Team GB swimming heroes Mark Foster and Duncan Goodhew are urging people to sign up to Swimathon 2019 – the world’s biggest annual swimming fundraiser – which is raising vital funds for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie. Last year, Swimathon raised £2.1 million, and is aiming to raise further vital funds this time around. […]
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Service and repair call-outs represent one of the biggest marketing opportunities for pool companies. From building customer relationships to advising on new products, equipment, upgrades or refurbishments – today’s pool technicians are on the frontline of the pool business. While some companies are not maximising the full potential of the routine service visit, many switched-on […]
The award-winning 1 Stop Spas team provided a full ‘turnkey’ project providing everything from design, groundwork, and the supply of products on this outstanding project that was awarded a silver standard at the 2017 UK Pool & Spa Awards. The clients wanted a swimspa project to improve their health through aquatic exercise and to also […]
The Spa Doctor, aka Gregg Titmus, offers a freelance installation service for leading brands such as Hydropool, Wellis, Jacuzzi, Artesian, Superior Spas and Arctic Spas. Our hot tub project showcase, features a Hydropool 670 Gold installation that was undertaken for a busy family who live in a rural village in North Yorkshire in a converted […]
The UK Pool & Spa Awards has once again re-written the record books with more entries, more companies and more nominations than ever before in the competition’s history. Returning, by popular demand, to The Vox Conference Centre, on the top floor of the Resorts World building at Birmingham’s NEC, on Monday December 10th, admission is […]
A new accolade exclusive to organisations in the leisure sector – that will enable organisations to shout about their dedication to the wellbeing of their staff and customers – has been launched by the country’s longest-running health and safety awards scheme. New to the RoSPA Awards for 2019 is the Leisure Safety Award, which will […]
As the countdown continues to February’s SPATEX 2019, the stage is being set for a vibrant event with a host of new exhibitors and seminar topics. The industry’s one-stop shop source of information and education, CPD points and certificates of attendance are available to all attendees of the 22 sessions, organised over the three days […]
An iconic Newcastle landmark is celebrating reaching the ripe old age of 90 – with a slice of cake and a facelift. Workers at Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths joined in the celebrations, taking a well-deserved break from restoring the building to its former glory, to blow out the 90 candles. The pool and […]
Synchronised swimming clubs are becoming hugely popular with men after the surprise success of a French film about a group of depressed losers who take up the sport. Le Grand Bain (The Big Dip), a comedy, has been seen by more than 3.2 million people and is on course to become one of the biggest […]
Swimming has significantly reduced the symptoms of anxiety or depression for 1.4 million adults in Britain, according to new research. Almost half a million (492,000) British adults with mental health conditions, who swim, say that they have reduced the number of visits to a medical professional regarding their mental health as a result of swimming. […]
