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JIM STEPS UP TO SALES MANAGER
NEWS IN BRIEF
BioLab UK has promoted Jim Pool owners should be
Lamb to become National Sales metered
Manager. Reporting to Jimmy Swimming pool owners should be
will be BioLab’s three account made to use water meters. Anna
managers Robbie Long, Walker, a top civil servant has
Catherine Reid and Lee Woods. produced a 220-page interim
Juergen Koenig, Commercial report into domestic water bills,
Director of BioLab UK said that commissioned by the Department
Jim enjoyed an excellent for the Environment. One point
reputation in the UK pool highlighted is the fact that
industry. Jimmy’s key tasks in the swimming pool owners use a
new role will be to, relaunch the disproportionate high amount of
complete assortment of brand water and there should be a
BAYROL pool water treatment relevant charge – determined by
products, as well as realigning water meters. The report urges
the company’s strategy for the that every household in Britain
commercial pool market. BioLab should move to a water meter at a
UK is a subsidiary of BAYROL cost of £3bn
Deutschland GmbH, the
European market leader in
swimming pool water treatment. Plea for more
swimming cash
Making the country more active
should be a fundamental part of
Golden Coast and Calorex team
what the National Health Service is
about, according to the new Health
up in renewable energy venture
Secretary, Andy Burnham. He
highlighted the need to put more
money into swimming. In his first
Barnstaple based Golden earn accreditation under the for supplementary back-up interview after taking on the job
Coast has teamed up with ‘Microgeneration Certification’, heating. Burnham said that spending money
Calorex, the world’s leaders in Golden Coast is adding its 30 Heat pumps work on the to help people get fit and stay so
heat pump technology, to years experience of heat pump principle of extracting low was “a long-term insurance policy”
launch a new venture by technology for swimming pools grade energy that is available that could help cut the soaring bills
supplying environmentally- and wet leisure facilities. in the air and ground, which incurred by the NHS in treating
friendly energy solutions for Calorex has manufactured is then upgraded into obesity-related disease such as
homes in the South West over a quarter of a million heat useable high grade energy diabetes and heart conditions.
of England. pumps and developed a unique for the home with zero Burnham said he wanted primary
The combination of its range of domestic products carbon emissions. care trusts to put more money into
humid temperate climate and designed specifically for the UK Compared to mains gas swimming, gym sessions and
the fact that many rural areas housing market. Golden Coast is central heating, heat pumps can cycling, in the belief that disease
are not connected to mains offering domestic pumps up to reduce carbon emissions by prevention had to become a big
gas, the South West offers the 12kW output that use the solar around 50%. “Energy prices focus of the cash-limited NHS.
greatest opportunity to energy stored in the ground or have soared in recent year and
benefit from the use of heat from the air. As such, it is possible as history has proved future
pumps to capture the earth’s to produce all domestic space increases will continue, leaving Swimming roadshows
natural heat and convert it into heating and hot water UK homeowners looking for an Pool providers and local authorities
low cost energy. requirements, with water economic and energy efficient are being invited to attend
Teaming up with Calorex, temperatures reaching up to alternative,” says Shaun Adams, roadshows which will show them
the first company in the UK to 650°C, without the need Director of Golden Coast. how the Amateur Swimming
Association can help them deliver
the government’s Free Swimming
initiative and discover how they can
Rebecca’s pool sets out to save energy
secure more funding for adult
swimming lessons. The roadshows,
Work has started on installing a Adlington Swimming Centre as heat within the upper surface of held across the country, will also
new heat pump at the Rebecca part of a £5m refurbishment of the earth by drilling a series of explain how the ASA will use its
the former Sherwood Baths in bore holes into the ground, recent restructure to embark on an
Mansfield Woodhouse. The which are linked to a heat pump. ambitious programme of
pump will dramatically cut the G. F. Tomlinson is the main improvement that will ultimately
building’s carbon emissions at contractor for the refurbishment make a culture change in swimming.
the revamped centre, which will of the centre, which will see the In addition, the event will
also feature a biomass boiler number of lanes increase from launch the Free Swimming Lessons
using wood pellets as fuel – with four to six, new changing programme, which will be rolled
the two new technologies facilities, an enlarged fitness out in partnership with local
reducing carbon emissions by as suite and a new multi-purpose authorities participating in the
much as 4,000 tonnes in the room on the first floor. government’s overall Free
next 10 years. A ground source The revamped centre is Swimming initiative.
heat pump uses the constant expected to re-open in January.
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