Hot Tub & Swim Spa Scene SPATEX REVIEW


reduce the cost of heating. For us, this is a major and growing market.”


The Aqua Warehouse Group saw new horizons opening up at


SPATEX with the demonstration of its Covana Horizon electronic hot tub roof.


“The great feature of this roof is that it tilts back, so you can sit back and see the distant horizon or look up at the stars,” extolled John Mabey. “While this product is slightly more expensive than conventional spa covers, there was a definite demand from the upper end of the market for a tilting roof. It’s also designed to become a gazebo.


“The beauty of the Covana Horizon is that, once you have one, you’ll never have to buy another hot tub cover again. It’s also fully insulated with a rubber heat seal, so the tub will stay hot for longer.”


BRIGHT VENUE


The Riptide team was clearly impressed by their first visit to SPATEX’s new home. “What a great venue – it’s certainly a bright new start for the show,” said General Manager Huw Chivers. “We had a brilliant first day – I wasn’t expecting it to be so busy. I didn’t take any lunch – in fact I didn’t have anything to eat until 5.30! “We took some very high-quality leads, on an international level, which was fantastic. It was also great to catch up with many of our colleagues and friends in the industry.”


O-Care, the Dutch manufacturer of minerals used to remove and prevent biofilms from pumps, heaters and blowers, discovered a potentially huge new business opportunity at SPATEX. Roel Fassbender, the company’s CPO: “I only leaned at the show


ABOVE: Superior Spas had all bases covered with three ranges on show, to suit all tastes and budgets.


that UK holiday parks are a massive opportunity for us. Chris Brady from One Stop Spas is promoting our product over here and he explained to me just how big the UK holiday park market is. “Hot tubs in lodges see really intensive use – people aren’t used to them, so may want to spend half the day in the tub! In this case the chlorine can quickly run out. O-Care ensures contaminants don’t settle and cause a biofilm, ensuring chlorine is much more effective when topped up. “So, while it’s early days, we think that holiday parks could become a major market for us.”


GETTING IN-LINE Darlly Europe, the UK’s leading supplier of replacement hot tub filters, launched its new SaniStream direct line filtration system at the show.


A new solution for HSG282 compliance for the majority of hot tubs on sale in the UK, the SaniStream is an inline dosing dispenser which allows for the continuous dosing of chlorine or bromine tablets or bromine granules.


“The majority of infection in hot tubs is in the filter, so having a sanitiser inline is an ideal solution,” says Darlly’s Gil Gingell. Superior Spas had all bases covered with three ranges on show, to suit all tastes and budgets.


ABOVE: The Aqua Warehouse Group enjoyed an outstanding SPATEX with a particularly quality attendance.


“By offering spas across the range, we can offer customers what they want. There’s been a great deal of interest from dealers we already work with and the response so far has been very positive,” commented Sales Director Gareth Ward. “Dealers also like us as a company, as we try to take the ‘hassle’ out of things, leaving them to do what they do best, which is selling. Once a dealer sells a spa, that’s it – they don’t have to do anything


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