62
SPN APR 2012 One-piecePools
www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk Size isn’t an issue for Riviera
The speed of installation is the biggest selling point for fibreglass one- piece pools. Their fully warranted ‘ready to swim’ appeal makes them popular with pool installers and consumers and 2012 looks set to be another big year for sales
T
he summer season in Britain is often so short you can blink and miss it!
Which is why pool builders are putting more selling weight behind one-piece pools, easy to fit, impressive for the client – and here’s the crucial point – installed and ready to use well inside a week. “Everyone loves them at the moment,” said pool builder Matt Bosman from Wiseland Pools. “They are no trouble to fit and it’s great to be able to say as part of the sale pitch that ‘you can have your pool fitted in five or six days’. It helps people make that final move to their cheque book!” Prospective pool owners looking for a swimming pool which can be installed quickly with the minimum of fuss and delivered on site with everything from plumbing to pool covers ready, are always impressed.
It’s not always a cheap option but what’s clear to more people in the trade these days is that when clients have made the financial decision to have a pool, they want it quickly.
In France and Germany one-piece pools claim an increasingly large part of the new pool build
market. The figure rises to as much as 75% in the South Africa and Australia markets. In the increasingly important market in India one-piece pools are huge business.
It’s difficult to see the downside. The engineering strength of the fibreglass construction and the impressive warranties available has made the decision to buy easier. It also helps that the pools should last 50 years. In Britain, certainly over the last 18 months, it’s been a confusing market in terms of pricing and where the best value is but more established products and brands has seen the end of many cost issues, report builders. Pricing in the market mostly ranges from £6,000 for the cheapest pool up to the largest pools at £20,000. A pricing structure which sees pools priced at £30,000 doesn’t seem viable.
One downside which seems to be a particular problem in the UK is access and getting a ready- made pool delivered into a tight, difficult access has meant suppliers turning to cranes, boats and even helicopters to deliver. But ask suppliers and
“They are no trouble to fit and it’s great to be able to say as part of the sale pitch that ‘you can have your pool fitted in five or six days’. It helps people make that final move to their cheque book!”
builders how many pools they haven’t been able to get on to a site and the numbers will be very, very small.
SKYMIRROR CONSTANT DEPTH POOL CARRIES CERTIKIN’S HOPES IN 2012 The stunning one-piece Delta Skymirror pool has arrived at Certikin to great acclaim and ready to capitalise on the 2012 pool season ahead. The constant depth pool is made from premium quality vinylester resins ensuring the highest standards of manufacture. This incorporates a revolutionary honey-comb structure which dramatically reduces the osmosis effect. The pools are oven treated during the manufacturing process to ensure a complete polymerisation. A Skymirror pool comes with a 15 year warranty on the pool structure.
The pool comes with a skimmer, underwater light transformer and deck box, two returns, two low level suctions, one vac point and one auto top up. Two sizes are available 7.5m x 3.4m x 1.5m and a larger 9.5m x 3.8m x 1.5m.
Sundance Pools uses only superior resins and a unique ‘coremat’ sandwich construction
By Alan Lewis
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100