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ARTESIAN TAKES THEIR BRAND ON THE ROAD Artesian Spas, is taking its brand out on the roads with its fleet of cars carrying images of spas on vehicles. It’s part of a bid by the Doncaster based business to introduce branding to support its marketing.
The new branding displays images of bubbling spas and relaxed-looking people using them and is featured on all the company’s vehicle fleet of cars and vans – along with the prominent Artesian logo on the front doors.
Artesian Spas Business Development Manager Dave Edwards says, “The vehicles will be hitting the road with our logos to create brand awareness, reaching a wide variety of consumers.”
CIWM ADDRESS GLOBAL WATER ISSUES
The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM) holds its annual conference on 6 and 7 April next year at London’s Olympic Conference Centre on the theme of the Big Society. The two days will address issues across all areas of the global water and environment sector and will also focus on the issue of the “Big Society” and the implications for the
environment sector. The aim of the conference is to challenge and inspire the water and environmental community by sharing knowledge and best practice. There will be a mix of keynote speakers, offered papers, exhibitions and networking opportunities that will make this the key event for water and environment professionals.
For more information visit
www.ciwm.co.uk
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POLYPOOL GOES UNDERGROUND WITH HEAT CONSERVATION
Indoor swimming pools, featuring the latest heat-retaining panel technology from Polypool, are part of underground leisure suites in a new residential development by Southacres in Surrey. The Phillamores is a collection of three luxury properties in Cobham, each with their own entertainment complex in the basement that includes a 9m x 4m pool, gym and home cinema. Polypool designed and built heated swimming pools for each new home, including environmental controls, with it’s pioneering system because it offers ease of installation, minimal running costs, and advanced heat conservation to rival any traditionally built concrete or block swimming pool.”
Polypool’s thermal panel structure creates a fully insulated pool shell with a U-value (potential for heat loss) of 0.018W/m2K - well below the maximum 0.025W/m2K required under new Part L Building Regulations due to come into force in October 2010. Panels are factory fabricated to size to suit the individual pool dimensions and include high efficiency polyurethane between two facing skins. Polypool’s patented pool
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system retains up to 96% of heat that would normally be lost through the pool walls and floor using traditional construction methods. Polypool provided a total package for the Phillamores including a complete environmental pool system providing effective dehumidification, heat recovery and heating of air and pool water. The pools use a natural oxygen purification process that eliminates the need for cleaning chemicals such as chlorine or bromine. The environmentally friendly system keeps the water safe and clean, and
the toxic-free backwash water can be recycled for washing the car or watering plants.
Polypool recommended a ‘liquid’ pool cover with minimal visual impact to save energy on water heating and control humidity. The innovative system consists of a bio- degradable liquid which is lighter than water and forms a thin, transparent layer over the surface of the pool.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F POLYPOOL ( 01489 890800 :
www.polypool.co.uk
Swimming’s governing body the ASA has issued new guidance to advise swimming clubs and pools how to deal with the world of social networking from a child safeguarding point of view. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and video-sharing sites like You Tube provide opportunities
SWIM CLUBS GET ADVICE ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES ABERDEEN POOLS FACE CLOSURE
but they are accompanied by dangers and negative consequences if abused by users. This is why the ASA has published the Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Social Networking Sites by ASA Clubs and Club Members. The purpose of this guidance is to provide a recommendation of best practice to all ASA club members and parents on the use of social networking sites as they relate to that individual’s role in the ASA club. The ASA has also produced a specific guide for Twitter. The Parents’ Guide to Twitter. It explains what Twitter is, how to set up an account and how to use it. It should be read in conjunction with the Wavepower guidance on using social networks.
Swimming pools in Aberdeen could face closure as part of local authority cost-cutting measures. Aberdeen City Council is planning to “review” the future of several public pools. The proposal comes after long-awaited plans for an Olympic- sized facility were lodged. In May, council officials were asked to find almost £1m to repair Tullos pool, which temporarily closed two years ago – but it has now been confirmed there is no spare money in the council’s budgets.
Before making a decision on whether to close the pool at Torry, the officers have instead asked for a major review of all the city’s publicly- owned pools.
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