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The final element of this Cotswold barn conversion was the award winning Rio Pools swimming pool
CERTIKIN’S RISING
STAR WHO
STARTED YOUNG!
Steve Nelson can claim to have started
young when it came to his commitment
to the UK’s pool trade.
Steve now Certikin’s Commercial
COTSWOLD POOL
Manager, who won the Paul Kite Young
DELIVERS DREAM
Pool Star of the Year Award at the
SPATA awards ceremony started at the
RESULT FOR RIO age of 14 when he worked initially on a
POOLS AND HOT TUBS
retail site in a garden centre in the
paramount importance. We sourced North of England and moved on to
Delivering a dream pool within budget materials and colours, to create a dream actual pool building during weekends
and taking into account the critical safety pool within their budget, which enhances and school holidays. He was not afraid
concerns of a young family was made all their beautiful new home. to turn his hand to JCB or bobcat
the more special for Rio Pools and Hot “We are immensely proud and delighted driving when required.
Tubs of Gloucestershire when it won with the success of our first 'intelligent' This aims to recognise the young
major awards. pool. We implemented the latest employee who in the opinion of their
The company took two golds as well as technology which enables the client and employer has shown the greatest
pool of the year award. Its winning pools our service team to monitor the pool, even enthusiasm, potential and improvement
were in the 'Concrete Pools over £90,000' when the client is absent, giving him real- over the last year.
and 'Outdoor Pool of the Year' categories. time reports on pool temperature, water Steve said: “it is fantastic to receive
Rio Pools director Shelley Bateman said: quality and doser operation. such recognition from the industry.”
”The final element of this impressive “This is a classic example of our He attended Staffordshire University
Cotswold barn conversion was the 'seamless' Cotswold pools which blend and gained a first class honours degree
installation of a swimming pool. The safety with the landscape and the beautiful in International Finance and Business,
of the clients' young family was of Cotswold house.” whilst continuing his association with
the pool industry during holidays.
FOUR YEAR PROJECT BRINGS
On leaving university he decided to
pursue his interest in the industry and
joined Certikin International in 2003.
REWARDS FOR DAVID HALLAM
He gained a grounding in the
distribution side of the pool business in
Rotherham pool specialists David Hallam client wanted the pool to include a tiled the Customer Service department but
took two awards – one for a project which 2.5m spa, an underground pool cover and with his technical and hands-on
took four years to build! a waterfall to the rear wall of the building knowledge of pool building he was
The award came in the category for – behind the spa which the children could rapidly promoted into the technical
indoor residential pool over £150,000. It use as a paddling pool area. sales office. He specialised in the
was a 15m x 6m pool located near The plant room is located in an automatic cover area and quickly
Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The pool was undercroft under and around the pool and became known throughout the industry
commissioned as part of a new build house you can walk the entire way round the pool as a young man with a lot of
which took four years to complete. The at low level underneath the pool surrounds. knowledge!
The bronze award in the Commercial He gained the ISPE technician
The Carlton Park Hotel in Rotherham from Pool category was for a project at the qualification, winning the Jim Johnson
local pool specialists David Hallam
Carlton Park Hotel in Rotherham. The Filtration Shield for an excellent
project was commissioned as part of the filtration exam paper, which only added
new leisure complex extension to the side to his technical expertise.
of the existing hotel. Due to the limited size Certikin’s Managing Director, Neil
of the pool being only 7m x 9m a Jetstream Murray says: “As manager of the
counter-current machine was installed for expanding Certikin Commercial
guests who wanted to swim continually. The Division and studying towards a
pool is a deck level pool with the plant Masters in Business Administration at
room located in a new cellar underneath the Warwick University, Steve deserves
pool. Associated with the pool is a 2m deck this award.”
level Spa and Steam room.
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