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NEWS IN BRIEF
DROM UK SETS ITS
Six race to design
Six architects have been shortlisted
for the design phase of the
STORE INTO DESIGN
Worthing swimming pool
competition. The winner will be There’s a spectacular new look
chosen following a final assessment at the showrooms of steam,
A new look and new style from Drom UK’s Byfleet, Surrey showroom
on 25 June. The 4,500sq m centre sauna, spa and steam shower
will have an eight-lane, 25m-long specialists Drom UK.
pool, learner, indoor and outdoor The company’s Byfleet,
pools with flumes and rapids, plus Surrey showroom has been
a fitness centre, café and creche. completely refurbished with
what partner Kicki Carlsson-
Boyd calls a sensational new
ASA goes green look which gives them a better
The ASA is going green by creating ability to show off the high
a new environmental policy. The profile wet leisure range-
national governing body for specially their bathroom and
swimming, diving, synchronised steam rooms
swimming and water polo has put Said Kicki: ”It’s one thing
in place systems to measure use of going along to an exhibition and
energy, and waste production and being able to show off five or six
set targets to improve performance units but it’s very difficult to
in these areas. show bathrooms and fittings in
Gemma Ryder, a member of the situ. It’s important to show
ASA’s Environmental Policy people what you do – and we provide customers with a total
Implementation Team, said: “As an wanted to do just that.” design package.”
organisation we know how Drom UK is the dream of She said that the market for
important it is to be aware of our Kicki and Barry Smith which has their products was strong. “For
environmental impact. “In less than been operating now since us business is very good. Hot
a year’s time we will be moving to 2001. ”We invited everyone tubs are not going so well but a lovely project. We have some
new headquarters which, thanks to along to see what we now have they are a smaller part of our huge projects which we are in
innovations such as natural air on display when we opened business now.” discussion about which if they
conditioning and heating systems, the new showroom and I think It’s the top end of the market come off will be important for
will make us much greener. We it’s fair to say everyone was which thrives for the stylish jus. We are not there yet with
hope we can inspire others to look impressed.” package of product and design them but one or two are at the
at some of the steps they can take The company is moving more Drom UK offer. One new project 90% stage,“ she added.
to reduce their adverse into the whole design concept on their books is a ‘his and hers’
environmental impact.” of wet leisure. steam room.
DROM UK
“We have always worked “It’s in a huge house so there’s
telephonesolid 01932 355655
with good designers so it has two steam chambers, each one
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Pool chemical alert been a natural move for us to with different temperatures. It’s
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Fire crews dealt with the spillage
of 140 litres of a chemical used to
disinfect swimming pools at a
school pool. Up to 20 firefighters,
New water products aided by on line help
as well as representatives from
Anglian Water and the The solution for clear and safe Swimmer Algae Destroyer – amount of product used with
Environment Agency, dealt with swimming pool water is eliminates the algae built up conventional chlorine tablets.
the spillage of sodium straightforward according to over winter ‘C’ – clarify – powerful
hypochlorite at Oundle School Golden Coast with its range of Swimmer Stain & Scale – oxidisers to ‘shock-dose’
swimming pool. ‘Swimmer’ branded chemicals, inhibits the potential for metals contaminated pools with built
including new products and a and minerals found naturally to in clarifier to remove
variety of pack sizes. stain pool interior surfaces and suspended organic matter
80th birthday for pool Golden Coast has produced damage pool equipment from the water and destroy
Haringay open-air swimming pool the ‘Swimmer’ guide to water Golden Coast has come up choramines, which lead to
celebrated its 80th birthday to treatment on disc and on-line, with a simple formula: odours and eye irritation. With
kick off a summer swimming making it quicker and easier ‘A’ – algae prevention – owners of smaller pools in
season. The pool was first opened to locate the best product for formula products for long-term mind or for those with only a
on 1 June 1929. It contains 1.4 the job. algae prevention, where the hot tub, a new range of 1
million litres of water and remains Three new products – which effectiveness improves with kilogram packs have been
one of the few open-air pools play a role in preparing a pool temperature, reaching its introduced to the ‘Swimmer’
available to Londoners. Residents for a season ‘start-up’ – have optimum at the height of the chemical range for calcium
who are aged 60 and over or been introduced to ensure summer. hardness increaser and
aged 16 and under are eligible to that the entire pool system is ‘B’ – bacteria control – Alkaline increase.
register for Take the Plunge, a cleaned and ready for use: economical slow-dissolve
council swimming initiative which Swimmer Filter Cleaner – a chlorine based sanitisation
GOLDEN COAST
allows them access to the pool for pre-season filter cleaner that tablets that lasts up to twice as
pc www.goldenc.com
a discounted price. cleanses the filter media long and can reduce by 20% the
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