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Said a company spokesman:
NEWS IN BRIEF
“For some time we have
recognised that selling portable
spas requires a different set of New hand held tester
skills than those required to sell Industrial Test Systems,
in-ground spas, steam rooms and manufacturer of colourimetric
saunas. This makes complete water test kits, has launched its
sense bearing in mind that the latest handheld photometer: the
majority of Certikin’s in-ground eXact Micro 7+. The new product
spas, sauna and steam sales are is ideal for residential, commercial,
used in commercial installations. and local authority water testing
“We are convinced that these and reads total alkalinity,
John Whiteside Steve Nelson
changes will enable us to bromine, calcium hardness, free
provide an improved level of chlorine, total chlorine, copper,
service to you, our customer ozone, and pH. The meter fits
Certikin restructures
and to suppliers alike. comfortably in your hand, is
“These difficult times require waterproof and the sampling cell
its spa selling strategy
a different approach and new is built into the meter.
solutions for us to meet the The meter provides accuracy
challenge of the next decade you can rely on, minimum
Certikin has restructured the marketed products including and Certikin is committed to variation, and fast results (uses 20
way it sells spas, saunas and Enclosures, Wooden Pools and adapting in order to provide you second test method) at 0.01
steam rooms in a response to the Riviera one-piece pool. with the most innovative new resolution.
tougher trading conditions. All in-ground spas, saunas and products coupled with the very For more information visit
With immediate effect, steam rooms will come under the best service.” www.sensafe.co.uk
portable spas will come under the the Commercial Department,
auspices of John Whiteside who where they will benefit from the
CERTIKIN
heads up the company’s Endless expertise and technical Conference savings
: www.certikin.co.uk
Summer range of consumer knowledge of Steve Nelson. The 2009 World Aquatic Health
Conference which takes place in
October in Atlanta is already open
Aquatics Centre roof work starts to take shape
for business. Register for the
conference by 1 June and there’s
The first length of roof steel was lifted into position on the Aquatics Centre in April as the 2,800tonne savings on the three day package.
wave-shaped roof of the Aquatics Centre started construction. The 6th annual conference takes
The lift was considered one of the most complex engineering and construction challenges of the Olympic place at the Sheraton Atlanta
Park ‘big build’. During the Games the Aquatics Centre will host a range of events including Swimming, Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia and is
Synchronised Swimming, Diving, Water Polo finals and the Aquatics discipline of the Modern Pentathlon. In also the site for the planned
the Paralympic Games it will be the venue for the swimming competition. National Environmental Public
The Aquatics Centre will mark the ‘gateway’ to the Olympic Park. After the Games it will provide elite Health Conference.
and community facilities that London does not currently have, including two 50m swimming pools and a Read more at www.nspf.org
diving pool. When complete the roof will be 160m long and up to 90m wide. It will rest on two concrete
supports at the northern end of the building and a supporting ‘wall’ at its southern end.
A huge steel support weighing over 70 tonnes has been lifted into place on top of the southern wall. Dealer demands for
This has already been connected with the first sections of 15 steel trusses that will span up to 120m to filters
the two northern roof supports. The Great Barrier line of filters is
The foundations of the permanent venue are complete and work will begin on the pool structure later expanding in response to hot tub
this year once the steel roof is complete. dealer demand. “The interest
from dealers who are seeking a
technologically advanced and
profitable replacement filter for
NEW RETAIL STORE AIMS
their current and older spa
models continues to grow at a
TO SUPPLY THE TRADE
steady pace,” says Ann Spires
from Essentials. “We now offer
Great Barrier filters for over 50
NATIONWIDE WITH PARTS
models,” she adds. Spa filtration
took the first step in
technological advances in years
Pool Supplies Ltd, a new retail “It’s very much a new countrywide supply service to with the introduction of the
store serving the pool industry, product, an exciting venture and the trade for parts from Great Barrier filter. High
has recently opened its doors in something completely different. Certikin, SCP, Astral, Plastica temperatures and the wet spa
Farnborough, Hampshire. In a market where there are too and other main suppliers. environment make an
The concept of a nationwide many people full of doom and Joining the team behind the unprotected filter surface a
business supplying spares and gloom I’m excited and sure concept are Simon Buckley target for the growth of bacteria.
parts to the UK swimming pool there is as market out there. It formerly from BTU and former The continuous cleaning action
industry comes from Alan Spriggs will be hard work but it’s a Norwegian Log Sales Director makes the spa filter easier to
from Jetstream products, a development on from Jetstream Vaughan Turney. clean, and keeps it fresher
company which since the late 70’s which continues to be a between cleanings.
has been leading the market in successful product.
POOL SUPPLIES LTD
For further information visit
counter current products for the Alan will essentially be www.essentials-spasupplies.com
( 01252 511292
specialist pool trade. offering a top quality
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