Award-winning hot tub and swim spa specialist The Pool and Spa Company has announced a restructure of the company and changes for senior members of the family-run business to achieve enhanced sales and customer service. In recent years Theo Mantoura has helped to steer the Hydropool dealership, based at the Ruxley Manor Garden Centre near Sidcup, Kent, on the success trail … [Read more...]
Historic hot tub seminar debut
L.A Spas hot tub and swim spa dealers have been provided with a major boost for the second half of the year after attending the brand’s historic inaugural UK Seminar by the Aqua Warehouse Group. The seminar was the first for over six years for the L.A. Spas dealership network and brought together all of the current UK-based retailers at the Grade II Listed Mansion Bosworth … [Read more...]
Hot tub brand launches Vivia
Iconic hot tub brand Villeroy & Boch has launched the Vivia collection to provide homeowners with the capability to enjoy sauna wellness in the privacy of their own bathroom. The home saunas in the Vivia SA-Line from Villeroy & Boch, which is featured in the ‘Sauna and Steam’ section in the inaugural edition of WhatSwimmingPool?, combine technology with design and … [Read more...]
Hot tub mag gains sister publication
Hot tub and swim spa consumer magazines WhatSpa? and WhatSwimSpa? are being joined by sister publication WhatSwimmingPool? this summer to provide specialist independent advice for current and prospective pool owners. Packed full of expert guidance, the inaugural issue of WhatSwimmingPool? has dedicated features for prospective pool owners to gain an insight into the health … [Read more...]
Hot tub showcase going fourth
UK Pool & Spa Expo organisers have ramped up promotional activities for the countdown to the fourth edition of the hot tub and pool exhibition that is being hosted at the Birmingham NEC in November. Members of the New Events team behind the UK Pool & Spa Expo’s decision to host two of the trade and consumer showcases in the same year are now pulling out all the stops … [Read more...]
RHS show hot tub first
Jacuzzi has been celebrating achieving a blooming hot tub first success after being awarded a prestigious ‘Best at Show’ award at the 25th anniversary event of the Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Achieving high scores for creativity, presentation and design, Jacuzzi Spa & Bath Ltd scooped a 3 Star Tradestand Award at this week’s RHS show. It … [Read more...]
Revamped hot tub show website
SPATEX organisers have launched their revamped official website as part of a specialist marketing initiative to target greater numbers of hot tub and wet leisure visitors for the 20th anniversary of the exhibition in Coventry. The new multi-lingual SPATEX website, at www.spatex.co.uk, has been enhanced for increased user-friendly capability for UK and international audiences … [Read more...]
Record hot tub ‘Best Buy’ run
HotSpring has gained a major marketing boost for its hot tub retailers by achieving a ‘hat-trick’ of Consumers Digest Best Buy Awards for the Aria and a brace of WhatSpa? Best Buy Awards for the innovative Envoy NXT. For the third time in a row, the Highlife collection Aria, coming in at 220 x 220 x 91cm from Watkins Manufacturing, has been named a Best Buy by Consumers … [Read more...]
Shared hot tub philosophy
Villeroy & Boch has followed up its innovative technology recognition at this year’s iF Design Awards 2015 for the Just Silence model by promoting the ‘shared hot tub soak’ philosophy to prospective owners. The iconic manufacturer believes the newly-launched five-seater Just Silence model, coming in at 224 x 213 x 86cm, is the perfect location for relaxation with family … [Read more...]
Hot tub show sales record
SPATEX organisers have reported record levels of exhibitor bookings for the 20th edition of the hot tub, swim spa and swimming pool showcase that looks set for an early sell-out after two thirds of stand space has been snapped up during the spring. According to organiser Michele Bridle, the sale of exhibition space has been unprecedented, since doors closed on the 2015 … [Read more...]