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NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW POOL LIGHTING
ISPE autumn events
The Institute of Swimming Pool
SYSTEM FROM GERMANY
Engineers has two one day
autumn seminars booked. The The German pool specialist
New lighting options from Germany
first is on 15 October at the company MTS-Produkte has
Watermill Hotel in Hemel developed a new system for
Hempstead. The second on 24 more colours and effects when it
November is at the Shrubbery comes to swimming pool lights.
Hotel in Ilminster, Somerset. The newly developed Luminetta
Programmes for the two events lamp works like a monitor which
are due to be sent out in August creates 1.6 million colours with
and September. just one lamp. Thirty lamps can
be controlled by just one IR-
remote control. Every lamp in
Loyalty scheme this new design can have a
Catalina Spas has started a new colour of its own – or all lamps a
loyalty scheme to give more to its common colour. The new system
customers. Dealers who display which is thought to be a first on
both Catalina and Eurospa brands the market is also energy
will receive an additional discount efficient with 3W power
off their buying price as well as consumption per lamp and has been producing products for
MTS
other buying incentives. approx. 40,000 hours life time. swimming pool and whirlpool
pc www.mts-produkte.de
For more information visit MTS-Produkte GmbH, Germany technology for the last 40 years.
www.catalinaspas.co.uk
UPS STEPS UP ITS
Legionnaires’ lawsuit
Online community going swimmingly
CUSTOMER
Two men have filed personal injury Rookie Lifeguard, a water safety programme for eight to 12-year
lawsuits alleging that they olds run by the Royal Life Saving Society, has created a Rookie INFORMATION
contracted Legionnaires’ disease community online as they explore opportunities through the web. Design and tiling specialists UPS
from a hotel hot tub in Alabama Rookie Lifeguard has joined Twitter and social networking site (Underwater Pool Services Ltd.)
which they allege was not properly Facebook to engage their 1,800 registered Rookie Lifeguard has stepped up its customer help
cleaned. The lawsuit was filed by Instructors across the UK. Instructors can follow Rookie Lifeguard and information with the launch
Rodney Handley and Emanuel on Twitter and receive up-to-the-minute ‘tweets’ about Rookie of three new brochures which can
Howard against Wingate Inns Lifeguard or can use the Facebook group to discuss their be downloaded from its website.
International indicating that programme’s news and express their views. The brochures cover the
Legionella bacteria was present in Instructors are creating their own discussions about the company’s work and procedures
mist from the hot tub that they programmes they run and solving problems that they face with in offering an extensive range of
then inhaled. Legionnaires’ examples of their own good practice. glazed and unglazed tiles,
disease is a serious and potentially “Facebook and Twitter provide the perfect platform to engage including all wet areas,
life-threatening infection that directly with our instructors, we can get important information to swimming pool shower areas,
hospitalizes between 8,000 and them instantly in a format that more and more people are using. changing rooms and deck levels.
18,000 people each year, This is the way forward and we are very excited at the impact it is Another brochure covers the
according to the US Centers for already having and will continue to have on Rookie Lifeguard,” says company’s underwater services
Disease Control and Prevention Jane Cooper, Communications Director at RLSS UK. using techniques and
(CDC). It produces symptoms experiences gained from the
similar to those of pneumonia, North Sea commercial diving
which can include high fever, industries, where it is able to
chills, muscle aches and a cough.
The disease is fatal in 5% to 30%
PROMOTING THE POOL
solve the majority of pool repair
problems by working
of cases.
INDUSTRY IN WIMBLEDON
underwater, eliminating the
need to drain the pool. This has
Community action for London
For the sixth year running, the major advantages over
Heat wave opening Swimming Pool Company London Swimming Pool conventional methods, and
Leicestershire’s only public Company supported offers significant benefits to pool
outdoor swimming pool reopened Wimbledon Guild, a 102 year and leisure centre managers.
earlier than planned following the old welfare charity, by exhibiting The final information leaflet
recent heat wave. North West a few recent bespoke pool and covers practical advice on how
Leicestershire District Council had spa projects to existing and to reduce energy costs including
said it could only afford to run prospective clients. the option of a free survey to try
Ashby Lido during the school The Village Fair and Show and identify savings.
summer holidays. Now visitors will Jumping takes place every year All the information brochures
be able to use the pool earlier. on the Saturday prior to the can be downloaded from
Previously the local authority had start of the Tennis www.ups-swimming-pool-
said the pool had made a £7,000 Championships. In conjunction services.co.uk
loss last summer. with local architects, Holden
Local campaigners had pressed Harper, the company
UPS
for the lido to open earlier. sponsored the Fun Dog Show
telephonesolid 0161 799 1222
and held an “open house”.
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