HOT TUB INDUSTRY TOUR
cover all of Northern Ireland and also deliver into the Republic of Ireland. The business is based on hot tub sales and the regular servicing and maintenance of their own hot tub installations. The Hot Tub Centre recently rolled out a three years 0% interest finance package for new customers, which has increased sales by 50 per cent in the last four months. Says Alain: “Our new finance
package has added a lot of new revenue and has encouraged a lot of people to buy who maybe would not have before.”
FAMILY VALUES
Established over 22 years ago, the family-run Aquasun is headed up by Ken and Patricia Storey who own and oversee the business on a day-to- day basis. Their daughter Debbie is responsible for the Republic of Ireland market and all three are supported by a long-standing team of six sales, admin, service and delivery staff. Aquasun are the sole distributors
of Hot Spring Spas in Ireland, as well as Endless Pools Swim Machines and Endless Pools Fitness Systems. The company also supply the Swedish
COMPLETE LEISURE SUPPLIES’
Steve Ross heads up a team of eight, which includes the Office Manager Dave, Accounts Manager Kate, and Service Technicians Declan and Rafal.
brand of sauna and steam rooms, TyloHelo. Says Debbie: “We first imported hot tubs
FORMED IN 1997,
Canadian Spa & Leisure are the exclusive dealers of Canadian Spa in Ireland.
into Ireland in 1998 and as one of the first suppliers, we had the choice of brands to supply to the Irish market. Watkins Wellness has been manufacturing for over 40 years and have sold over a million hot tubs worldwide, so we knew right from the beginning that HotSpring was a major brand and from their continued success they were a clear choice for Aquasun.” Aquasun have recently completed a
refurbishment of their Co.Antrim showroom to showcase 15 Hot Spring hot tubs and two new Endless Pools. Debbie adds: “We have developed a
test-swim area for customers to try out the swim current of an Endless Pool. We know our products deliver and there is no better way to sell it than let them get in and try it for themselves.”
RELIABLE SERVICE Formed in 1997, Canadian Spa & Leisure
are the exclusive dealers of Canadian Spa in Ireland. The company also supplies swimming pools and has a hot tub servicing division known as
hottubdoctor.ie. “We value service as our biggest
sales tool and through this operation we service and repair all makes of hot tubs nationwide,” explains Owner Paul McCaul. “When we started out, branding and
quality was important, and all of this came in a package from Canadian Spa. They had an operation in the UK which meant we were not dealing with the other side of the world and the team we deal with today are the same people from the beginning.” Canadian Spa & Leisure cover the
whole of Ireland. Their current bestselling models are the Toronto, Alberta, Ottawa and Thunderbay.
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