Hot tub and wet leisure product marketing specialist Dorian Davies has welcomed the announcement that Massachusetts-based electro-magnetic propulsion technology leader ePropelled has appointed Bill Whitehurst to the company’s Commercial Advisory Board. Cardiff-based ePropelled VP of Sales Dorian, one of the most recognised faces of the wet leisure industry and member of the … [Read more...]
BISHTA issues high temperature alert
BISHTA has issued a nationwide hot tub consumer safety alert about the risks of hot tubs within the UK that are operating at more than 40°C and are potentially a fatality risk. A new study of the current UK hot tub market by BISHTA has highlighted that there is a growing trend of some hot tub suppliers promoting the fact that their products can be adjusted by owners to have … [Read more...]
Call for 2020 survey respondents
Hot tub and swim spa specialists are being asked to take part in the 2020 Wet Leisure Survey along with their pool market counterparts that will help to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. After launching the Wet Leisure Survey in 2011, and then publishing the inaugural results and analysis during SPATEX 2012, this will be the tenth time that Barnstaple-based Golden … [Read more...]
SPATEX 2021 going virtual
SPATEX organisers have announced that the 2021 edition is moving from a physical to a virtual format with the help of vFairs that is conducting a demonstration of its virtual event platform on Tuesday. After other major wet leisure exhibitions have been postponed this year by the Covid-19 pandemic, and in line with recent government regulation to protect visitors and … [Read more...]
SPATEX wave of optimism
SPATEX organisers are riding a hot tub wave of optimism while preparing for the 25th anniversary edition of the wet leisure showcase after other European exhibition schedules have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisers are confident that the 2021 event will be a success, which also marks BISHTA’s 20th anniversary and SPATA’s 60th anniversary and have been … [Read more...]
Moving forward with hot tub marketing
BISHTA is urging members to promote their hot tub dealerships effectively during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the announcement for the launch of entries for the 2021 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards. With its ‘BISHTA moving forward’ strategy during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the association has been implementing new measures to assist members with their showroom … [Read more...]
Call for essential Covid-19 clearance
BISHTA is calling for the government to view hot tub maintenance as essential by following the lead of America’s Homeland Security department in deeming their industry as essential critical infrastructure workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of National Hot Tub Day, on March 28, BISHTA had planned to support a week-long countdown to celebrate the industry and many … [Read more...]
Hot reception for Mayor’s visit
All Weather Leisure Midlands is preparing a hot reception for visitors and the Mayor of Shrewsbury as part of a special ceremony event to officially launch the family-run company’s second dedicated Jacuzzi Hot Tub Superstore. Liam Shelley and his son Luke, who are the owners of the expanding WhatSpa? Approved business, have opened an additional indoor showroom after … [Read more...]
All go for ‘Green’ SPATEX
Hot tub product specialists are all set to go to the ‘Green’ SPATEX 2020 and be part of an unmissable environmentally-friendly wet leisure showcase with a bumper crop of WhatSpa? and WhatSwimSpa? Award winners. Ahead of the doors opening to the Ericsson Exhibition Hall for the 24th edition of SPATEX this week at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, from Tuesday, January 28, to … [Read more...]
Diving into new showroom promotion
Artesian Spas and Marquis dealership Complete Spas has been diving into promotion of a new hot tub showroom location with the help of an Olympic champion who will be a VIP guest at the 2020 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards. After the two USA brands gained multiple WhatSpa? and WhatSwimSpa? Best Buy Award-winning accolades in the 2019 editions of the trade magazines, … [Read more...]