URGENT TRAINING INVESTMENT CRUCIAL

Keith Osborne dives into swimming pools for the second of our two-part special investigation into the wet leisure industry’s skills crisis… With its need for trained people specialising in a variety of technical fields, the wet leisure industry is currently experiencing a significant skills shortage. A lack of foresight, together with time and budget limitations, […]

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

One-piece-pools offer an exciting business dimension, not only for traditional pool builders, but equally for established spa retailers. Andy and Laura Wroot of Midlands located MySpa UK, who have launched a pool installation division called MySpa Pools, are perfect examples. The Wroots and their dynamic team have readily grasped the brand values and USPs of […]

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SPA BLISS WITH TUBHUB

With 50 years’ experience in the wet leisure industry, the team at Golden Coast know a thing or two about spas. And it’s that expertise that has inspired tubhub, a range of accessories designed to maximise spa enjoyment. From access aids and fun games to relaxing fragrances and easy-lifting covers – as well as a […]

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WRIGHT APPOINTMENT FOR AWG

Aqua Warehouse Group (AWG) have appointed well known industry personality, David Wright as Business Development Manager. David offers an outstanding insight on how the hot tub industry works and brings vast knowledge and experience. Working with many of the leading spa manufacturers, David has been in the wet leisure industry for 23 years. He started […]

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PERFECT FIT FOR GOLDEN COAST AND PPG

After 45 years as an independent distributor to the wet leisure industry in the UK, Golden Coast is to become part of the Pollet Pool Group. Golden Coast’s strength in the industry combined with its commitment to innovation, knowledge and customer service make an ideal fit for PPG. There is also a remarkable similarity in […]

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THE NEW NORMAL

Business owners walked a precarious tightrope this summer as they juggled the priorities of keeping family and workforce safe while grappling with the toughest trading challenges in living memory. The industry’s key suppliers had to quickly adapt to unprecedented health and safety implications. “From the beginning of lock down, our most important consideration has been […]

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Quality is Watchword For World Leisure

From water retaining concrete and stainless steel structures including all the finishes right through to the specialist water filtration systems and controls, quality is the watchword for the Lancashire-based World Leisure UK. Since its conception six years ago, World Leisure UK has built up strong working relationships in Europe, Canada and America which enables the […]

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Hi De Hi

Butlin’s has been a part of the British holiday scene for more than 70 years and its pools are a central feature of each resort. But what have they to offer the 21st century holidaymaker? Jan Hurst reports…

Transforming the British holiday experience, the vision of Butlin’s founder, Billy Butlin’s, back in the 1930s, was to provide affordable, fun holidays for British families. The mission statement stays the same but today’s facilities, with multi-million water leisure investments are a world away from the chalet-style accommodation of the original Butlins’ camps.

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Happy And Glorious

Lidos have a special meaning for those of us of a certain age. They evoke childhood memories of style and glamour with outdoor swimming, ice creams by the pool and art deco buildings, often gleaming white. But the development of modern indoor pools saw a great number of these outdoor pleasure palaces disappear as they fell into disrepair and failed to compete with modern local sports facilities.

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