POOL REPAIRS & REFURBISHMENT CASE STUDY On Site Lining Brings Pool Back To Life
Fowler Swimming Pools were given the brief of renovating an old liner pool in West Sussex which had long since seen better days. Turning to Certikin, its long-standing one stop supplier, they produced a shopping list and then set about the work. Starting from the inside out, the first thing to receive attention was the liner and for this Fowlers had no hesitation in choosing Certikin’s Infinite On Site Lining System. Fowlers’ MD Tom Holman explained: “We chose the Infinite liner because of the quality and versatility of the product and the expertise of the Certikin installers. This was a renovation project to an existing bag liner pool and we added a pit for a Roldeck automatic cover
Mapei is a familiar name to many in the wet leisure industry and their UK operation was established in back in 1989. Operating out of their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility based in the West Midlands, the company produces numerous products with applications for swimming pools, spas and other wet areas. These include Mapelastic, a two-component, flexible, cementitious mortar for waterproofing bathrooms, showers, wet rooms and swimming pools. The product can be spray, brush or trowel applied and be reinforced with Mapenet 150 for crack- bridging properties, and Mapei Ultracolour Plus, a fast setting and drying flexible polymer modified anti-efflorescence grout for joints from 2-20 mm. Water-repellent and with DropEffect and anti-mould with BioBlock technology, Ultracolour Plus is available in 26 colours.
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plus radial in situ steps. All of which can be accommodated with the in situ applied liner much better than a traditional bag liner. Certikin’s comprehensive choice of colours and finishes was also attractive to the customer.”
All the pool fittings (skimmers, inlets, pumps) are Certikin’s along with two Certikin PU9 lights and the whole project including new filtration plant, replacement underground pipework and flow control fittings, new copings and paved surrounds took around eight weeks.
“The customer was delighted with the end product and to all intents and purposes they effectively have a brand new pool,” added Tom.
Ltd has a dedicated team of Specification Managers nationwide and an expert Technical Services Department based at their UK headquarters.
POOL DIVING SOLUTIONS GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Since opening in 2011 the objective of Stockport based Pool Diving Solutions has been to offer underwater swimming pool repairs and maintenance at competitive prices, without sacrificing excellent quality workmanship. The company are confident that they have executed that objective thus far and this is reflected in the relationships they have built and maintained with councils, management companies, schools, universities and contractors across the UK over this relatively short period.
Not complacent in their achievements
to date, the company continues to learn and devise new cost effective and durable methods to approach underwater repairs. Although consisting of just a few members, the experience and skills of the Pool Diving Solutions team enables them to complete more complex projects. Recently, a contract required the company’s expertise in underwater drilling to improve the method currently used to change a boom, from an air system to a hydraulic ram system. Pool Diving Solutions were able to complete the entire installation underwater using hydraulic tools.
Some of their other larger projects include a 45 square metre underwater tiling project completed at 1escape health club in Dublin plus a 600 square metre underwater grouting assignment completed at Grand Central swimming pool in Stockport.
REVOLUTIONARY UNDERWATER DRILL A WORLD FIRST! Developed
The experience and
skills of the Pool Diving Solutions team enables them to complete more complex projects
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originally for use in the maritime industry, a revolutionary underwater drill is now available in the UK through Fairlocks Pool Products. The Nemo DD18-3Li drill has been tested to depths up to 20m and operates at the same capacity as the traditional
Developed originally for use in the maritime industry, the revolutionary Nemo underwater drill it is now available in the UK through Fairlocks Pool Products
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