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SPN DEC 2012 IndustryNews


www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk BARR + WRAY SPLASH OUT WITH CENTER PARCS


Center Parcs Elveden Forest in Suffolk is set to become an even hotter favourite with families after Barr + Wray Ltd remodel the destination’s subtropical pool. The water treatment specialists, based at Hillington near Glasgow, have been awarded a £700,000 contract to refurbish and retile the massive freeform pool, create a new warm water pool, install two filtration systems and add new water features, including a new iconic Tropical Cyclone flume ride. Barr + Wray is working in close conjunction with Canadian specialists ProSlide Technology to create the Tropical Cyclone, a slide which uses several patented family water ride features to allow up to four people to race down together on a clover-shaped raft.


The Tropical Cyclone emulates the experience of rafting three of the


greatest rivers on Earth with water flow reaching a staggering 25,000 litres per minute, which requires four pumps to be in continuous operation. The filtration system is also being updated, which will improve water quality, cut running costs and reduce the impact on the environment. Lorne Kennedy, European Pools and Spas Sales Director at Barr + Wray said: “The swimming offering at Elveden Forest was impressive before – but this refurbishment will make it even better.


“The new warm water pool will be a fantastic addition to the swimming facilities and the new flume ride in the freeform subtropical pool will be one of the most spectacular in the UK. “But much of our work has taken place behind the scenes and it’s there that the pools really come into a class of their own.


“The new water filter vessels


The Tropical Cyclone, part of the refurbishment at Center Parcs Elveden Forest


we’ve installed are specially designed to save water as well as space in the plant room underneath. We reckon these filters will save around 6,000m3 from the pools each year compared to the traditional sand filters.”


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GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION STEELS THE SHOW AT ABERDEEN AQUATICS CENTRE


Aberdeen Aquatics Centre has started to rise out of the ground as the steel frame is put in place by main contractor GRAHAM Construction. The latest addition to Aberdeen Sports Village is on track for the scheduled early 2014 opening. The centre will include a 10 lane competition standard 50 metre pool and a 25 metre pool complete with full international standard diving facilities.


Alongside the ongoing steelwork, GRAHAM Construction is laying precast flooring to create the first floor of the building and beginning to fit the external cladding around the completed sections of the steel frame.


Dave Newton, Site Manager for GRAHAM Construction, said: “This is the stage where the building really starts to take shape and you can properly appreciate the size and scale of the facility.


“The outer structure of the main competition pool and plant room is now in place and efforts will be concentrated on the 25 metre pool and changing rooms in the coming weeks.


“When the initial layer of external cladding is in place, an outer layer will be installed to give the building a signature look, a matt black finish for the main competition pool and changing area and aluminium


shingle for the diving pool.” The main focus over the coming months is to complete the cladding and install the windows and roof in order to make the facility wind and water-tight before the internal fit- out begins.


David Beattie, Chief Executive at Aberdeen Sports Village, said: “There is a lot of anticipation about the centre opening, as it will be a hub of activity for the people of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. To ensure the centre meets the needs of the whole community we have plans for public, senior and family sessions, exercise classes, swimming lessons and swimming sessions for local primary schools. The facility will also be used by elite athletes due to the world- class facilities we have planned.” The Aquatics Centre is a joint project between the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland.


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F GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION ( 01224 642880 : www.graham.co.uk


September 2012, with the entire remodelling due to be completed in November 2012.


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ENDLESS POOL MAKES A SPLASH AT LINCOLNSHIRE UNIVERSITY


The University of Lincoln recently kitted out its Human Performance Centre with an ‘endless pool’, making it only the second in the country to have such a facility on campus.


The pool, which cost just under £20,000 to install, was selected as it provides a low-impact environment for distance runners to train in but crucially is perfect for studying the performance of swimmers and is particularly useful in biomechanics and physiology- based research.


Human Performance Centre Manager Simon George said: “Swimmers can use the pool for analysis of their technique and physiological data collection. “It can be combined with a high- speed camera system to provide biomechanical data in real-time – which of course would be problematic in a full-size swimming pool.”


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