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SWIMGYM ‘POOL AND
BUILDING’ COMPLEX
ARRIVES ON THE MARKET
wimgym, a new concept for the ‘colonial’ in style, light, airy and modern resultant costs. A high degree of insulation
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swimming pool market which puts a and extraordinarily well insulated.” in the Virginia building in floor, walls and
powerful counter-current swimming The package costs just under £30,000 and roof cavity minimise heat loss and maximise
pool in an insulated wooden the Swimgym and building come in a form, running economies.
building, has arrived on the UK market which can be delivered through a doorway “Finally double glazing in windows and
after three years of research. or a small aperture – saving on transport doors ensures minimum heat and energy
The Virginia Swimgym pool and costs and craneage charges. The Swimgym loss.”
building are manufactured by Chesterfield is completely above-ground which means no Timberline stress that planning
based Timberline Ltd, a company started need for digging and soil removal, permission isn’t needed.
in 1994, which has installed over £25m underground work or ‘tanking’ of brickwork. “Our Timberlodges conform to
worth of timber-based equipment in the Timberline says the package deal of the restrictions in height and structure laid out
last four years. pool and building is a unique combination in the Permitted Development Order.”
The innovative entry into the pool which sets out to satisfy consumers looking The other main conditions are that no
market comes after a three year research for covered regular swimming facilities all more than half the area of land around the
programme by the Derbyshire company year round but who may not have the original building is covered by additional
which employs over 100 staff. space for a traditional pool. or other buildings.
The Swimgym is a small swimming pool, “Compared with traditional pools, the In the case of Areas of Outstanding
manufactured with up to date timber- Swimgym represents outstanding value in Natural Beauty and Heritage Sites new
engineering principles, holding terms of running costs because the volume outbuildings are limited to an area of 10m²
approximately 10,000 litres of water. of water involved is just 10,000 litres and within 20m of the house, and planning
The fitness element to the pool comes compared with a typical outdoor pool permission usually needs to be sought, we
with three ‘Riverjet’ counter-current holding 50,000 litres. This smaller volume are only too pleased to provide all necessary
swimming devices, pumping 50 litres per of water in a Swimgym can be maintained planning drawings and offer whatever help
second against the swimmer... enabling at a correspondingly higher temperature is required in a planning submission.
active exercise ‘on the spot’. with lower energy costs. The Swimgym pool on its own will take
Eight powerful hydro massage jets “A high degree of insulation in walls and one day to install and the whole building
operating on the Venturi principle also floor of the pool drastically reduces heat complex is constructed in four days. The
offer total relaxation. loss and a heat retention blanket reduces Swimgym can be seen on display at Pools
The pool is engineered so it is capable pool heat loss and water evaporation. The Plus, Wyevale Garden Centre, New Bath
of standing above-ground or in-ground. smaller volume of water means substantially Road, Twyford, Reading. spn
“It represents a new concept in outdoor less chemical
swimming in the privacy of one’s own maintenance
garden,” says Timberline. and
“Importantly, it lends itself ideally to
inclusion within Timberlodge ‘Virginia’,
insulated buildings which are
attractive, easy to
maintain,
TIMBERLINE LTD
( 01246 453000
* tony@timberline.co.uk
: www.timberline.co.uk
“THE PACKAGE DEAL OF THE POOL AND BUILDING ARE A
UNIQUE COMBINATION TO SATISFY CONSUMERS LOOKING
FOR REGULAR SWIMMING FACILITIES ALL YEAR ROUND
BUT WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE SPACE FOR A FULL POOL”
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