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NEWS IN BRIEF
CERTIKIN LEADS THE WAY AND
Swim charity event
ADMITS TO PRICE INCREASES
The annual British Heart Foundation
Swim was held at Sidcup Leisure The first two months of 2009 mind the pound is almost in
Centre last month to raise money have seen further price increases freefall and our suppliers have
for the national heart charity from specialist trade distributors. passed on price increases to
dedicated to helping every heart in Certikin took the lead and spelt us,” said Neil. “And all is not
crisis. Hundreds took part in widths out the problem to customers gloom, there are areas of
swims and lengths to raise who attended two seminars in growth particularly with regard
Certikin Managing Director Neil
Murray with delegates from the
sponsored cash. It is an annual Bristol and Maidstone. to high value products at the
company’s two seminars
event held by Parkwood Leisure. “Times are undoubtedly hard top end of the market.
for us all but we are confident Commercial and Certikin North
that we have got the right divisions are performing well
Warm water pool is business strategies in place to and enquiries are strong.
needed cope with the unpredictable Looking on the bright side,
A network of people with vagaries of the economy,” said interest and saving rates are
disabilities in Bath and North East Certikin’s Managing Director, low, which should, at least in
Somerset has launched a campaign Neil Murray. theory, encourage people to
for a new warm water swimming Certikin, in line with other install pools and buy spas.
pool. The WWISE (Warm Water distributors, he said, had been “It was gratifying to see so
Inclusive Swimming and Exercise) forced to make some price many of our loyal customers turn the forthcoming season we, as
Network said it wanted to convince increases. “Wherever possible up to our two events,” says usual, had much to talk about but
planners it had a valid case for such we have kept these to a Marketing Manager, Cath it was also good to touch base
a pool to be open to the public. minimum but increases have Saunders. “The traditional with our customers and get their
Secretary Pamela Galloway said: been inevitable bearing in launch-pad for new products for feedback on the marketplace.”
“We want to hear from anyone
who is living with a disability or
long-term medical condition, or is
recovering from a short-term illness
PWTAG conference to deal with
NEW SALES TEAM
or injury, but is not able to access
warm water regularly enough to
key water treatment issues
MEMBER FOR POLLET
Michael Witney has joined
help them in their recovery and to The Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG), the Pollet Pools as a sales
maintain their health and fitness independent, UK organisation, dedicated to raising standards in representative.
long term.” She said: “We will be swimming and spa pool water treatment is to host the 3rd Michael, who was born in
looking into new initiatives to try to international Swimming Pool & Spa Conference. Canada, is a seasoned
improve availability and access to The event will be held at Royal College of Physicians building in traveller and an experienced
warm water, but anticipate such London’s Regent’s Park for the conference, which will run from 17- salesman. While taking a
opportunities are limited within the 20 March 2009. year out in his early 20s he
current pools.” The first biennial conference was in Budapest in 2005; the worked for a Toronto based
See www.wwise.org.uk for second in Munich in 2007. The conference now has an established advertising company who
more information. reputation for bringing together leading academics, professionals specialised in sports
and practitioners whose work bears on the treatment and quality merchandise and it was there
of water in pools and spas. The 2009 conference is expected to that he caught the sales bug.
Problems with the attract some 250 delegates from the UK and Europe. Most recent employment
water slides The conference is being organised against the background of was with Enterprise Vehicle
Parkside Pools in Cambridge has issues such as: Hire where Michael
been closed amid fears over the the different standards of pool treatment that prevail in different underwent stringent sales
safety of water slides. Concerns countries; and about different pre-swim hygiene regimes. training and assumed shared
were raised about the cable the disputed connection between disinfection by-products and responsibility to manage high
fixings on the flumes. childhood asthma. profile corporate accounts
SLM, the company that runs the products and processes are promoted that claim to short-circuit and ensure customers were
Parkside and Abbey pools for some of the traditional challenges in running healthy pools. well looked after.
Cambridge City Council, said the pathogenic microorganisms like Cryptosporidium and Legionella Twenty eight year old
situation requires “immediate must be dealt with rigorously. Michael will be office based
attention”. The pool was closed to for an initial period, under the
allow preparation for maintenance To register for the conference, please visit watchful eye of Business
works – but was reopened www.nostone.net/cgi-bin/start.cgi/files/SPS/initialise.html Development Manager Jason
promptly. However, the slides Fidler, whilst he familiarises
could be closed for two weeks or himself with all Pollet
more, causing huge products and gens up on
disappointment to children and
Somerset Pool stays open
those invaluable ISPE Papers.
parents. A spokeswoman for SLM
said: “To minimise disruption this Burham-on-Sea swimming pool has been able to stay open despite
will involve the installation of a major tiling problem at the Somerset pool. A 15 x 3 metre area
netting and a programme of was causing problems at the Swim and Sports Academy owned
night-time works. Upon initial and run by Mark and Sara Cox-Conklin. The problems say the
investigation we believe that the owners was that the tiles were set in render not in the normal
flumes will need to remain adhesive and grout. The pool is to stay open and a bigger repair
closed.“ job completed later. The pool had to close recently due to a partly
collapsed pool wall.
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