When he passed away in 2001, a 22-year-old Gemma Sage was left to run Servochem, the specialist cleaning chemical business her father had built before his untimely death. āHe was leaving me as a very young managing director, but he had the confidence in me to run the company on a day-to-day basisā says Gemma. āI was determined to give it my best shot by maintaining the foundations of the company of providing good quality products and an excellent service with the support of our very loyal team,ā she adds.
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After 36 years of dedicated service, Certikinās Chairman, Patrick Thorpe, is retiring from the business. The son of a Kentish coal miner, Patrick, 64, has been a key fi gure in steering Certikinās growth from a modest, though signifi cant, UK distributor to a major part of Fluidra, one of the worldās largest multi-national companies. Patrick joined Certikin in 1972 as Financial Controller when it was owned by Brian Stannah, of Stannah stair lift fame and Bob Kent who was Managing Director.
It takes all but the most focused pool engineer to resist being lured by the scope and design of some water leisure project ā forgetting what lies beneath. As swimming pool designs become more and more elaborate, it is invariably the plant room that is the poor relation when it comes to adequate space not to mention access.
It has been ten years since The Spa at Celtic Haven in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, first opened. The Spa at Celtic Haven forms part of a charming, cliff-top cottage resort on the outskirts of Tenby. Celtic Havenās collection of 12th Century Cottages along with The Spa, Waves cliff-top bar and restaurant and their Golf & Leisure Club make it an ideal destination for spa breaks in Wales.
Holiday park operators, health club venues and hotel leisure facilities are missing out on potentially huge savings on running their swimming pools, at a time when environmentally-friendly solutions has never been more affordable, warn Calorex Heat Pumps, the UKās leading water leisure energy efficiency specialists.
The foundation for our later life is laid during childhood ā and that also applies to our health. The earlier children are led to a healthy lifestyle, the higher the likelihood that they will maintain this lifestyle their whole life long. For this reason, children in Finland are taken into the sauna for the first time as early as in their first year.
The Vale Resort in Hensol, south Wales, has scooped a top industry award for its leisure division at the annual 59 Club Service Excellence Awards. The Valeās leisure offering includes a full range of gym facilities, squash and tennis courts, a 20m swimming pool as well as more than 50 led fitness classes per week
Regarded as the expert in wellbeing rooms for prestigious residential properties, Drƶm UK has designed many stunning bespoke saunas and steam rooms which are often situated side by side for the ultimate bathing experience. Proving that saunas are no longer just a wooden box, there is nothing ordinary about the innovative saunas from Drƶm UK. Meeting new standards of aesthetics, functionality and luxury, each room is individually hand-crafted by skilled craftsmen. Every detail, from the feature lighting or integrated music system to the ergonomically designed benches, is carefully considered. The finest quality materials make the sauna stylish and practical inside and out.
Team work paid off for the Hydropool UK team as they reported record sales at the Ideal Home Show for the third year in succession. With up to 17 sales personnel staffing the stand at the annual Earlās Court consumer home show, Hydropool were taking no chances, completing the huge display area a day earlier this year to allow the entire team to take part in a bespoke pre-event sales training day.
For those who are Internet-savvy, one of the key phrases, currently attracting the most search engine traffic on pool and spa searches, is āsecond hand spasā. Whether they are described as pre-loved, refurbished or plain old second-hand spas; a whole new industry sector is developing in the area of pre-owned hot tubs and spas. For those in hunt of a second hand bargain, there are many banana skins to avoid.
