Residential pool businesses are treading water amid an unprecedented combination of business challenges almost reaching biblical proportions, writes Christina Connor. From the impact of drought restrictions to, in some areas, 91 days of consecutive rain, the domestic water leisure sector has always been a hostage to fortune when it comes to the great British […]
Swimming Pools
This award-winning pool was constructed by the team from David Hallam Swimming Pools who provided the specialist water leisure knowledge on a special educational needs school building project in Rutland by main contractor, Willmott Dixon. The pool is 10m x 5m x1m and has a turnover of approximately half an hour. Equipment includes chemical control […]
A team of 19 staff from Bosta UK pipe and pool equipment suppliers, is celebrating after successfully completing its Three Peaks Challenge, raising more than £5000 for its two worthy causes – the St. Nicholas Hospice and Help For Heroes. The last of the team to complete the gruelling challenge reached the top of Scafell […]
The Good Spa Guide has announced its shortlist of 45 finalists in its annual Good Spa Awards 2012. Spanning the length and breadth of the UK. nominated spas have been reviewed and selected over the last year, by an expert panel of Good Spa Spies. This year’s awards will be divided into two sections […]
When Aspire Sports and Cultural Trust installed a new spa at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester, technical manager Steve Tonks wanted the best possible conditions for users, so he opted for Zeoclere media for the filtration rather than traditional sand. Steve had previously used Zeoclere back in 1997 on a school pool filtration system […]
Originally developed to deliver new UK schools more quickly and at a fixed price, Sunesis Leisure has now been launched a range of cost-effective swimming solutions aimed at the school and local authority markets. Each Sunesis Leisure design features a swimming pool and learner pool of either four or six lane widths, housed in a […]
As the £24 billion London Olympics continues to dominate the headlines, UK leisure attention is already refocusing on grass roots sport, where funding concerns remain heightened.
A report by the Local Government Association warns that there will be severe cuts in non-statutory services by 2020 – but it is not all bad news. Sophisticated swimming pool design continues to deliver cost-savings while offering the potential for increased income generation by attracting more visitors – particularly the young – into the water.
A team of 19 staff from Bosta UK pipe and pool equipment suppliers, is celebrating after successfully completing its Three Peaks Challenge, raising more than £5000 for its two worthy causes – the St. Nicholas Hospice and Help For Heroes.
When it comes to business, likeable Lancashire lad, John Preston, prefers to add the personal touch – well, after all, the company does have his name on it.
Regulars at the Aqua Aerobics class at the Oasis Pool in Hunstanton, Norfolk, were devastated to hear their star instructor had been head-hunted.
Popular instructor, Bartosz Rewkowski, a degreequalified PE instructor in his native Poland, not only taught aqua aerobics but also undertook swimming lessons, mostly for children. His classes were usually full to bursting and his departure has left huge shoes to fill.
