After exactly 30 years of service to the pool industry, Emilio Di Pietro, better known to most as āPedroā, has decided to take early retirement and has stepped down as Paramount Poolās sales executive. Pedro has spent many of those three decades, travelling the length and breadth of the country, forging strong and longlasting relationships […]
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Swim England will look to engage the quarter of the adult population who do fewer than 30 minutes of physical activity a week as one of ten national governing bodies given more financial support by Sport England. More than Ā£16 million will be spent on the ten sports over the next two years to help […]
Team GB swimming heroes Mark Foster and Duncan Goodhew are urging people to sign up to Swimathon 2019 ā the worldās biggest annual swimming fundraiser – which is raising vital funds for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie. Last year, Swimathon raised Ā£2.1 million, and is aiming to raise further vital funds this time around. […]
Service and repair call-outs represent one of the biggest marketing opportunities for pool companies. From building customer relationships to advising on new products, equipment, upgrades or refurbishments – todayās pool technicians are on the frontline of the pool business. While some companies are not maximising the full potential of the routine service visit, many switched-on […]
The UK Pool & Spa Awards has once again re-written the record books with more entries, more companies and more nominations than ever before in the competitionās history. Returning, by popular demand, to The Vox Conference Centre, on the top floor of the Resorts World building at Birminghamās NEC, on Monday December 10th, admission is […]
Automatic slatted cover specialists, Rollo Solar opened their doors recently to show a few Lighthouse UK customers what can be achieved when a little bit of imagination is put into developing a slatted cover business. The Rollo Solar factory is based in the small town of Bad-Tolz on the outskirts of Munich and was founded […]
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) has confirmed the availability of its new and improved PSCC Pool & Spa Construction online self-paced course and the release of the fourth edition of the APSP Builders Manual. The PSCC Pool & Spa Construction course is for entry level and experienced pool builders, as well as […]
An iconic Newcastle landmark is celebrating reaching the ripe old age of 90 ā with a slice of cake and a facelift. Workers at Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths joined in the celebrations, taking a well-deserved break from restoring the building to its former glory, to blow out the 90 candles. The pool and […]
Synchronised swimming clubs are becoming hugely popular with men after the surprise success of a French film about a group of depressed losers who take up the sport. Le Grand Bain (The Big Dip), a comedy, has been seen by more than 3.2 million people and is on course to become one of the biggest […]
Swimming has significantly reduced the symptoms of anxiety or depression for 1.4 million adults in Britain, according to new research. Almost half a million (492,000) British adults with mental health conditions, who swim, say that they have reduced the number of visits to a medical professional regarding their mental health as a result of swimming. […]
