Swimming Pool Scene COMMERCIAL PROJECT ONE-PIECE POOLS
One And Only
Ashleigh Bissett heralds the era of the one-piece pool… ABOVE: Paramount Pools are currently supplying the Luxe Pool through a network of 42 approved dealers.
The demand for one-piece pools is growing year on year in the UK as the concept becomes more widely understood. Today’s portfolio of one-piece pool options is as broad as it is long. Production enhancements combined with high quality materials, customisable options, luxury finishes and extended warranties have led to a swell in the one-piece pools market - and the trend looks set to continue.
“The pool trade are more interested in one-piece pools than ever before,” comments Ed West, Managing Director of Sunquest Pools. “The profile of one-piece pools has been raised considerably in the last few years, mainly within the consumer market, but it’s now the trade that are really seeing the benefits.
“One-piece pools are generally easier and much quicker to install than concrete or liner pools, so the trade can benefit from more turnover with minimal input,” he adds. Buckinghamshire-based Sunquest Pools have recently teamed up with newly formed, to deliver a brand new one-piece exercise pool to the UK market. The Slipstream was launched at SPATEX this year and combines three important components, which make it stand out from the crowd. Firstly, the built-in Hydrostar turbine gives optimal performance of 160m3 per hour up to 430m3 hr, which means the pool suits a range of swimmers from amateurs up to professional triathletes or even iron man training. Secondly, the designers tapped into the British yacht and boat building industry when designing the GRP pool shell,
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resulting in a first class finish that is strong, highly durable and will last for many years. Finally, the integrated Ocea pool cover, within the Slipstream sits in specially designed GRP case that doubles as a seating area and shallow step, and offers insulation or solar heating depending on the type of cover selected.
Alan Thorne, Managing Director of Ocea UK comments: “The reaction to the Slipstream by the pool trade has been very enthusiastic. They seem to like the overall package of a finished one- piece exercise pool that can be delivered complete onsite.
TRAINING POOL “When we launched at SPATEX, everyone seemed surprised by the effectiveness of the 24V turbine powered counter current, especially when they saw our national-level swimmer put the unit through its paces. Most people couldn’t believe we were getting so much flow from a 16amp low voltage system! This, combined with the low noise and simple remote control of the speed settings was an instant winner.”
Alan adds: “The icing on the cake was the ability for users to download an app on their phone so that they could record and view their swimming performance and session times with details of speed and distance swam in every session offering the ability to use the Slipstream pool as a true training pool.”
Manufactured in the UK and designed as an all-in-one package
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