A private residential pool in the Midlands, which won Rockingham Pools the 2014 Sustainability Gold Award in the Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association annual competition, makes an excellent âcase studyâ for Rockingham and Heatstar. The owner of the pool had already built his adjacent house to a high specification. However, he had insisted that […]
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The UK will soon be home to the worldâs deepest diving pool, following proposals for a brand new 50m deep diving facility in Essex. Although still in the planning stages, the new pool named Blue Abyss will be the most comprehensive underwater research, diving and neutral buoyancy facility in the world and will cater for […]
AstralPool UK began a major realignment of its UK business strategies, for both commercial and residential pool and spa sectors, at the start of this year. The transformation coincided with the arrival of industry stalwart Patrick Thorpe as operations director; his primary goal being to guide the team through the transitional period. Immediate changes included […]
Tintometer, the company behind the LovibondÂź brand of water testing products has been presented with the Queenâs Award for International Trade, the highest distinction that can be bestowed upon a UK company. It wins the award for growth in overseas earnings of 160 per cent over the last six years. âWe are so delighted to […]
The grieving families of three men killed by an outbreak of Legionnairesâ disease at a British discount store are taking their fight for compensation to court. Victims Richard Griffin, William Hammersley and Harry Cadman died after contracting the deadly bug caused by a hot tub on display at the JTF Warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent. The outbreak […]
Inverness Leisure, the largest leisure pool complex in the Highlands of Scotland was temporarily closed in April over public safety concerns. The decision was reached to close the facility following a safety inspection of the windows which run along the mid-section of roof in the wet side of the building. A spokesperson for Inverness Leisure […]
Plans for three floating swimming pools on the River Thames could soon become a reality, after the first stage of funding for the project was achieved last month. The Thames Bath social enterprise raised over ÂŁ125,000 for the project, which will see a 25m lap pool, a plunge pool and a childrenâs paddling pool located […]
Last month marked the official opening of the UKâs first public natural swimming pond at Kingâs Cross in London. The 10 x 40m pool sits in the heart of the Kingâs Cross development site and can accommodate up to 169 bathers. Kingcombe Aquacare has been working on the construction of the swimming pond in conjunction […]
Todayâs one-piece pool options have evolved into a sophisticated and quality home pool ownership option that give customers âexactly what they see on the tinâ. From a consumer point of view, one-piece pools are sold from a price list with no âguesstimatingâ. This is particularly well received by customers who relish being able to change […]
There are generally three types of pool customers; those that want a pool to swim in for exercise, those that want it for socialising and those who are just looking to show off. Then thereâs the fourth group â the luxury pool customers who want all of the above. In recent years, there has been […]
