Representatives from some of the UKās leading pool companies were welcomed at the Dryden Aqua HQ in February, in the first of a three part technical training academy to become fully-fledged members of the new and exclusive DAISY Club. The members-only club is made up of pool companies that are dedicated to offering and installing […]
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This unique dual-aspect swimming pool was named Outstanding Pool of the Year at the recent SPATA awards and earned Portrait Pools a top level Gold award. The Macclesfield-based pool company was approached by the contractor of a new private gated community to design and build a bespoke swimming pool for each of the five properties […]
The brand new Ā£15 million Crewe Lifestyle Centre opened in April 2016, providing a state-of-the-art sports and community complex in the heart of the town. Wrightfield Pools worked with the main contractors on the project, Kier Construction, to design and install the eight-lane Natare stainless steel pool. āKierās approach had been driven by recent issues […]
Pool companies should be prepared for another very warm year ahead if scientists are to be believed. In fact, the Met Officeās early forecast for 2017 places the coming year among the warmest on record. The forecast will put a spring in the step of many residential pool companies, as pool owners rush to get […]
Across the world we are seeing some outstanding and sometimes outlandish projects popping up. Take, for instance, Sky Habit apartment complex in Singapore with a pool suspended between two buildings 100m from the ground. Here in London a developer is seeking planning permission to build a huge transparent pool between two blocks at Embassy Gardens. […]
A number of Olympic and Paralympic heroes in swimming and diving were recognised in the New Year Honours List 2017 for their outstanding contributions to their sports. Included in the list was Rio 2016 50m Butterfly gold medallist, Elle Robinson. Although only 15 at the time, Robinson made an incredible Paralympic debut to become a […]
Thousands of swimmers took part in festive swims in lidos across the country over the Christmas period, taking advantage of the comparatively mild winter weather. Over 110 swimmers and spectators attended the first Christmas Day Swim at Brockwell Lido, where the water temperature was around 7Ā°C at the time of the dip. The swim was […]
A brand new Ā£10.5 million swimming facility has opened in the West Midlands. The new Perdiswell Leisure Centre in Worcester boasts an eight-lane 25m competition standard pool and an 18×10 metre teaching pool with a movable floor, designed to attract everyone from casual swimmers to Olympic and Paralympic champions. Fully accessible for people of all […]
Europeās largest tropical holiday world has opened a brand new outdoor leisure area, with more than 1,350m2 of water attractions. Tropical Islands, in Halbe Germany, is a former aircraft hangar that has been transformed into an indoor paradise. The new outdoor leisure area, Amazonia, is the latest addition to the resort and covers an area […]
Signature Spas hosted an open weekend in August to celebrate the opening of its brand new showroom. Customers were welcomed at the new showsite in Worthing, West Sussex, to view the spa models on display from Lay-Z-Boy, Superior Spas and Wellis, and also enjoyed complimentary Champagne and canapes. The Lay-Z-Boy Premier Fantasy is the highlight […]
