companies in Uckfield, East Sussex and Worcester. As experts in the field, Lovibond Tintometer offers bespoke training courses, tailored to the individual […]
Inadequate supervision and a lack of health and safety training led to the death of a young boy in a caravan park swimming and investigation has found. Loch Earn Caravan Parks Limited, which owns the Red Lion Holiday Park in Angus, was fined £234,000 for health and safety breaches after the death of the boy […]
