The revision of the Management of Spa Pools publication is nearing completion, and this document is likely to be referred to as ‘HSG 282’. The official title of the publication is due to be ‘The control of legionella and other infectious agents in spa pool systems’. Once the document is finalised, further news about the […]
Swimming Pools
Wrightfield, a specialist engineering company best known in the leisure industry for its work in moving pool floors, has signed a major distribution and manufacturing deal and is now the UK agent for the world-renowned stainless steel pool giant Natare Corporation. This exciting joint venture will focus on the design, manufacturing and installation of stainless […]
The APSP International Awards of Excellence recognise and reward installations of pools, spas, hot tubs and water features that reflect the most creative designs in the global industry. Hundreds of entries are submitted each year, representing member firms across the United States and around the world. Here we take a dip in some of the […]
Across the world we are seeing some outstanding and sometimes outlandish projects popping up. Take, for instance, Sky Habit apartment complex in Singapore with a pool suspended between two buildings 100m from the ground. Here in London a developer is seeking planning permission to build a huge transparent pool between two blocks at Embassy Gardens. […]
Thousands of swimmers took part in festive swims in lidos across the country over the Christmas period, taking advantage of the comparatively mild winter weather. Over 110 swimmers and spectators attended the first Christmas Day Swim at Brockwell Lido, where the water temperature was around 7°C at the time of the dip. The swim was […]
A brand new £10.5 million swimming facility has opened in the West Midlands. The new Perdiswell Leisure Centre in Worcester boasts an eight-lane 25m competition standard pool and an 18×10 metre teaching pool with a movable floor, designed to attract everyone from casual swimmers to Olympic and Paralympic champions. Fully accessible for people of all […]
The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals and the National Swimming Pool Foundation have confirmed that the two organisations will no longer be merging. In April 2016, unification negotiations began between the two bodies with the goal of creating a combined organisation to work as one for the industry. However, after reviewing the work and […]
The team from Netherlands-based Passion Spas was given a standing ovation as they collected the 2016 Special Achievement Award, at this year’s UK Pool & Spa Awards. The company has been struck by a devastating fire at the end of July that effected 65 per cent of its site; damaging millions of pounds of stock. […]
Interbad returned to Messe Stuttgart in September, marking the 50th anniversary of the international trade fair. 14,000 visitors from 72 countries visited the four-day exhibition, which brought together professionals from across all areas of water leisure. Organised by the German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry, Interbad 2016 welcomed 437 exhibitors in an […]
A barn style, detached pool house in Oxfordshire gave Origin Leisure and Heatstar yet another opportunity to combine their strengths and work together on a prestigious project. The brief was to create an independent leisure barn as part of a unique residential property being developed on the site of old rural out buildings by property […]
