Jacuzzi has become the first hot tub brand to win the prestigious Best at Show award at the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2015. Achieving high scores for creativity, presentation and design, Jacuzzi Spa & Bath scooped a 3 Star Tradestand Award. Situated within David Domoney’s Celebrity Theatre, the Jacuzzi stand featured […]
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Almost 40 people were treated by paramedics following a chemical leak at a Haven holiday park swimming pool in June. Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance crews, were called to Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The immediate area was evacuated and a 20m cordon was put in place. […]
A typical six-lane, 25 metre indoor swimming pool will lose the equivalent of a bath full of water in evaporation every two hours. That is the same as an average village pond every week or the entire water content of ten, 25m school swimming pools every year. Just like boiling a kettle, the energy consumption […]
Paramount Pool Products has bid a sad farewell to David Dunn, who has officially retired from the company after more than 25 years of service. Having joined Paramount back in 1989, David worked in many departments and quickly established himself as a key member of the team, helping to develop and enhance the company’s core […]
Having spent all of his previous working life with NorCal, the high profile swimming pool equipment distributor that went on to become SCP UK, Craig Trusson crossed the great divide into retail and swimming pool construction in the Nineties, working alongside former customer and friend, Peter Burkett at Home Counties Pools and Hot Tubs in […]
Following a multi-million pound refurbishment programme two years ago, Chase Leisure Centre in Staffordshire has established itself as one of the most contemporary leisure centres in the country. The facility welcomes over 400,000 each year and boasts three swimming pools, a sauna, a fitness and group exercise studio, modernised village changing area and an eight […]
Pollet Pool Group’s sales incentive scheme continues to gain momentum, with an estimated 12 companies set to reach the sales target this year. The scheme, which was first introduced in 2013, is an incentive for PPG customers to increase their purchasing. It is designed for existing customers and measured against the increase in spend. High […]
Jetform Swimming Pools has moved to a new premises in Essex to accommodate its growing team of office and engineering staff members. The new warehouse facility, located at Burnt Mills Industrial Estate in Basildon, provides the company with much needed storage space as well as a large purpose designed office area and a retail shop. […]
Steam and spa specialists Leisurequip were recently commissioned to design and install a health spa facility at the Ability Place residential development in the heart of London’s business district Canary Wharf. Leisurequip were awarded the contract through Metric Solutions, who provide building maintenance and refit services in London. The project brief was to include a […]
Designed by Dr David Solanki, clinical director of the Ontario Rehabilitation Institute, the MAAX Collection offers Zone Therapy throughout its prestigious range. Until now, hot tub design has been driven by the idea that the bigger and more numerous the jets, the better. Unfortunately, many hot tub owners realise too late that their hot tub’s […]
