Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene HOT TUB NEWS
Garforth Named Hot Tub Capital of Yorkshire
ABOVE: A whopping 12.7 per cent of all hot tubs purchased ended up taking residence in Garforth.
The little-known village of Garforth has been dubbed “Hot Tub Capital of Yorkshire” by a local spa business.
Garforth, which nestles nine miles outside of Leeds, was crowned with its title by local distributor, Outdoor Living, with the company making its proclamation based on its sales data over the past 12 years. It was revealed that a whopping 12.7 per cent of all hot tubs purchased, ended up taking residence in the town with home owners in the nearby villages of Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford and other LS25 postcodes reportedly buying the most Jacuzzis. The J200 series proved the most popular choice for buyers, accounting for 52 per cent of sales since 2015, with the J300
responsible for 34.5 per cent of trade.
Darren Jowett, Showroom Manager at Outdoor Living in Leeds, admitted he was slightly surprised by the results, but not by the increasing number of sales they are experiencing. “We always seem to do quite well with our sales in the villages,” he said, “possibly because there are some bigger houses there with more room for a hot tub. We thought villages such as Linton in West Yorkshire would be above Garforth and the surrounding area.” Moortown, Harewood and Moor Allerton, and the rest of the LS17 postcode came second in Outdoor Livings poll, whilst Collingham, Linton and Wetherby made it into third place, with 7.8 per cent.
Entries Open for 2017 UK Pool & Spa Awards
Returning for the ninth consecutive competition, the UK Pool & Spa Awards showcase the very best of the companies in the British hot tub and spa industry and is still accepting entries until September 2017.
Building on continued success, the event is set to be bigger and better with over 30 award-winning opportunities. We have also split several categories to focus attention towards the spa industries and increase the number of award-winning opportunities. The competition is open to swimming pool designers, installers, leisure operators, swim spa and hot tub manufacturers as well as wholesalers and retailers – regardless of trade association affi liation.
Previous years have attracted interest from all over the UK and Eire, Europe and around the world with hundreds of entries submitted. Passion Spas were the big winners at last year’s UK Pool & Spa Awards ceremony and other former award winners have said how much they value the competition as an opportunity to raise the profi le of their company both inside the industry and most importantly to their target customers.
Another added value service is that category winners will receive free PR and marketing support to publicise their win. All short-listed
ABOVE: Passion Spas were the big winners at last year’s UK Pool & Spa Awards ceremony.
competition entrants will also be able to use a special awards logo to help promote their success. To enter and join the UK Pool & Spa Awards at the annual presentation in December, visit the website and submit your entry –
www.ukpoolandspaawards.co.uk
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