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“We see a number of swimming pools want their pool to look smarter it seems quite cheaply change the look and mood
build 10 or 15 years ago which have been the first choice. The effects of natural wear of their pool with new lighting.
neglected and are barely useable. There and tear on covers also helps keep
are a number of reasons for this – perhaps refurbishment business brisk. It has Landscaping
the children have grown up and there’s not become an important trend towards Perhaps the most dramatic and easily
so much desire on the part of the parents renovation of existing pools, both achieved part of going for a new look.
to swim. Now though people want to get domestic and small commercial. Cover Providing privacy, safety, beauty and
their pools back up to scratch. It’s not a specialists Dripool‘s expertise in convenience around swimming pools can
complicated issue. They are looking for retrospective installation with all works dramatically change a look and feel.
new pool liners, some re-tiling – perhaps a taking place away from the pool area Adds Owen Rhodes; “When a pool has
smarter, safer automatic pool cover – and causing minimum disruption and newly had a new safety cover and has had the
then some lighting and landscaping. It’s a developed “big drive” system for existing tiling and re-grouting perhaps then the
total cost of anything from £1,000 to pools up to 30 x 10 metres is in demand. biggest change a pool owner can make is
£8,000 but makes a dramatic difference to Says Ian McMath: ”With our main launch by being more creative with the
the pool.” of the new Driglide Infinity Cover, both landscaping of the pool. Too many pool
So where are the areas of activity on the trade and end user alike seemed to be refurbishments stop too soon. The pool
refurbishment scene: singling Dripool out to source more needs to be seen in context. Plants soften
information on how Dripool have finally harsh lines of swimming pool equipment
Pool liners ‘gone round the bend’ with our fully and blend more naturally with the
Many believe this is the first and most automatic, under coping safety cover, surrounding environment.
obvious refurbishment route. Liners are used designed specifically to ensure safety, “Patios provide not only beauty, but safety
in virtually all of the above-ground pools and cleanliness and heat retention on an for swimming pool areas. Climbing out of the
most of the non-masonry, in-ground pools, infinity edged pool.” swimming pool, you can be assured of a slip-
but may only last for 10 years. Fairlocks Paul Webb has also seen the resistant surface to land on with a scarred
Certikin has launched a new nationwide market for refurbishments raise the profile concrete patio. If you opt for a brick patio
on-site lining service for both domestic of Ocea covers. Ocea are pioneers of in- instead, be sure to keep the surface of the
and commercial applications in a bid to tap roller motors recognised as the industry bricks rough. For convenience around
into this market. standard and they continue to lead the swimming pools, nothing beats a closed
Installation is undertaken by their own way in product development and produce gazebo in which you can change into/out of
contractors using reinforced PVC specifically the solution for pool owners with odd your clothes and relax in the shade. spn
designed for durability and longevity. shaped pools find the way of installing a
Certikin North Manager, Neil new look and new cover. Paul says: “No FURTHER INFORMATION
Stephenson says: “Manufactured within doubt about it, if you can draw it we can CERTIKIN
controlled quality processes, the PVC make it!”
telephonesolid 01993 778855
pc www.certikin.co.uk
sheeting is tested at source and meets all
Lighting
DRIPOOL
the required standards for tensile strength;
telephonesolid 02380 663131
resistance to de-lamination; tear strength; Higher than average sales for pool
pc www.dripool.co.uk
sheer strength; peel resistance when renovations where the emphasis has been
GOLDEN COAST
telephonesolid 01271 378100
welded; water absorption, elongation, on pool lights rather than re-tiling or
pc www.goldenc.com
dimensional stability and resistance to landscaping has been the case for over a
FAIRLOCKS
chemicals and staining.” It offers a route to year now – a sign that it offers a simple,
telephonesolid 01865 988346
a second life to the pool for owners. effective and economical way of offering
pc www.fairlocks.co.uk
an upgrade and new look.
SENLAC STONE
Replacement or fitting
telephonesolid 01424 772244
Advances in new technologies offer a pc www.senlacstone.co.uk
automatic covers variety of alternatives to the traditional WAXMAN CERAMICS
A common upgrade for pools is an pool light. A lot of existing pool owners
telephonesolid 01422 377123
pc www.waxmanceramics.co.uk
automatic pool cover. When customers are now finding they can dramatically and
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