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NEW UK DISTRIBUTOR FOR ITALIAN PUMP MANUFACTURER Midland Reefs Ltd is the new UK distributor for pump manufacturer SICCE. The marine aquarium specialist, founded by writer Tim Hayes in 2001, will distribute the Italian
company’s products in the UK. The new range will go on display for the first time in the UK on the Midland Reefs SICCE stand at the AQUA2010 trade show in Telford on 6 and 7 October.
A spokesperson for Midland Reefs said: “Although primarily used in the aquatics industry, the SICCE range of pumps are used worldwide in many different applications including swimming pool, water-cooling, above-ground pools and hydroponics.” For more information visit
www.sicce.com
SWIM SCHEMES ON OFFER
A number of local authorities are trying to put together schemes to replace the abandoned Government free swimming scheme. The 9,000 people who signed up to the Wokingham popular scheme initiative have been told they can take advantage of a special offer at Wokingham Borough Council’s leisure centres.
The scheme, which was open to over 60s and under 16s, ran for more than 18 months. The pools are offering swims at £2 per session for the people who registered for the scheme. Tony Penge, Contract Manager for Leisure Connection, which operates the council’s leisure centres, said: “We hope our customers continue to enjoy the benefits of swimming as part of their everyday lifestyle.”
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POOL OWNERS FEEL WARM ABOUT GOING ‘GREEN’
With pool owners recognising the need to save energy and, thereby, money, recent projects have used the Sunburst swimming pool solar heating system from Golden Coast. In Marsham, Norfolk, Olympic Pools installed a solar collector system on two sides of a roof of an adjacent building to gain maximum exposure to the sun. It will provide the only heating source for a new- build 40ft x 20ft block and liner outdoor pool incorporating two hopper deep-ends with a middle shallow section.
In Somerset near Bath, Deep Blue Pool Management also installed a Golden Coast Sunburst system, this time for an existing 38ft x 16ft indoor domestic pool to substitute the use of the conventional oil boiler from May to September. In the winter, the solar system will be used as a secondary heat source to the boiler. The six solar panels, each holding 30 collector tubes, were installed on the south-facing roof of the pool hall. As in the Marsham project, the Sunburst system was installed at the end of last year’s season, making this the first year that it will be used as a prime heating source during the summer.
“More of our customers are looking to go down the ‘green’ route and enquiries are increasing for solar and heat pump systems to replace
or supplement the more conventional pool heating systems,” said Paul Zeitzen of Deep Blue Pool Management.
A similar project on an existing outdoor pool was undertaken by GVS of Solihull for a customer in Lapworth, Warwickshire, with a 38 square metre kidney-shaped pool previously heated solely by a conventional oil boiler. The boiler will now be used as required in conjunction with the solar system. The project required the installation of five Sunburst solar panels, each holding 30 collector tubes, mounted in two sets, with three on a south facing and two on a south-west facing roof of a former barn, about 20 metres away from the plant room. “During last year the Sunburst
system heated the pool using ‘free energy’, enabling extended use of the pool by the family beyond the height of summer,” said Keith Cooper of GVS.
Marlborough-based Light & Land Energy has installed the first Sunburst system supplied by Golden Coast simply for heating a domestic water supply unconnected to a swimming pool.
The project
required installing a 30 collector tube unit onto the roof of a 300-year old cottage situated in a conservation area in North Devon.
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F GOLDEN COAST ( 01271 378100 :
www.goldenc.com
NEW POOL TO HOST LIFEGUARD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Entries are being invited for the National Pool Lifeguard Championships to be held on 23 October, at the new Surrey Sports Park.
Lifeguards will be tested on their fitness, life saving skills and knowledge, first aid, managing pool
incidents and their swimming. The best team, consisting of two men and two women, will be crowned National Pool Lifeguard Champions of 2010. Team Birmingham won last year, followed by Leeds City Council and the Cardiff Dragons.
Pete Whittall, Event Manager said: “The Championships are in their sixth year and have grown considerably since their launch in 2004. We can only take a maximum of 24 teams so please don’t hesitate in applying if you think you and your colleagues are up to the challenge.”
The new Surrey Sports Park host of the National Pool Lifeguard Championships
Surrey Sports Park has been picked to host the event due to its brand new swimming and pool-side facilities.
Alex Blackwell, Programme Manager at IQL UK, said: “We are really excited to have access to Surrey Sports Park. Their amazing facilities will really benefit the championships, as we put the nation’s best lifeguards to the test.” Richard Bean, General Manager of Surrey Sports Park said: “The Sports Park is committed to offering world class facilities, and hosting this national competition is a perfect fit for our aspirations as a sporting venue. “
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F IQL UK LTD ( 01789 773994 :
www.iql.org.uk
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