Pool & Spa Scene: PEOPLE NEWS
Lee Is An Inspiration To His Rio Team
A swimming pool service engineer from Rio Pools in Gloucestershire has been selected to undertake a ‘once in a lifetime’ endurance car rally from Peru to Argentina. Lee Townsend, is one of
31 crew members in the Race2Recovery Dakar event that will undertake the 9,000 mile journey in 15 days.
Lee will leave the UK on December 27 for the epic
ABOVE: A service engineer with Rio Pools, Lee Townsend is gearing up for Dakar Challenge.
fundraiser in aid of Help 4 Heroes and Tedworth House. The Dakar is an incomparable human adventure whose history has been built in the fi nest deserts of the planet, it is amongst the major sporting challenges of our age, attracting participants from nearly 50 countries and broadcast to billions around the world. Lee’s support for Help for Hero’s is borne from his days spent in REME, where is worked as a mechanic and travelled all over the world. Fundraising has become something of a habit for Lee. Two years ago he organised and walked along the 84 mile-length of Hadrian’s Wall, completed in four days and raising some £4,500 for Help for Heroes.
Last year, Lee was in a team which completed a 24 hour walking marathon, completing 52 miles that day raising about £5,000 for Cancer research. Shelley Wilcox of Rio Pools comments: “We know the charity is dear to Lee’s heart, having many (ex-servicemen) friends who suffered life changing injuries in the line of duty. “Lee also has battles of his own, particularly with his knees due to an
injury sustained in Germany but he never complains,” Shelley said. “He’s an inspiration to all of us here at Rio and we wish him all the very best, and our complete support for the next fi ve months with the Race to Recover team.” For more details on the Race2Recovery rally team, route and
sponsorship please look on their web site
www.race2recovery.com Donating to the cause could not be easier, simply text RACE20
£5 to 70070 Rio Pools Tel. +44 (0)1453 521101
www.riopools.co.uk
Waterco Expand Sales Team Humphries New Topline Sales Head Topline Electronics
International water treatment specialists Waterco Europe have welcomed Darren Douglas to their UK sales team. Darren, who has a well established background working in water treatment industries, will be working mainly within the UK market supporting Waterco’s distribution networks and pursuing new opportunities within the aquatic and industrial water treatment markets. Tony Fisher, managing director Waterco Europe commented: “Waterco Europe is always looking to solidify our position as a proactive innovator within the industry and the markets in which we operate; we feel that Darren’s appointment will be in keeping with this philosophy and will enable us to better react to the needs and requirements of our customers.” Waterco Tel. +44 (0)1795 521 733
www.waterco.eu
ABOVE: Waterco has welcomed Darren Douglas, a new member to its UK sales team.
88 Pool & Spa Scene: PEOPLE NEWS
Limited has appointed Barry Humphries as sales director,
heading up our sales team at the UK’s
largest manufacturer of swimming pool chemical control equipment and
ancillary products. Barry joins Topline with 30
years’ experience in the swimming pool industry, working in both the public and private sector, and most recently Siemens, one of the world’s largest engineering manufacturing companies.
Topline, based in Hailsham, East Sussex, offer a wide range of pool controllers, chemical dosing packages, ultra-violet generation and energy
ABOVE: Barry Humphries is the now heading up the Topline UK sales team.
saving LED underwater lights.
Andrew Hunt, managing director of Topline commented “We are very pleased to welcome Barry to the team, his knowledge and experience in the pool market will complement our existing product range and customer base,
presenting some exciting new opportunities.”
Barry was equally enthusiastic:
“Topline offer the opportunity to work for a very customer-focused manufacturer and I am looking forward to this new role and the challenges the position will bring.” Topline Electronics Tel. +44 (0)1323 440 760
www.topline.uk.net
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