Ahead of the sequel to Hot Tub Time Machine being released in the UK, hot tub retailers share their views on what they would do if they could turn back time to alter their destiny? After Hot Tub Time Machine first hit our cinema screens in 2010 it quickly achieved cult status. It also provided hot tub retailers with an additional marketing tool to boost their showroom … [Read more...]
Have Your Say on Domestic Pool Water Standards
Following the release of some draft European Standards, SPATA is urging the industry to have its say on the documents, as they will affect domestic swimming pool water standards not only in the UK, but across a total of 33 countries in Europe. SPATA has been working tirelessly at home and abroad with colleagues on the British Standards (BSI) Committee responsible for … [Read more...]
2013 Wet Leisure Survey results released
The third year of the Wet Leisure Industry Survey saw its results released at the SPATEX event at the Ricoh Arena this week. The 2013 survey received around 15 per cent more responses than in 2012, and as the number of respondents grows, the picture that is revealed about the wet leisure industry becomes more accurate and more useful. Some of the 'at a glance' findings … [Read more...]
Hot to trot?
For many years hot tub retailers have been praying for dry post-spring months to boost profits before the winter. HTR readers share their views on whether the exceptional hot summer resulted in melted footfall or sizzling sales? Prolonged dry and warm weather can generally be relied upon to increase consumer spending with the ‘feel good factor’ and get those cash tills … [Read more...]