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SPN FEB 2011 IndustryNews
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AQUAFLEX GET IN TRAINING FOR ZEOCLERE FILTER MEDIA
how a large investment in perfecting Zeoclere for use in high pressure filtration was beginning to pay off in the UK where pool companies were starting to realise that Zeoclere has far more benefits as a filter media than either sand or glass.
Aquaflex invited local pool companies to their Salisbury premises to witness a presentation and explanation from MSI’s Managing Director Bob Kent of the filter media Zeoclere. Bob told
As the UK’s most prominent liner manufacturer, Aquaflex want to ensure their liners are treated well long after they leave the factory. Reports from customers suggested that metals such as iron, nickel and selenium, can be a problem in many mains water supplies throughout the country. It was therefore decided that Zeoclere’s ability to strip out heavy metals from pool water in areas where metals were known to be, or could be, particularly problematic, was advantageous for use with Aquaflex
liners, in both domestic and commercial pools.
Aquaflex’s Neil Dalziel said: “Metal staining on liners can be a problem and whilst we have a very effective product called Alkor Plus that removes metal staining, we felt prevention to be better than cure. Also, Zeoclere removes ammonia from pool water and, again, this is something that is beneficial to liners.”
Aquaflex have also added Jolly Gel Flocculent to their product portfolio taking the view that a crystal clear pool shows off a manufactured and stain free liner to perfection.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY VARIES
Energy efficiency in swimming pools varies dramatically across Wales, according to new figures. Analysis of Display Energy Certificates (DECs), which rate pools and buildings according to how much their energy use varies, shows that, while some councils have managed to make their buildings greener than expected, some are lagging behind. Buildings score on a scale of A to G, with a rating of D 100 showing it is using the amount of energy it would be expected to. According to the certificates, Merthyr Tydfil is Wales’ least efficient; however, the council said the method of assessment could not be accurately used to compare buildings.
Just three buildings across the councils that responded include renewables in their energy use – Colwyn Bay Leisure Centre and Llandudno Swimming Centre, both in Conwy, and Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon in Powys.
POOLS 4 SCHOOLS SCHEME WINS EUROPEAN AWARD
British Gas Pools 4 Schools, which has taught over 15,000 children to swim since it launched in 2009, has been recognised by the European Sponsorship Awards when it beat off competition from Aviva and Barclays to win the Business to Community category. The awards, organised by the European Sponsorship Association are the only sponsorship awards celebrating excellence across all sectors – sport, culture, entertainment and media.
The award is judged on the impact a sponsorship campaign has made on a community and British Gas Pools 4 Schools impressed the panel of judges with the number of children and families who engaged with the scheme, and the impact this has had on communities.
British Gas Pools 4 Schools takes swimming pools to aquatically deprived areas in the UK. A staggering 1 in 5 children in the UK leave school without being able to
swim, and this statistic rises to 4 in 5 in some communities with limited access to a pool. By constructing temporary pools in school buildings such as gyms, halls and playgrounds British Gas Pools 4 Schools is able to tackle this problem head on. The swimming pool is then open for 6-8 weeks and provides local school children with swimming lessons and is used by the local community.
The scheme is run by Total Swimming, in collaboration with
SCP EXPANDS IN ITS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
SCP Europe, the swimming pool equipment distribution company has acquired the Belgian distribution company PBL.
SCP’s European operation operates through 12 branches in five countries, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Portugal and Spain. SCP Europe is a subsidiary of US Pool Corporation which was founded in 1980 and has grown from a single location in Louisiana to over 270 service centre locations in North America, Canada and Europe.
SCP has stressed it is always looking for opportunities to strengthen and expand its presence in Europe. It has now completed the purchase of PBL, south of Brussels which is headed by Mr and Mrs Crepin. This new agency, SCP Benelux, will tap into a market of about 25 million inhabitants, between the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
The SCP Pool Corporation entered the UK market place in 1998. SCP has two locations in the UK – its Gatwick Head Office and Basildon in Essex.
Jean-Marie Crepin (Business Unit Co-manager Benelux), Christine Richard (Branch Manager Benelux), Jeans Seval (Export Manager SCP Europe), Eric Degreve (Area Sales Rep Belgium/Luxembourg)
The Department for Education and the Amateur Swimming Association.
Olympian Steve
Parry, Director of Total Swimming and the brains behind British Gas Pools 4 Schools, said: “It’s fantastic to have British Gas Pools 4 Schools recognised in the Business to Community category. We have delivered over 150,000 lessons to 15,000 children in 18 months and will continue to demonstrate innovative methods of teaching swimming where no pools exist.”
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