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Editor’sLetter DEC 2010 SPN
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t hasn’t been a good few weeks if you are trying to run a local authority swimming pool. But as someone once said where there’s a problem there’s an opportunity.
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The problem has been building up for local authority swimming pools for a while. More stories about the uncertain quality of swimming pool water, the cancellation of much of the Government’s free swimming campaign, concerns about safety in and around pools and then finally and dramatically in the last few weeks the huge impact which Chancellor George Osborne made with his spending review which put swimming pools in the firing line with savings being demanded by the Government.
The impact of the Coalition Government’s Spending Review is that pools are expected to close, staff numbers reduced and prices for the public to enjoy swimming will have to increase. The best pools can expect is rigorous cost control and demands for improved systems. The worst is that community pools will be lost forever. The recent Leisure Industry Week exhibition in Birmingham seemed to catch the atmosphere that swimming pools were likely to be in the forefront of cuts demanded as local authorities attempt to plug a massive budget black hole.
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Those specialist companies who attended LIW as exhibitors were aware over the three days that pool managers were more ardently looking for solutions and innovations.
One pool manager we spoke to at the NEC made it clear: “If you work in the public sector it’s getting stressful. We have to cut costs if the pools are to stay open and offer swimming facilities.” So all over the UK the already tough task of managing and running a local authority swimming pool suddenly got worse. What it does mean however is that there will be no complacency from this end of the market when it comes to finding more energy efficient and lower carbon options for the pools: no second thoughts when it comes to looking for better value systems, better trained staff and as many ideas as they can find to reduce costs. The good news is that the UK pool industry is bursting full of great products, great systems and quality service which can come to the rescue on water quality and energy savings. Pools are looking to increase swimming numbers by offering better facilities, more consistent quality of swimming water and as many ‘green’ and energy saving options as possible. And when renovations are needed they want them to be cheap, quick and long lasting.
In recent years the pool industry in the UK has rightly earned a reputation for its systems and products and now it has buyers who are desperate for help.
And while local authority pools are perhaps the most in need it’s also clear that pools in our schools are also going to be affected by the cutbacks. For those in the specialist trade who work with and alongside local authorities it’s a chance to show that the industry has the products which can come to the rescue.
Alan Lewis – Editor
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