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IN BRIEF
FORMER BATHS
NOMINATED FOR CIVIC AWARD
Edinburgh’s Infirmary Street Baths constructed in the years between 1885-87 in reponse to a cholera outbreak, is proving a regeneration triumph. The Baths finally closed in 1995, and the Grade B listed building languished on facing possible demolition.
Since reopening in 2009, it has been a RIAS Doolan Award Finalist and won a Roses Silver Award. It also features on the 2010 Scottish shortlist for a prestigious RIBA award. The association has
nominated the Infirmary Street Baths for a Scottish Civic Trust award. The award seeks “to celebrate a project that has had a positive impact and offered additional benefits in a local community”.
COLORADO HOSTS WORLD CONFERENCE
The seventh annual World Aquatic Health Conference takes place on 6-8 October, at the Antlers Hilton Hotel in Colorado Springs. The Aquatic Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association will meet with the WAHC. New events have been added to the conference. Over 300 delegates come together each year to understand emerging pool issues and identify opportunities. It is again hosted by the National Swimming Pool Foundation and the Aquatic Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Visit
www.nspf.org for more information.
HOT TUBS IN NEW HOLIDAY CHALETS
A holiday and leisure complex to be built near Cleator Moor near Whitehaven in Cumbria plans to put hot tubs in all its 19 holiday units. The units are to be arranged around a courtyard and the owners say that leisure facilities are the most important aspect of the cottage so much so they want to install separate hot tubs for each visiting family.
IndustryNews JUN 2010 SPN
HEAT EXCHANGERS KEY TO SOLAR
EFFICIENCY IN POOLS
Pool owners and operators looking for energy savings have been reminded that a high efficiency heat exchanger can have a profound effect on pool heat-up times and energy efficiency. Jamie Pratt, Sales Manager from heat exchanger specialists EJ Bowman, said: ”It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking all heat exchangers are more or less the same and dismiss them without a second thought.“
He outlined the role heat exchangers play in successful solar heating installations. “High costs and diminishing traditional energy supplies have brought the subject of alternative fuels to the top of the agenda. Many swimming pool owners are actively considering the switch to renewables to reduce energy
costs and CO2 emissions, while improving their ‘green’ credentials”.
He said while solar collection has been successful in Southern Europe, where the climate ensures temperatures are sufficient for usage all year, the vagaries of the Northern European climate might limit the potential of
solar collection.
“Viewed externally, many heat exchangers look pretty much the same,” said Jamie, “but when you open them up, the difference becomes very apparent. When we compared a number of units with our own, we found that in some cases, competitors units only had a single heat exchange tube inside the shell, which would seriously reduce their ability to get a pool to the required temperature. Every Bowman unit is packed with a multi-tube core enabling greater water flow and much faster heat transfer. “Good heat exchangers, such as Bowman’s, require less energy to heat a pool. They will achieve the desired water temperature in a third of the time of many competitor products and maximise the effectiveness of solar collectors, enabling them to be used as the primary pool heat source for much longer throughout the year, saving energy, reducing fuel costs and carbon emissions.
“Many of our customers have been surprised at the difference a high efficiency heat exchanger
makes to their pool. With pool heat-up times up to 60% faster, energy demand is reduced, making solar heating a more viable heat source for Northern Europe.” The company also offers a choice of specification; 40kW and 70kW models are available in titanium and stainless steel, whilst 100kW and 200kW will soon be available to satisfy the requirements for large domestic and commercial pools and with a specification that Bowman believes is not available elsewhere.
Titanium is a preferred option and has proved popular where high levels of corrosion resistance is required to differing acidic and chlorine subspecies; typically sea water, chlorine water and therapy pools.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F E J BOWMAN
( 0121 359 5401
:
www.ejbowman.co.uk
£10M DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER WORLD DESJOYAUX
UNCOVER ARTEFACTS
Mo Chaudry, entrepreneur and star of Channel 4 TV’s ‘Secret Millionaire’, has unveiled plans for the final phase of the £10m redevelopment of the Water World tourist attraction near Stoke. Mr Chaudry plans to build two water’s edge restaurants, a new ‘beach’ area with special lighting that imitates sunlight, a ‘Wellness’ centre include beauty treatments, saunas and Jacuzzis, a new health and fitness club
including the first ice cave in the UK, sun decking and an interactive water play area for youngsters. Water World, which is already the most popular aqua attraction in the UK, will expand to cover an additional 35,000 square feet, making a total 105,000 sq/ft.
Mo Chaudry is one of the UK’s top 100 Asian business people. In 1999 he used his property investment business to finance the purchase of the loss-making Water World theme park from Rank Leisure. Today, Water World is the UK’s leading water- based leisure attraction. Mr Chaudry, who represents the Destination Staffordshire tourism and marketing partnership, has championed the need for investment in the Stoke area for years.
Mo Chaudry – championing the Stoke area
“I witnessed the decline and decay of Stoke on Trent in the 1980s and 1990s as the coal pits and steel industry closed and the ceramics industry waned,” said Mr Chaudry.
AT POOL DIG
Pool builders Desjoyaux UK and Allen Archaeology Limited were involved in unearthing interesting artefacts during the excavation for a swimming pool near Portchester Castle. The ground-works for a new 8m x 4m Desjoyaux swimming pool were monitored by Allen Archaeology Limited to remove and record any archaeological remains that may be encountered during the excavations. As the new pool was sited very close to the grounds of Portchester Castle, and the property was believed to have been a public house in the Napoleonic Period, the local planning authority felt interesting artefacts might be encountered and wanted them recorded.
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