Swimming Pool Scene UK POOL & SPA AWARDS


ABOVE: Dyfed Thompson-Smith, left, of AstralPool UK pictured with Michelle Dewberry and Will Skynner of Cheshire Wellness, right.


ON THE BUSES Barry McCabe of Oyster Pools & Leisure received a Special Achievement Award for distinguished service to the industry including his work on behalf of National Leisure. Barry McCabe of Oyster Pools & Leisure received a Special Achievement Award for distinguished service to the industry including his work on behalf of National Leisure. Oyster’s founder and managing director Barry McCabe originates from Wimbledon and one of his first jobs was in fact that of a London bus driver. He later joined a building company which built pools for Cranleigh Clark of Australia and this is where over the years he became knowledgable with the construction methods, so much so that he was headhunted by an American Company, Fox Pools, who were venturing into the UK market.


Barry was later offered the opportunity to put his pool knowldege to use in Monmouthshire at Raglan Garden Centre, and so began the start of the Oyster Pools & Leisure Ltd in 1984. More than three decades later the company continues to flourish in the area and Barry, at the age of 70, still works five days a week, assisted by his wife Paula and step son Gareth, both co-directors.


significant investment in communication and training, including the presentation of two seminars and taking key clients to visit its main Fluidra factories. That core investment has also seen the roll-out of dedicated Heatstar engineering training sessions in Fareham at the company’s new purpose-built training facility plus first sessions on a roadshow basis. “Since 2015, AstralPool UK has been following a strategic re-focus on core domestic products and established new agreements with key suppliers,” commented a delighted Dyfed Thompson-Smith, general manager of AstralPool UK. “Key to our success has been the continued strong development of our relationship with Heatstar, our long established environmental control partner,” he added. Launched in spring 2017 at the Salone del Mobile Milan, the


YACHT, by Laghetto, was the runaway winner of the Pool Product Of The Year category sponsored by Lonza hth. Apart from forming an impressive design centre-piece, YACHT offers a revolutionary hi-tech and multi-zone environment that combines bathing, swimming and lounging functions, which encourage a relaxing and enjoyable aquatic experience.


With all materials specially chosen for their environmental qualities as well as compliance with European standards of safety and non-toxicity, the idea was to bring Italian flair and craftsmanship to a structure which could be used equally as a temporary or permanent feature.


ABOVE: The YACHT by Laghetto was the runaway winner of the Pool Product Of The Year category.


PRODUCT OF THE YEAR (POOLS)


CATEGORY WINNER Yacht system - Piscine Laghetto


GOLD AWARDS Pool-Dek System – Stage Systems Stainless Steel Pool – Morgan Bros Leisure Hydrostar counter current - Binder GmbH & Co. KG


ABOVE: Barry McCabe received a Special Achievement Award at the recent UK Pool & Spa Awards.


SILVER AWARDS PoolLab Photometer – Water-id Aquabike – N-fox


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