WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
CHINESE SHOW BUILDS ON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES With months to go before Sauna, Spa & Pool China 2015 opens its doors, organisers are reporting that many loyal supporters and new exhibitors have already confirmed their participation and over 70% of exhibition stands are booked. The event continues to attract a large number of regular participants and familiar names such as Waterco, Pentair, Hayward, SEKO and Palintest plus many more. Thanks to good results from the previous editions and active publicity for show 2015, many new brands will appear for their first time at the 2015 show. Following promotion at Interbad and Piscine Global, the event’s organisers are also pleased to report improved recognition with international industry insiders and at present, overseas visitor registrations have reached the total amount of the 2014 show.
JOINT VENTURE SEES POOL-I.D. MOVE INTO INDIAN MARKET Water-i.d./Pool-i.d., the well- known German manufacturer of water testing equipment, has expanded its operation into Asia by establishing Water-i.d. India Pvt. Ltd. as a joint venture with ANM Alliance and Amkette Analytics, a Mumbai based company serving chemical labs. Running offices in Sharjah (UAE), the UK and now near Mumbai, Water-i.d./Pool-i.d. plans to establish strongholds close to those markets which are of importance for the water testing industries.
Exclusive distributorships in Australia, Israel, Turkey, China, Spain, the Ukraine, Egypt and the UAE are the key to access Water-i.d./Pool-i.d. products and support around the globe. With a full range of water testing equipment, the company now offers a complete range of German made products for pool and spa, marine, drinking water, boiler water, potable water and cooling.
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Inspired By Asia, But With A Unique Twist
Does contemporary yet timeless design always have to be minimalist in order to set pulses racing? Not necessarily – as demonstrated by the impressive new Asian Spa concept from KLAFS. Whilst the company’s designers and developers have taken their inspiration from classic Asian styles, they have also created bold new designs that unmistakably bear the unique KLAFS signature. Take the new Satori sauna, for example: having passed through a glass door, your gaze takes in the soft contours of the light, hemlock wood benches, which are visually linked by panels in dark wenge wood. You then proceed to notice the latticed and elegantly lit rear wall, which is itself a reference to classic motifs of Asian architecture. To go with it, the KLAFS design team have created side walls and ceilings in light hemlock panelling. As soon as sauna guests sit down on one of the benches, they will be completely immersed in an Asian-inspired world. The KLAFS designers have created the front wall in high-volume bamboo cane that extends from floor to ceiling. In the left-hand portion of the cabin, two unique pendant lamps made from bamboo wickerwork bathe the scene in warm light. These are complemented by hanging bamboo cane that is fixed to the ceiling in the right-hand portion of the cabin. Whenever the infusion system of the MAXIMUS C sauna heater uses the scoop to distribute water across the hot stones, the accent lighting, which has been discreetly integrated into
The Salina
Lounge salt cabin
The new Satori sauna, part of the Asian Spa concept from KLAFS
the bamboo cane, delightfully draws attention to the rising water vapour. With the Salina Lounge salt cabin, you will see that the KLAFS designers have come at the Asian theme from a whole new angle. Whilst bamboo is present as a floor covering and as a cover for the two ergonomically shaped LINEA heated loungers, the dominant style elements here are the salt walls and the rear wall, which is made from an impressively woven printed fabric that visualises the fascinating landscape of the world’s largest salt desert. With the Salina Lounge, the KLAFS designers were guided by the following key principle: guests should feel as though they are spending an exciting yet soothing day by the sea.
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World Health Organization Highlights Devastating Impact Of Drowning
The first ‘Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that drowning claims the lives of 372,000 people each year and is among the ten leading causes of death for children and young people in every region. Other stark findings from the report include: • globally, over half of all drowning deaths are among those aged under 25 years;
• the highest rates for drowning are among children under five years of age;
• males are two times more likely to drown than females; • more than 90% of drowning
occurs in low- and middle- income countries, with the highest rates in the African, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
The report calls for a substantial scaling-up of efforts and resources to prevent drowning and outlines several actions to be taken by both national policy- makers and local communities, all of which could save many young lives.
“Efforts to reduce child mortality have brought remarkable gains in recent decades, but they have also revealed otherwise hidden childhood killers,” says WHO
Director-General Dr Margaret Chan. “Drowning is one. This is a needless loss of life. Action must be taken by national and local governments to put in place the simple preventive measures articulated by WHO.”
Prevention strategies for local communities include: installing barriers to control access to water; providing safe places such as day care centres for children; teaching children basic swimming skills and training bystanders in safe rescue and resuscitation. At national level, interventions include: adoption of improved boating, shipping and ferry regulations; better flood risk management and comprehensive water safety policies.
SPN February 2015 85
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