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Dryden Aqua wins top innovation award in Barcelona
Exports tempt strong
A Scottish marine biological company has Dryden Aqua was formed in 1980 and
won one of Europe’s top industry awards specialises in water quality and water
UK presence at Piscina
in Barcelona at the swimming pool treatment. It has a strong research and
exhibition Piscina BCN 2009. development background and has been A record number of visitors and
Dryden Aqua, based in Scotland, took conducting research for the European exhibitors from the UK were at
one of the top prizes for innovation and Commission and UK Government under a Barcelona – with their eyes fixed on the
safety in the pool and spa industry with Life Environment programme. Dryden growing export potential in a world
AFM® (Active Filter Media), AFM® Aqua won a SMART award for AFM
®
in market which is still looking from new
replaces sand in sand filters. When AFM® 1997 and the UK Green Apple best products and innovation in the face of
is combined with flocculants APF® and environmental product of the year in 2004 tougher trading conditions.
ZPM® zeta potential mixers, chlorine awarded in the House of Commons. The fact that the visitor profile at the
consumption in most public pools can be Howard, who was in Barcelona to show included buyers and
reduced by 90%, trichloramine is receive the prize added: “You can’t take representatives from over 100 countries
essentially eliminated and most chlorine a product like this in isolation. It has to made it clear that Europe is still a focal
reaction products are reduced by 90%. be seen as part of an integrated point for products and systems from all
Dryden Aqua were the first company to approach in order to achieve the full over the world.
establish the mechanism of trichloramine potential” AFM® in isolation will make a Bob Kent, Managing Director of
production in chlorinated systems and substantial difference to water quality, Mineral Supplies International said:
through an understanding of the biology but when combined with ZPM®, APF® ”There is a big export market out there
and chemistry, the company have solved and Dryden Aqua pressure filters which should be attracting the trade.
most of the water quality and atmospheric operating at the correct flow rates, the Clearly times are tough and have been
problems experienced when using chlorine results are stunning. We can achieve 50m for a while but that doesn’t mean
in public and private pools. visibility through the water, eliminate there’s not potential for good products,
AFM® is manufactured by Dryden Aqua odours and reduce chlorine consumption good quality and good service.”
from amorphous aluminosilicate, processed by up to 90%. Dryden Aqua is at the David Dunn, Product Manager for
glass and manufactured glass as a raw leading edge of swimming pool water Aligator Systems has been designing
material. The structure of the glass is treatment in Europe and receiving the new brochures to market and target
controlled and surface chemically altered award is seen as vindication of many new dealers to use the ionisation
to increase the electrical charge potential years of hard work. system which has been technically
and catalytic properties. Safety is Thirty nine products were entered by upgraded to a fully automated system.
absolutely critical and this is why AFM
®
is 42 companies in the 2009 awards “The product is really beginning to
manufactured under ISO9000-2008 quality organised by the Catalan Institute of make headway in the marketplace and
control procedures and is certified for Construction Technology, ITeC – 28 of establish itself as a credible contestant
drinking water. AFM® should not be them from outside of Spain. They are for market leader in ionisation. We are in
confused with a simple crushed glass aimed particularly at giving recognition Barcelona to talk to Spanish dealers and
product, that would be highly dangerous in to innovation. to start spreading the word across
a pool filtration system. An Inline chlorine generator, produced Europe. There’s a lot of market potential.
by Naturalchlor in Spain, and the The ionisation system enables the
Antivortex AVSC drain, manufactured by pool owner to reduce chlorine by up
A&A Manufacturing in the United States to 80%, sanitising the swimming pool
were the other winners. with copper thus, stopping growth in
The Inline chlorine generator received algae and silver to eliminate bacteria.
the award for innovation and uses salts These two natural elements that keep
dissolved in the actual water to generate a pool free from algae and bacteria
chlorine without having to resort to adding make it perfect for children and
salts. The Antivortex AVSC drain won as it allergy sufferers. The automated
offers entrapment and suction protection. system reduces pool down time,
The Capcovers product, produced by maintenance, and gives measurable
Cubiertas Automáticas de Piscinas, also cost saving on chemicals.
received a special mention. Bob White already has good
distribution for Heatsavr, the liquid pool
cover system but was at Piscina looking
Triogen leads the way with UV and ozone message
for dealers in Spain.
“There’s always more to do and
Spain is a good strong market and the
Triogen were one of the strongest voices advocating the use of UV and ozone water product is innovative enough to catch
treatment systems at the Barcelona show. While the message about the systems is the attention and support of dealers
strong throughout Spain and Europe as it is in the UK, there were fewer companies looking for something new for 2010.”
championing the systems at Piscina. Senior management from Certikin
“There weren’t as many companies taking the message on UV especially around the travelled to Barcelona to support the
Barcelona show,” said Ahmad Afra from the Glasgow based company. company’s French and Spanish
“The system is gaining popularity throughout Europe and we made some very good operations. Ben Studdy and Patrick
contacts at the show – good prospects and a lot of interest from some serious people Thorpe were at the show and had some
who are looking to switch systems.” early export success.
Triogen has over 20 years experience in pool water treatment in ozone and UV The UK trade show SPATEX took a
systems for all types of swimming pools and is recognised as a quality product supplier. stand at Piscina to promote the
“I think Barcelona, like Lyons is one of the shows you just cannot afford not to go to. I February event in Brighton and
think there was a bigger presence from the UK for some time and that shows we are organiser Michele Bridle was supported
working hard at new markets.” by Howard Gosling and Selwyn Mindell.
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