According to findings from the Wet Leisure Industry Survey, released earlier this year, the industry is planning on another strong year despite political and economic uncertainty.If we ever doubted we were like an industry of ice-cream sellers, 62.9 per cent said the weather would be the biggest influence on their business year on year. Businesses […]
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The demand for one-piece pools is growing year on year in the UK as the concept becomes more widely understood. Today’s portfolio of one-piece pool options is as broad as it is long. Production enhancements combined with high quality materials, customisable options, luxury finishes and extended warranties have led to a swell in the one-piece […]
More than 90 per cent of the pool and spa sector could be missing out on HMRC tax refunding for their research and development, claim industry specialists. Designed to increase both the quality and quantity of UK research and development, the Government’s R&D Tax Credit Scheme rewards companies for carrying out technically challenging work. Companies […]
At the heart of every quality pool installation is an energy-efficient climate control system. Now members of the pool trade can boost their knowledge and expertise in this vital area by attending free Training Seminars from the market leader – Heatstar. Heatstar’s 2019 programme of free training seminars, held at venues around the UK and […]
Bosta UK recently hosted the first product launch event for its new and exclusive Norsup product range. The event was held at Donington Park Race Circuit in their outstanding Pit Lane Suite which provided an ideal setting for the day, with 20 pool companies in attendance. A recurring theme each year with pool installers, who […]
Following in the footsteps of mum and dad, and well-known industry personalities, Martin and Delyse Borley, Vincent Borley, was recently presented with the prestigious Jim Johnson Filtration Shield. Vincent, who has joined the family business, the multi award-winning Tanby Pools of Surrey, was awarded the Shield by the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers, following an […]
Over 7,500 people visited February’s ForumPiscine in Bologna, to see a vast array of exhibitors displaying core pool and spa products equipment, furnishings and accessories for fitness, wellness and water centres, including management software, safety systems, energy-saving appliances, and lots more. The numbers of foreign visitors are extraordinarily good too with foreign companies accounting for […]
Laghetto’s range of modular pools are seeing a rise in sales – as more customers opt for the quick to install solution. For many customers, modular pools are the first rung on the permanent home pool ownership ladder. AstralPool UK have been selling Laghetto pools for just over 12 months and are already seeing considerable […]
His ambition to create a natural habitat on his Suffolk country estate has riled the neighbours of singer Ed Sheeran, following the emergence of a very unflattering aerial photograph of his newly installed swimming pond. When the singer sought permission for a pond on his Suffolk estate, his planning application promised that it would ‘support […]
This former bank building, situated on the outskirts of Manchester City Centre, has a stunning contemporary interior so the brief for the team from Hydropool Manchester was to create an outside living and entertaining space with the same quality and style for its new owners. It just happens to be on the roof. Evening entertaining […]
