The threat of the worst drought to grip the UK in more than 30 years has already fed through to worried swimming pool and hot tub owners.
Irish specialist pool installer Poolcourt has scooped the Pool of the Year award at the annual SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association) and BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association) awards ceremony, held in early February during the Spatex pool and spa exhibition.
The declared focus of EJ Bowman’s display (Stand U109) will be on helping customers save energy.
At the end of last month, the Aquatics Centre was completed on time and within budget – the last of the six main Olympic Park venues to reach this milestone.
Once again increasing its stand space in order to incorporate a hospitality area to entertain visitors, Fairlocks Pool Products (Stand L152) will be showing the Covrex fully insulated automatic swimming pool cover for domestic and commercial use (see picture, showing Fairlocks’ Covrex display at Spatex 2011).
Arc Leisure Matlock, the biggest ever development by Derbyshire Dales District Council, opened at noon on Wednesday 24 August.
SPATEX, the UK’s annual pool and spa show, has announced an Exhibitor Focus Group initiative to take place on 6 October at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire.
SPATEX, the industry owned pool and spa exhibition will stay in Brighton for its 2012 show following an approach to work with a new trade event being planned for Birmingham’s NEC.
Arch Chemicals, the parent company of Arch Water, a brand known in the swimming pool industry for water quality and testing products, is to be taken over in a deal worth US$1.4 billion.
A spa is substantial investment that the owner is then expected to maintain with often expensive chemicals or special cartridges, hit and miss test strips or ugly floating feeders.
