Swimming Pool Scene SPATEX REVIEW
Splash Attack
Damian Corbet reports from the recent SPATEX water leisure show…. ABOVE: SPATEX trade visitors reached 1,478, up 8.5 per cent on the previous year.
It was a case of quality and quantity at this year’s three-day water leisure show, SPATEX, at Coventry’s Ricoh arena. The annual showcase for the latest in swimming pools, saunas and steam rooms, saw a significant increase in commercial visitors, including a nine per cent year-on-year rise in those representing the holiday park sector.
Official figures put the number of trade visitors over the three day show at 1,478, up 8.5 per cent on the previous year. Show organiser Michele Bridle: “The signs were there from the outset that 2018 was going to be a good year so we increased the size of exhibition space in the autumn and this quickly sold out. “I’m delighted to say that the show’s success outstripped even our expectations, with an almost nine per cent increase in unique visitor numbers. SPATEX is well and truly established, not just in the UK, but internationally, representing the global wet leisure industry in its broadest sense.”
EDUCATION FOCUS
One of the highlights of the show was the double seminar and workshop programme spread over the three days. Offering an unparalleled source of free industry training and education, they
UK BREAKDOWN OF VISITORS East Anglia
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East Midlands London
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203 102 30 4
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104 Total: 1393
*Figs supplied by SPATEX
provided visitors with updates and tips on topics ranging from control panel technology and swimming pool liners to the latest trends in water disinfection.
ABOVE: With two theatre-style areas, 768 people attended SPATEX workshops. 48 Swimming Pool Scene SPATEX REVIEW
The breadth of knowledge on display was very impressive and gave audiences plenty of food for thought to takeaway Ross Alcock, in charge of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers’ (ISPE) programme of workshops, confirmed that the first day of the show notched up the highest number of delegates ever. “SPATEX 2018 looked and felt dynamic to the point it was probably the best in the show’s history,” and he added: “We can’t wait for 2019!” Of particular interest were talks on the upcoming Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) which could have far-reaching
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