POOL & SPA INDUSTRY
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Past Presidents Dine Out in Dorset!
Stephen and Jenny Crabb hosted the 29th annual Past Presidents Dinner at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, which has been voted winner of the 2012 TripAdviser Travellers Choice Award. It is one of the top 10 Relaxation & Spa Hotels in the UK and has stunning views overlooking Christchurch Harbour. It provided mouth-watering food and sumptuous accommodation for the assembled 22 guests.
Stephen and Jenny Crabb
Stephen said: “It was great to meet up again with industry friends, our dining experience in the Harbour Restaurant was superb and Christchurch was the perfect location for the weekend, despite some inclement weather! Guests were able to explore its fascinating heritage, history and the surrounding natural beauty of its Priory and landscape on the Sunday, as the weather on the Saturday was rather inclement!
Christchurch Harbour Hotal & Spa
SPATA Technical Committee Update
The Committee
have been liaising with a number of organisations, as they are a vital
part of the growing dialogue by our industry with key partners. These organisations include BSI
(British Standards Institution) for a
BISHTA Technical Committee Update
A series of factsheets offering advice on hot tubs in holiday accommodation have been produced and others have been drafted on Consumer Credit Finance,
Dangerous Goods, Key Industry Statistics and Vehicle Loads. Joint work is to
continue with The IET on electrical regulations in relation to hot tubs and swim spas. The purpose of the publication is to provide a comprehensive document that addresses any unresolved electrical issues relating to our industry.
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number of standards relating to commercial and domestic pools, The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for electrical matters and WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme). It is important to stay abreast of developments and liaise on a regular basis to provide our views. Then there are the established relationships with The ISPE and PWTAG. The ISPE not only provide their members with educational information, but have again been hard at work with the SPATEX workshops. They are also a standing member of the BSI Committee discussing European standards. PWTAG have recently finished a Code of Practice on The Management and Treatment of Swimming Pool Water. The CoP provides a practical summary of recommendations and guidelines, but also a specific charter to which pool operators can adhere and against which their operation can be evaluated. It is available to download free of charge as a PDF directly from their website –
www.pwtag.org
The current edition of ‘Swimming Pool Water - Treatment and quality standards for pools and spas’ remains available from PWTAG via their website. The title is an essential guide for everyone involved in the design, treatment, management and scrutiny of pools of all sorts.
PWTAG have also provided details of an OECD (Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development) test protocol for the testing of chemicals and details can be found at
www.oecd.org
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