SWIM SPAS
Will 2014 Be The Year Of The Swim Spa?
The Wellness Health and Swim Spa series from Coast Spas has been developed with the sole objective to bring together the health benefits that can be achieved with hot water, exercise, hydro massage therapy and swimming
FOR MANY, THE CONCEPT OF THE SWIM SPA IS NOW ACCEPTED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A TRADITIONAL SMALL POOL AND IT SEEMS THERE IS NO STOPPING THE RISE IN THEIR POPULARITY. FROM VALUE FOR MONEY PARTY SPAS TO FULL BLOWN TRAINING AIDS FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, THERE’S A WIDE CHOICE OF MODELS ON OFFER AND IT’S EXPANDING EVERY YEAR. WITH COMPETITION FIERCE BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS, WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SWIM SPA SUCCESS STORY
By Jon Wadeson
compact alternative to a swimming pool, swim spas are a great option for people who want the ability to swim at home without losing too much of the garden and their popularity must surely be having an affect on the sales of one- piece and above-ground pools.
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Catalina Spas have been selling swim spas for over 17 years and Managing Director Stephen Crabb fully recalls the company’s very first install. Over the following years, the sales of swim spas saw steady growth and with each passing year, many in the industry believed that the new year would be the ‘year of the swim spa’. For Catalina Spas, the ‘year of the swim spa’ was 2010 which was when they first saw a significant increase in swim spa sales. Since then, they have increased unit sales over 50% each year, with the
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o matter who you talk to, it seems that sales of swim spas in their many guises are on the increase. And it’s no real surprise. As a
exception being last year. In the last 12 months, unit sales have doubled compared to the previous year – that’s phenomenal growth, especially under the current economic climate.
Catalina led the way and were the first company to introduce the very affordable ‘party’ swim spa, the Mardi Gras, that continues to be
popular but there are now a whole host of products from various brands that now compete with it. Manufacturers clearly feel it’s a growing market and are responding by producing new models more frequently and there’s more choice now than ever before – and that’s across the board.
So will 2014 be another ‘year of the swim spa’? We take a look at some of the brands and products that could help it to be.
Vita Spa UK are pleased to announce the introduction of two new 14ft swim spas into their ever growing Xtreme range
TWO NEW VITA SPA MODELS FILL THE GAP Vita Spa UK are pleased to announce the introduction of two new 14ft swim spas – the XL4 and XB4 – into their ever growing Xtreme range of swim spas.
The XL4 has been designed with aquatic exercise and swimming in mind with its open planned layout allowing unhindered swimming without any obstacles in the way. There are
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