WORLD NEWS Certikin Headlines In Malta
Not only is Certikin the largest supplier and manufacturer of wet leisure equipment in the UK, it also has an impressive international presence. Take, for instance, Malta where the company has built up a long-standing relationship with its distributor and the island’s leading pool dealer, Charles Micallef Swimming Pools Ltd.
The company is behind some very prestigious developments including The Radisson Golden Sands Hotel & Spa, The Seabank Resort and Spa, Tigne Point Pool, Fort Chambridge Pool as well as installations in Libya and the island of Gozo. Based in central Malta in the village of Iklin, the Micallef showrooms have this autumn undergone an extensive refurbishment, adding two more floors to the original building to give 240 sq m of space. A family run business, it was started in 1969 by Charles Micallef and his wife Mary in
The ground floor of the premises is a varied showcase of Certikin products, including cleaning equipment, water testing kits etc, salt chlorinator, MultiCyclone, pumps, robotic cleaners, sauna heater and LED Lights. The first floor is given over to a fantastic display of Caldera spas and an infrared sauna, which has boosted sales enormously.
The Micallef team – at the front are founding members Charles and Mary Micallef, to the right, their daughter Antoinette and her husband Bruce (behind in the blue polo shirt)
a small shop in Msida with a workforce of three. Their daughter, Antoinette joined the company in 1992 followed by her husband, Bruce in 2002 and the company has grown to employ 16 full time workers now and one part timer.
Antoinette says: “A showroom of this size is definitely a first for Malta and we are constantly receiving admiring comments from clients. As agents for Certikin products in Malta for 40 years, we can proudly say that we have made the Certikin brand synonymous with swimming pool products in Malta. So inter-linked are the two companies that we have customers coming and asking for a ‘Certikin’. But you always need to keep ahead and we are positive that this refurbishment and the special spa floor will do just that.”
Pool Water Treatment System Improves Swimmer Well-being
Fluidra, Hospital Clínic and UAB have launched a pool water treatment system that improves the well-being of swimmers and reduces water consumption by 66%.
FreePool, the first system of its kind in the world, combines the already existing disinfection system known as Neolysis with the injection of high-performance CO2
.
The project is the result of a public-private partnership, in which Hospital Clínic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) were involved. They simultaneously studied the impact of the system on people and the air. Other partners included the sports industry’s industrial cluster in Catalonia, INDESCAT, and the swimming club, Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (CNAB). “Innovation is a major strategic priority for Fluidra. We invest 1.5% of our turnover in R&D. In recent years, we had focused on the development of new products for residential pools, but as part of our strategic plan we have shifted our focus on public pools and the FreePool system is our greatest exponent of this,” explained
Xavier Tintoré, Fluidra’s General Corporate Manager. The study conducted by Hospital Clínic on the impact on the health and well-being of swimmers concluded that the new FreePool system achieved a significant reduction in the discomfort felt by them on the skin, eyes and nose in comparison with conventional systems. Specifically, the system reduces the rate of sore eyes by 59% and discomfort in the nasal passages by 33% in sports people. The UAB’s study showed that the quality of pool environments improved with a reduction in oxidants of 75%, water savings of 66% and 20% less combined chlorine in the water. This revolutionary system, unique in the world, successfully combines the Neolysis disinfection system with pH regulation thanks to the injection of high-performance CO2
through the GVG
system. In its development, Fluidra drew inspiration from the natural presence of CO2
in rivers, lakes, seas and groundwater.
This resulted in a treatment that delivers a perfect quality of water and air.
NIVEKO Impresses At Germany’s Aquanale Exhibition
Custom-built monopools producer NIVEKO were just one of a number of companies whose stands stood out at this year’s Aquanale exhibition which took place in Cologne, 27–30 October. The exhibition is increasingly seen by many, including NIVEKO, as one of Europe’s most significant industry events, and the company made a real statement with their stand which was again equipped with a fully functional overspill Whisper pool. The overspill edge of the pool ended with a white overspill stone and the Apollo stairs in a very atypical and distinctive violet colour dominated the whole pool. To complement the pool, the NIVEKO
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stand was designed in white shades with elements highlighted by distinctive violet elements.
During the exhibition, the NIVEKO team was constantly busy with both current business partners and new potential clients visiting the impressive stand, and the company would like to thank all of the participants for the friendly meetings that were held. The duration of the exhibition was continuously published via the company’s NIVEKO POOLS Facebook page.
NIVEKO s.r.o. +420 572 693 246
www.niveko-pools.com
www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
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