Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene HOT TUB HIRE
ABOVE: Now a growing trend, more established water leisure businesses are enjoying the benefits of the hire market. week before delivery.
In terms of lifespan, Sutton Spas replace their units on an annual basis to allow them to achieve a strong second hand value and to ensure they have a fleet of spas in tip-top condition. Says Jason Smith: “There are RotoSpas in the hire field that are up to six years old and come back to us from their owners to be refurbished. That said, we recommend replacing them at regular intervals of every few years to keep stock looking great and reducing the risk of failure on hire.”
Cleanliness is a principal consideration for any hot tub hire
company, from a moral, legal and reputational standpoint. The water should be emptied and refilled when the number of different users has exceeded more than twice the capacity of the tub.
CLEANING REGIME
Sutton Spas units undergo a rigorous cleaning regime both before and after use and a microbiological testing procedure is also in place. The company provides a Lovibond Scuba II digital tester with every hire spa to ensure accurate test results, as well as two filters with every tub so the end hirer can change the filter each day. He concludes: “For the hot tub professional you will already have most of the tools needed to go into this market as well as the most important thing, water treatment knowledge. What’s to lose? It’s a fairly
cheap business to set up and if you don’t do it, someone else will.” Elsewhere in the county, HTP Inc. of Bristol, has offered hot tub hire since October 2015, to meet the increasing demand of customers wishing to test the waters before taking the plunge. “We spotted an opportunity to maximise hot tub sales through the hire route and it seems to be paying off,” reveals Managing Director Lewis Salvidge.
WINNING FORMULA “At first it was a case of seeing how it goes, but the more hire jobs we do, the more jobs we gain.”
HTP Inc. customers that choose to purchase a hot tub following a hire period are refunded the hire cost, which comes off the total cost of the new hot tub.
“Having run three hot tub showrooms, time and time again customers were coming to us asking to test the spas before purchasing one. We delayed offering the hire options initially, because we thought it would be too much hassle in terms of logistics – but we’ve tried to make it as easy for ourselves as possible and it keeps the clients happy which is the main thing,” says Lewis. Lewis relies solely on the power of Facebook to advertise the hot tub hire service, and it’s proving to be a winning formula: “All of the hire enquiries we have come through Facebook. I don’t do any other
ABOVE: Last year Sutton Spas carried out 230 hires in the West Midlands - a mixture of seven day, weekend and long term hires.
ABOVE: Price points can vary across regions, but Sutton Spas charge around £199 for a weekend entry level package, going up to £315 for a luxury package.
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