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CERTIKIN SHEDS
SOME LIGHT AND
GOES GREENER!
Certikin International has begin to switch your customers particular, the Certikin LED light hours per year, your customer
stopped the manufacture of its away from less energy efficient is capable of producing 75% of will save in excess of £300 in
100W halogen light. The move lamps as soon as possible,” said the brightness of a standard electricity and bulb changes.”
is in line with its policy to reduce manager of Certikin’s Pool 100W bulb, yet it saves an Certikin has developed a
energy inefficient products and division, Bruce Coppuck. “This amazing 80% of the electricity series of conversion kits which
comply with EU legislation to will also assist in reducing pool consumption. Additionally, an will be available from November
phase out 100W and frosted running costs and the carbon LED light gives a much more and will enable all existing
incandescent non-directional footprint of the swimming pool. even spread of light within the Certikin lights to be upgraded
light bulbs. “We have worked hard on pool. This long lasting unit, with to LED.
Once existing stocks run out developing alternative energy a life of up to 80,000 hours will
the Certikin Halogen Underwater efficient lighting solutions which, save your customers a fortune.
CERTIKIN INTERNATIONAL
Light will be unavailable. in every sense, are far superior Over a 10 year period of average
( 01993 778855
: www.certikin.co.uk
“We recommend that you to their predecessors. In use in an indoor pool of only 600
BAN ON LIFEGUARDS USING
FREE SWIMMING
DEAL SPARKS
MOBILES AFTER POOL DROWNING
OFF A BOOM
The family of a 10-year-old boy brother Christopher – that the when Kevin Hayes, who was Six months since the launch of
who drowned in a swimming youngster had been swimming looking after four children in the the Government’s free
pool has welcomed a in the shallow end of pool of the deep end, saw “a boy lying face swimming initiative one of
recommendation banning Coolmine Sports Complex, down at the bottom of the Britain’s top leisure centre
lifeguards from using mobile using the aid of floats. Some of pool”. He was pronounced dead groups has reported over
phones while on duty. Peter the other boys could swim, and shortly afterwards. 400,000 people who qualify
Whelan died at the bottom of spent some time in the deep Mr Hayes and two of the for the scheme swimming in
the deep end of a Dublin pool end of the pool. None of them young boys with Peter said the their pools.
in March last year. The only nor the lifeguard saw how Peter lifeguard had been using his “The scheme has seen a
lifeguard on duty admitted he made his way to the deep end. mobile phone while working. fantastic uptake, far better that
was using his phone to send There were 33 people in the The pool has banned the use we envisaged – a few of our
texts shortly beforehand, pool at the time, and the lifeguard of mobile phones by lifeguards centres are already nearing the
while seated at the shallow Bobby Ledden gave evidence that and, after recording a verdict end of their grant allocation and
end of the pool. another boy in the pool that day of accidental death by we have only just reached the
Dublin County Coroner Dr had required help and admitted drowning, the jury yesterday half way point! We have seen an
Kieran Geraghty heard his attention may have been recommended a complete ban additional 80,000 visits in the
testimonies from four young drawn to him. The first realisation on mobile phones in swimming first five months against the
boys – including Peter’s that Peter was in trouble was pools across the country. same time period last year,”
says Kate McKnight, Leisure
Connection’s National Product
Development Manager.
SwimFin scores in South Africa
“We have received fantastic
comments from our customers
who have now realised that
SwimFin the new swimming aid, Kevin remarks that he has swimming is a great family
which since its release onto the seen the success of SwimFin activity and a really affordable
UK market in 2008 has now grow on an international scale as way of beating the credit
reached many countries around more countries are adopting this crunch, some of our older
the world – and proved itself an creative buoyancy/teaching aid. customers have been given
award winner when it featured He has secured distribution the opportunity to take up
in South Africa at the Baby expo rights in various countries and lessons and develop a life skill
in Durban. the trend is set to continue. that has been missing since
Classed as one of the largest UK based Local Authorities, childhood.
trade shows in the country, Swimschools and Private Gyms “Free swimming lessons
SwimFin managed to beat off all etc are raving about this ASA offered by the ASA are
but one of the new innovations endorsed product. proving extremely popular
entered in to the awards category. with the majority of people
Kevin Moseley, the inventor
SWIMFIN
booking further lessons the
was delighted to hear the news following term, which is a win-
: www.swimfin.co.uk
from the African distributor. win situation for all involved.”
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