Featuring the UKās first interactive water slide, the newly refurbished North Kesteven Leisure Centre in Lincolnshire has proven to be a big hit with visitors since it opened in May this year. The refurbishment was undertaken by water leisure specialists World Leisure UK and consisted of a new 45m flume and a bespoke Magna Carta […]
Swimming Pools
The multi-award winning team at Rio Pools is the latest company to test the waters of Dryden Aquaās Integrated System, reporting outstanding results. Rio Pools have been so impressed with the DA-GEN, DAISY+ system that they now plan to specify it as standard practice on all future projects. The Rio Pools team was asked to […]
Campaigners are working hard to raise vital funds needed to repair the last remaining state primary school swimming pool in Leeds. Fifty years since the first foundations were laid, the pool at Scholes (Elmet) Primary School is in desperate need of almost Ā£50,000 of repairs and is currently out of action. The Save Scholes Pool […]
Following an entrapment incident involving a five-year-old British boy while on holiday in South Africa, UK hot tub suppliers are strongly emphasising that such cases are extremely rare and the vast majority of UK hot tubs pose no risk. In April, Sam Leathes was holidaying with his family when he became trapped underwater in the […]
A reflection of Britainās golden age of swimming, historic swimming pools offer us a unique glimpse into our nationās sporting history, when swimming was the ultimate pastime. Today a high proportion of the countryās āforgottenā baths are in a fragile state. The boom in public swimming took off in the early 1900ās and by the […]
While an estimated 90% of all Australian residential pools and half of new domestic pools in France and North America favour salt water chlorination, take up by the British market is finally showing some progress. Salt chlorination has taken a huge leap since it was first introduced to the market in the late Seventies, and […]
Three decades on from its inception, Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) is making some important organisational changes. The election of Janice Calvert as Chair and Ralph Riley as Vice Chair at the recent AGM signalled a new emphasis on boosting membership and increasing the independent organisationās influence in the pool sector. One key to […]
A set of four specialist Calorex heat pumps are efficiently maintaining optimum water temperatures at a new waterpark in Poland. The water attraction, which opened in Ruda Slaska last summer, features a 312mĀ² swimming pool and an 840mĀ² recreational pool, which are both heated by Calorex Pro-Pac heat pumps. In fact, it is estimated that […]
Berndorf BƤderbau, Europeās premier stainless steel pool manufacturer is working with London Swimming Pool Company (LSPC) to launch its Classic Modular range of stainless steel pools in London and the Home Counties. Stainless steel pools are increasing in popularity among private and commercial clients and the introduction of the Classic range means LSPC now offers […]
Plastipack, a world-leading manufacturer of specialist covering materials for swimming pools, has invested in a new state-of-the-art research facility at its East Sussex headquarters. A world first, the unique test facility comprises five outdoor 8m x 4m x 1.2m swimming pools located side by side. This allows Plastipack to accurately measure and compare the performance […]
