EDITOR’S LETTER


SPN incorporating Pool & Spa Industry is the offi cial trade magazine for the UK wet leisure markets and is the only trade publication that invests in the industry it serves.


Editor’sletter


awards is a great endorsement of the UK market and the excellence that exists within it. So congratulations to all the winners from both our domestic market and overseas.


Editor and Co Publisher: Jon Wadeson Features: Karen Witney


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P U B L I S H I N G


Since the last edition of SPN, a number of shows have taken place around the globe and by the time this issue lands on desks, we will have attended four of these – LIW at the NEC, aquanale in Cologne, the newly rebranded Piscina & Wellness in Barcelona and literally while this edition is being printed, the UK Pool & Spa Expo at the NEC.


Attending shows and seeing the market’s response to them does, in my opinion, provide some valuable insights as to what may lay ahead. Whilst for obvious reasons we can’t include the last of those four shows in any thoughts, we can the fi rst three and it seems despite clear differences in terms of location, size, audience and appeal, it appears that the UK wet leisure industry really is going from strength-to-strength. In fact, the optimism displayed for next year, was at times, impossible to disguise.


Of course, when it comes to predicting the future, there is no such thing as a certainty – circumstances can change very quickly with unforeseen events – but the UK market really does seem to have come of age when viewed through the eyes of the wider European industry.


Another example of the UK’s success was highlighted in Barcelona, where the winners of the 2015 EUSA Awards were also announced. It is with great pleasure that we feature the 14 winning projects in this edition, particularly as happened last year, four of them were from the UK. The awards were judged across fi ve categories and received entries from 13 countries which represents some 3,000 swimming pool and spa companies across Europe, so for British companies to pick up more than a quarter of the


Still on the subject of UK successes, this issue we take a closer look at the country’s largest wet leisure supplier – Certikin International – and the unique divisional structure that has played a large part in helping it achieve its leading status.


Also in this edition, we have features on Filters and Filter Media plus Dosing Pumps and Control Systems – two somewhat unglamorous necessities which are often hidden away in plant rooms – but which play an essential part in any effi cient water treatment system.


Inside, there are also pieces covering a couple of product areas that are enjoying continued year-on-year growth. The Wellness sector which includes saunas, steam and a lot more besides, is a market which is still rapidly expanding whilst Moving Floors is an area that for both commercial and luxury installations, is defi nitely one that’s on the way up.


We also take a look at some of the companies that are repairing and renovating pools to ensure continual use and ensuring any interruptions are kept to a minimum.


Of course, we’ve also got all the latest industry news from both here in the UK and further afi eld too plus the STA look at the dangers of Entrapment & Entanglement posed by some pool and spa drains.


Last but not least, there’s content from the BSPF covering all their recent events including the SPATA and BISHTA AGMs plus President’s Weekend.


So, that’s the round up of this edition complete. With Christmas and the New Year fi rmly on the horizon, hopefully there is now time for all to relax, enjoy the festivities and of course, this latest edition of SPN. Have a great break and see


you in 2016! Jon Wadeson – Editor You can follow SPN on:


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