NEWS IN BRIEF
CHILDRENS POOL PARTIES LAUNCHED IN KIDLINGTON Youngsters can soak up the party atmosphere at a new water disco being launched in Kidlington on Friday nights.
Cherwell District Council has teamed up with the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership to launch the weekly party sessions at Kidlington and Gosford Leisure Centre. Children aged between 11 and 16 are able to party in the pool from 7pm – 8pm and receive a free goody bag which includes a one-month free swim pass. Cllr George Reynolds, deputy leader for Cherwell, said: “We have deliberately targeted these sessions at pre-teens and teenagers who want to spend their Friday nights socialising with their friends and having fun. At this age children often don’t want their parents supervising them but equally mums and dads want to know their children are safe.
“These sessions will tick all the boxes for everyone as the youngsters will be able to party with their friends while their parents can relax knowing their children are in a safe environment under the watchful eye of lifeguards.”
INVESTIGATION TO BE HELD AFTER POOL CHEMICAL INCIDENT AFFECTS DOZENS
An investigation is being held into a chemical leak at a holiday park swimming pool which left around 40 people requiring treatment. The pool was busy with
families when complaints of itchy eyes and breathing problems from swimmers raised the alarm at Wild Duck Holiday Park near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Health and Safety
Executive, fire and rescue service, police and the local authority are all expected be involved in the investigation. Tom Cassidy, a spokesman for Haven Holidays, which runs the resort, said: “They won’t rush it, they will look at everything and at the end of it there will be an official report.”
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Outdoor NIVEKO Showroom Now Completed
NIVEKO is pleased to announce the completion of an outdoor showroom, which provides the manufacturer with an opportunity to demonstrate its range of quality pool products clearly. Located on the company’s own premises, the new facility showcases a swimming pool from their EXCLUSIVE line. The ‘Evolution’ features an overflow gutter and the pool is a great example of minimalist design and detail, in which luxury and functionality are the central aims. The ‘beach’ rest zone, which is complemented with unique ‘Milano’ steps, is an integral part of the pool and is expected to feature on most implementations and should appeal to sophisticated
customers. The attraction of these steps lies in their distinctive and ingeniously simple design which combines pure lines and a massive stainless-steel structure. With the new facility, customers are able to view and test a fully functional overflow pool which features automatic filtration, are able to examine the quality and individual details and can even experience the feeling of what it would be like to have a pool in their own garden.
NIVEKO s.r.o. +420 572 693 246
www.niveko-pools.com
Demand Surge For Recycled Glass Products
WRL Glass Media Ltd, part of Ward Recycling, has experienced a significant 81% rise in sales for the first four months of 2015 for its specialist recycled glass products. The Teesside-based company delivered more than 7,000 tonnes of processed glass between January and April, which is used for a range of applications including shot blasting and water filtration.
Gareth Godwin, Manager of WRL Glass Media Ltd
As a result of this growth and increasing demand for its products, the company is creating four new plant operations roles and implementing a four-day-on, four-day-off rota to enable 24-hour operations.
Further jobs are expected to be created later this year to provide additional administrative support for the business.
The growth is part of WRL Glass Media Ltd’s strategy to establish itself as the premier supplier of recycled glass media in the UK and Europe. The company’s more refined processed glass, which is used as a cost-effective and cleaner replacement to silica sand in swimming pool filtration systems, is enjoying strong export growth with more than 30% of its products sold to customers in countries including Spain, Greece, Cyprus, France and Iceland.
The ability to meet this substantial growth in sales has been made possible by WRL Glass Media’s investment in its facilities in South Bank, Middlesbrough.
Its 32,000 sq. ft. Glass Beneficiation Plant, located adjacent to Ward Recycling’s main household recycling facility, is part of a £3.2m investment that was supported by a £500,000
grant from Let’s Grow – a £30m Regional Growth Fund programme operated in partnership with Trinity Mirror Group, BE Group and UNW LLP. To meet demand, the company has already built an additional 5,000 sq. ft. £450,000 glass clean up extension, which was opened by the former Business Secretary Vince Cable earlier this year.
WRL Glass Media Ltd has also worked with
Teesside University to achieve the European recognised Reg 31 (DWI) and PAS 102 quality accreditations as well as gaining £59,000 in R&D tax credits, which has been reinvested to demonstrate its commitment to producing quality and environmentally friendly products. Gareth Godwin, Manager at WRL Glass Media, said: “Our innovative glass processing products are really gaining traction across our target markets as customers see the quality and environmental benefits of utilising glass media for their operations. “We have invested in our facilities, accreditations and people to improve and maintain quality alongside creating the ability to scale up our operations, which is enabling us to meet rising demand. “We are particularly proud of our growth in export markets where our highly refined glass product is becoming increasingly popular as a safe and environmentally friendly media for the filtration of swimming pool water.”
WRL Glass Media Ltd 01642 458666
www.wardrecyclingltd.co.uk
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