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AUGUST 2009
Informing the pool and spa industry since 1959
IT’S LIW TIME!
THE DILEMMA
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OF PURE WA
TER
PAGES OF THE
BEST NEWS
and how to test it
COVERAGE
water toys Why
now spell inside
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Heat Pumps
FACE NEW ENERGY
USINESS
SAVING CHALLENGES
Cover
HIGH
TECH
ASSP
How water fun can bring life to tired
INNOVATION ‘TURNS-ON’ DISCERNING BUYERS
old swimming pools 26
PLUS
IN-GROUND POOLS square7 PISCINA 09
square7 ECO POOLS square7 DRYDEN AQUA
square7 RUSTIC CHARMS
TYLÖ ATEX COUNTDOWN
square7 POOL INSULATION
square7 SP
Resolving the dilemma of pure water to
No one ever thought this recession
swim in – and how to test it 32
would be easy to get through.
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Wooden wonders – rustic charms bring a
It’s more than hard work, innovation,
special style to pools 38
increasing service levels, customer
support and getting the price right.
Trade sets some key objectives at
It also includes a bit of luck.
LIW in September 55
“A simple thing like two or three good Heat pumps face up to new legislation
summers would do wonders for the
for 2010 64
business,” as one pool builder told us.
More critically it’s also about always
Will new technology be the saviour of the
offering the consumer the very latest in
hot tub market? 70
technology.
There’s a theme on this subject
Features
running through this issue of Swimming
Pool News.
Dryden Aqua – has the problem of chlorine
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Take hot tubs for instance. There’s
disinfection by-products been solved? 37
certainly life at the top end of the
Tylö leads the way with all-in-one showers
market where a more knowledgeable
consumer is now tuned in and turned on
and sauna range 44
by improvements to spa technology.
Plastica plays a major role in TV’s makeover lido 46
So, silent running tub systems,
Commercial pools – how the world is
automatic cleansing, one-touch pop-up
changing for larger pools 47
directional sound, super power aqua
pressure jets and high strength
Spanish market on a high as countdown starts
hydrotherapy units are now all on offer for
to Piscina 2009 in Barcelona 59
the discerning buyer. And the business Industry gives support to SPATEX
looks more appealing because of it.
Saturday opening plans 60
Or heat pumps, where air source
heat pumps which provide a way to
Is 2009 the summer for ‘eco pools’? 62
55
heat pools in compliance with ever
In-ground pools – easy to install and
tougher building regulations need to be great value 76
at the cutting edge of new technology
An outsider’s view on sensational
to keep pace.
Or the search for purer, clearer, safer
pool insulation 88
water where people who own or use
domestic or commercial swimming pools
Regulars
know it makes sense to reduce or
eliminate the use of chemicals to sanitise
News 2 to 23
the pool. Now they have the benefit of
World news 80
ever improving technology and systems
which makes that goal achievable.
See this and previous editions at
It all adds up to a better story, better
www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
credentials and better products to combat
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the tough trading times still ahead.
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