If thereās one thing that distinguishes Alan Bettin Swimming Pools is that itās never been afraid to try new things. From the early days in the 1960s when founder Alan Bettin was inspired by a client to build his first swimming pool and to expand his landscaping business to embrace pool building, to being one […]
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Leading pool cover manufacturer Plastica has undertaken its biggest challenge yet, with the installation of a whopping single piece thermal cover at a pool in Devon. Plastica routinely manufacture pool cover systems for 25m pools, but the project at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone proved to be the largest single piece cover […]
Water treatment specialists Dryden Aqua recently welcomed some of Europeās top swimming pool engineers to their new activated filter media (AFM) production facility in Scotland. The new facility has now been in operation for six months and has already processed 20,000 tonnes of glass water filtration media that is exported all over the world. Dr […]
The Etatron DLX microcontroller pump and dosing systems, which are available exclusively through Golden Coast, take over the responsibility for controlling and managing water quality ā allowing managers to focus on other duties. Suitable for pools up to 60m3, the DLX provides a range of optional flow-rate control and regulation settings. The on/off proportional operational […]
Travel association ABTA has teamed up with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) to launch their Swim Safe campaign, urging holidaymakers to stay safe in the water this summer. It comes after new research by ABTA revealed that one in five people know someone who has got into difficulty while swimming on holiday. Nikki White, […]
After 30 years at the helm, managing director of the London Swimming Pool Company, Tony Line, has moved to chairman of LSPC, with director Jamie Smith becoming the new managing director. The London Swimming Pool Company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, now has 25 employees operating out of offices in South London, designing, […]
A former rugby league player future-proofed his business and secured vital swimming lessons for some 250 children by installing his own swimming pool at home. Richard Gay, a former Hull rugby star, and his wife Kathleen, have taught more than 5,000 children across East Yorkshire through their Waterworld swim school. When closure of Sydney Smith […]
Ocea has confirmed it is entering an āexciting new phase of developmentā with a new UK headquarters and an increased role in the delivery of the premier Ocea swimming pool system.
It may have been the wettest winter in a hundred years but pool and spa retailers should be getting set for a sizzling summer, if we are to believe scientists, who are 75 per cent certain that 2014 will be the hottest summer on record for the UK and Eire.
For the first time since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the iconic London Aquatics Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has opened its doors to the public, costing as little as Ā£3.50 per swim.
