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NEWS IN BRIEF
Cumbria University will
help build pool extension
The University of Cumbria and
Carlisle City Council are joining
forces to build a £6m extension to
the Sands Centre, to open by
October 2011. The council
previously announced that it
wanted to build a new sports hall
and swimming pool at the Sands.
Now the University of Cumbria has
confirmed that it will contribute
£3-4m. A six-lane 25m swimming
pool could also form part of the
Delegates at the two-day BioLab customer training support programme
scheme, although this has not
been costed and might have to be
added later. Outline plans have
BASC Training a Success!
been drawn up by Carlisle Leisure,
the not-for-profit company that
runs the Sands on behalf of the
city council.
BioLab UK held a two day systems as well as introducing BioLab’s account managers,
training course to offer new pieces of equipment such Lee Woods.
customers support and as the pH FUN and PoolExpert. The two training days were Structural problems
guidance on the range of The day continued with an in- very successful and this has stop re-opening
equipment available in depth demonstration of the prompted BioLab to arrange A call to re-open a dilapidated
preparation for their new role as Analyt2 by Michael Schaffeur additional training. Contact swimming pool used by schools
an appointed BioLab Approved from IEL GmbH, reinforcing the Rebecca Wright using the in Herefordshire has been
Service Centre (BASC). benefits and advantages of details below. dismissed. The local education
The first part of the training using one of the BAYROL authority pool, which was built in
day was lead by Markus Sailer dosing systems. The day
BIOLAB
1975, has been dogged by long-
from BAYROL Germany, who concluded with an in-depth term structural faults and
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reinforced the advantages and presentation on the Granudos
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leakage. An independent study
benefits of the BAYROL dosing dosing system from one of
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concluded the pool would cost
nearly £300,000 to repair and
make energy efficient, with
BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY ongoing costs topping £137,000
BIOMASS HEAT CONFERENCE SPREADING INTO POOLS a year. Herefordshire Council has,
ACCLAIMED A SUCCESS
AND SCHOOLS however, welcomed proposals for
There is likely to be a record a community-led business plan to
The nation’s first wood fuel expo giving companies the opportunity number of biomass pool projects address safety issues that support
to find out how they can become more environmentally and in 2009 linked to the wood the pool’s re-opening. That will
financially efficient, was a huge hit when it opened in Gateshead. technology. An increasingly large be discussed at Cabinet in April.
Heat from biomass is now regarded as one of the fuels of the future number of biomass boilers are School swimming lessons are
by leading experts in the field. The two day conference provided set to produce renewable heat in currently provided for the
companies with all they need to know about wood fuel and the long- particular for a number of majority of primary schools in
term benefits of switching to this method of renewable energy. schools who see the benefit in pools in the county.
Jonathon Porritt – Programme Director of Forum for the Future the system being able to heat
and Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission – and indoor swimming pools.
an expert on sustainable development launched the event. The cost of installing one European visitors for
“Whilst renewables (and heat from biomass in particular) are on biomass boiler plant to augment WAHC
the agenda, the vast range of available information can be the heating systems at a north- Organisers of the 2009 World
overwhelming and fragmented. It’s important to provide easy access east school and swimming pool Aquatic Health Conference will be
to current information and aid understanding of this growing sector. will be more than £700,000. held on 28-30 October in Atlanta
Government legislation is already in place via the 2008 Energy Bill Aberdeenshire Council has are expecting a record number of
and industry sources are said to be pushing for a tariff of one and drawn up plans for the project at delegates from the UK and Europe.
two pence per kWh (kilowatt hours) which would offset a significant Banff, believing it could save The WAHC, hosted by the
part of fuel costs for a biomass system. This has the potential to £15,000 a year in fuel costs. The National Swimming Pool
make wood fuel even more affordable than it already is, and it is proposed development would Foundation, is the leading global
predicted that demand for wood heating products will mushroom. help reduce carbon emissions aquatic research forum. Attendees
David Clubb, wood fuel expert said: “Although it will be a few and encourage the use of include aquatic coordinators and
years before the structure for this legislation is put in place, it is in renewable energy. Banff managers, aquatic training
the best interests of any business or organisation to stay one step Academy and Banff swimming specialists, health officials,
ahead and find out how a renewable source like wood fuel could pool, where the existing oil-fired marketing and sales managers,
benefit their operation. For instance, many businesses aren’t aware heating boilers are at the end of service companies, manufacturers,
of how wood fuel as a heat energy source can not only provide a their lives, are at the centre of academicians, educators,
90% reduction on carbon emissions, but also has the potential to the project and believe the engineers, consultants and pool
cut energy bills by half. savings are justifiable because of operators.
the benefits to the pool.
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