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Lighting up
THE INDUSTRY
Soft and subtle or crisp and clean - pool lights are
P
ool lights are literally bringing new life
to pools throughout the UK.
the new mood breakers or makers. No longer In a development which few pool builders
and architects could have spotted, it seems
just about visibility, but mood, pool lighting is that the growing market for refurbishing
pools has been brought alive with the
advancing in look, style, functionality and popularity of pool lighting schemes.
Builders generating specialist work by
technology. Most significant of all, in these credit renovating existing pools rather than
building new ones are turning to innovative
crunch times, pool lighting is being seen as one pool lighting schemes to offer a big impact
in giving an existing pool a new lease of life.
of the most dramatic ways to refurbish a pool “We’ve completed three renovations in
the last three weeks,“ said Plymouth pool
builder Jon Mirams, “and each one has
been transformed by a better use of lighting.
It’s been an unexpected boost for us.”
Wholesalers and lighting specialists are
reporting higher than average sales for
pool renovations where the emphasis has
been on pool lights rather than retiling or
landscaping.
Golden Coast say since their introduction
into the UK last year, more than 200
Nexxus Savi-Notes units have now been
supplied for lighting installations, including
swimming pools, spas and water features.
Pool architect Ian Dawes said:
“Advances in new technologies offer a
variety of alternatives to the traditional
pool light. A lot of existing pool owners are
now finding they can dramatically and
quite cheaply change the look and mood
of their pool with new lighting.
“Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are another
emergent technology in outdoor illumination
and are now available in submerged
lighting. LEDs are like tiny light bulbs that fit
easily into an electric circuit. Many pool
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