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Award winning style from London Swimming Pool
Company. The whole of a 20 year old fitness area in
London was refurbished with a stunning pool
QUALITY
WINS THROUGH!
A badly damaged 70 year old pool in a
private Tudor estate in London SW2 was
returned to former glory
I
f there was one theme which summed and Penguin Swimming Pools from Devon,
up SPATA 2009 industry awards it’s that tied for the top spot of Pool Contractor of
not only does quality pay – it gives the the Year. Meanwhile, Welsh-based Oyster
industry hope for the future. Pool and Leisure completed a remarkable
Stephen Booth, President of the British double – adding Pool Retailer Of The Year
Swimming Pool Federation that includes to the title of Hot Tub Retailers of the year
SPATA said : “Demand for luxury they won last autumn as part of the British
swimming pools and home wellness and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association – a
continues to buck the downward economic sister organisation to SPATA under the
trend as people opt to improve rather than British Swimming Pool Federation.
move,” he adds. Engineered Pool Supplies, of Essex, was
It is a view shared by almost all the victorious clinching a second successive win
award winning companies who confirm that in the Environmental Award category while
quality is what customers want in a pool – Steve Nelson, of Certikin International, was
and that they are prepared to pay for it. named Young Pool Star Of The Year.
The awards were the most competitive Added Stephen Booth: “The industry
An underground pool in Kingston Surrey for many years. The headlines were two continues to raise standards and this has
where natural daylight comes through a
Pools Of The Year awards – an indoor been one of the hardest fought
glazed ground level atrium
residential pool built by Heritage Pools of competitions in memory.
Surrey and an outdoor residential pool “The industry is confident a good,
built by the team from Rio Pools and Hot sustained summer will also breathe fresh
Tubs of Gloucestershire. life into other levels of the market as home
The London Swimming Pool Company owners invest in a healthier home lifestyle.”
LONDON SWIMMING POOL ACHIEVES FIRST
DOUBLE WIN FOR POOL – 17 YEARS APART
The London Swimming Pool Company founder and Managing Director, Tony Line.
secured the first ever double win in the He continues: “Whenever we have
history of the SPATA awards by receiving a entered projects for design awards we have
gold for the refurbishment of a pool which gained prominent titles which can be seen as
was awarded a silver when they initially another endorsement for the consistency of
constructed it in 1992. our work and high levels of professionalism.”
The other awards won by the company The London pool builders brought a
at this year’s awards included two golds, whole new lease of life to a 1930s
three silvers and a bronze – dominating community pool for 105 tenants at the
the refurbishment category by winning first Tudor Close complex in Brixton –
and second in the commercial pool sector transforming a tired, unloved feature into
and gold in the domestic group. the development’s finest asset.
“Winning prestigious awards like this is not
only a pat on the back for the team but
THE LONDON SWIMMING POOL CO
recognition of the how hard we strive to
A 21 metre pool built in the 70s in an Epsom
telephonesolid 020 8874 0414
school was brought up to standard
ensure our customer’s get exactly what they
envelopeback enquiries@londonswimmingpools.com
wished for and more,” commented company
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