Having spent all of his previous working life with NorCal, the high profile swimming pool equipment distributor that went on to become SCP UK, Craig Trusson crossed the great divide into retail and swimming pool construction in the Nineties, working alongside former customer and friend, Peter Burkett at Home Counties Pools and Hot Tubs in […]
Swimming Pools
The UK Pool & Spa Awards are back! Returning for their seventh contest, the independent awards set out to showcase the very best of the companies involved in the provision of water leisure in Great Britain – regardless of organisation affiliation. Even more good news is that changes to the competition ensure even more companies […]
A growing number of local authorities across the country are benefiting from the installation of temporary pools as a quick fix solution to short-term pool closures. Bury Council in Lancashire is the latest local authority to partner with temporary pool specialists Total Swimming, after its existing swimming facility at the Radcliffe Pool and Fitness Centre […]
Guncast Swimming Pools took on the challenge of designing a distinctive family swimming pool in the Cotswolds within the grounds of a large family home. Measuring 18m x 6m x 1.4m, this large pool is set in charming landscaped gardens and features large format black stone interior tiles to provide an elegant and glossy finish. […]
Inverness Leisure, the largest leisure pool complex in the Highlands of Scotland was temporarily closed in April over public safety concerns. The decision was reached to close the facility following a safety inspection of the windows which run along the mid-section of roof in the wet side of the building. A spokesperson for Inverness Leisure […]
They call it the feel good factor. A run of mild weather coinciding with not one but three Bank Holiday weekends led to home pool owners sprinting to remove their winter debris covers this spring. Figures released by the Met Office UK revealed that April was the sunniest on record since 1929. It was also […]
There are generally three types of pool customers; those that want a pool to swim in for exercise, those that want it for socialising and those who are just looking to show off. Then there’s the fourth group – the luxury pool customers who want all of the above. In recent years, there has been […]
Calls by a coroner for child-resistant barriers around swimming pools to become a legal requirement following the tragic death of a three year old British boy, has sparked an industry-wide safety debate. Jack Rowe drowned in his family’s swimming pool in Wiltshire; it is believed he slipped into the water while he was trying to […]
With an estimated 2.7 million Brits working out in water every week swimming and aquatic fitness is creating bigger waves than ever in the leisure market. Heightened awareness of swim spas and exercise pools is creating steady ripples of interest in the UK market offering a valuable additional revenue stream for switched on businesses. With […]
Proving that hard work, determination and resilience pays off, Lanarkshire-based BRS Pools are going from strength to strength, providing specialist pool design and construction services for clients in both the commercial and domestic sectors.
