They say success breeds success but for spa retailing couple Peter and Rachel Grinnall, of Midlands-based Complete Spas, it seems the harder they work, the luckier they get! The entrepreneurial pair first thought of opening their own spa retail business five years ago. āRachel and I went out on a sunny afternoon with Ā£5k in our back pocket with the hope of buying a āproperā hot tub as we had a spa in a box for three years and loved it,ā recalls Peter.
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Soon to be proclaimed by the Guinness World Records as the largest man-made swimming pool in the world, the process of filling the 120,000 mĀ² Crystal Lagoon at the Citystars, Sharm El Sheikh, began at the end of October and took 21 days to complete. The new resort takes the worldās biggest swimming pool title from current holders, San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a gargantuan blue man-made ālakeā spanning the length of 20 Olympic-size swimming pools and filled with 66 million gallons of water.
Delaying the need to invest in expensive shops and showrooms, the hot tub hire market has been providing a useful first stepping stone for would-be spa retailers for many years. Now, more established water leisure businesses, looking to diversify in order to bring in much sought-after cash flow, are dipping their toe into the hot tub hire market. āMore spa dealers are looking at the potential of the hire market to increase not just their cash-flow but their prospect lists,ā confirms Chris Alcock of Interhiva UK.
They promoted it as the event you cannot afford to miss. Lyon Piscine and Aqualie 2012, two benchmark exhibitions for swimming pool and spa professionals certainly lived up to that billing. Simply put, the Lyon exhibition event is the biggest and most important global show for the combined pool and spa sectors. It brings together 600 exhibitors, 1,000 brands from 90 countries and in the region of 18,000 visitors to Lyon. Traditionally, the first opportunity to see new developments in Europe, the combined Piscine and Aqualie 2012 events are also an exceptional opportunity to explore the latest key trends in the pool and spa markets.
The Savior, the worldās only portable, submersible, floating solar pump and filtration system, has triumphed at the 2012 International Pool, Spa,Patio Expo in New Orleans, voted Best New Product by a jury of pool and spa professionals. Marketed as the greenest, most energy efficient pool pump and filter system available for pool or spa owners, this revolutionary product promises better filtration than conventional systems and saves up to 100% on pool electricity bills; effectively pumps while filtering the pool free of charge.
Holiday centres across the UK have one feature which appeals to all visitors ā swimming pools. But not just any old pools ā todayās holiday makers expect nothing short of excitement
The Italian pool and spa sector is stuck in a deep recession. Facing considerable cost increases for both the population and industry in energy costs and tax burdens, the downturn looks set to continue. The knock-on effect has been a fall in employment as companies struggle to recover debt or gain credit. The situation has […]
Over two-thirds of UK Health Spa owners had a positive outlook for 2013 and they were clear on what they needed to do to achieve growth, a survey designed to coincide with the recent National Spa Week, has confirmed. The research, commissioned by Groupon UK polled a sample of UK Spa, Health & Beauty business […]
Success is breeding success for the Seko UK water leisure team. Fundamental to that success is the development and marketing of Sekoās superior auto dosing systems that have brought with them, sustained sales performance. The majority of Seko UK customers are involved in pool construction and the feedback we get is that we offer very […]
Carl Porter, left, and Michael Witney are putting the finishing touches to a new trade-only showroom at Polletās Newbury base.
The Pollet Pool team is putting the finishing touches to a new trade-only showroom at their base in Newbury, Berkshire. As well as their flagship Pentair and Haywood products, the display area highlights a working model of the Zeus spa from Polletās Poseidon range and copings and surround paving from PPGās exclusive SRBA range.
