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Luigi CAROBBIO is very modest, as most Bergamo natives are, yet his company is celebrating 40 years in business producing decorative components and products for swimming pools and has emerged unscathed from the recent economic crisis.
Hungarian spa specialist WELLIS is exhibiting at the Piscine Global pool show in Lyon this year for the third time, as well as celebrating its tenth anniversary. Latest improvements to the company’s products include the Vario Pods, designed to increase the user’s comfort and relaxation in the...
After several years of experience in the world of swimming pools (public and private), the young Dutch  entrepreneurs Janneke de Louw, Patricia Verboven and Patrick van der Velden created the company (Re)Cover.
HAYWARD will celebrate its 50th anniversary at Piscine Global exhibition. For this special occasion, we interviewed Robert DAVIS, son of the founder, President and CEO of the company.
SolidPool announces the arrival of its new Export Manager, Victor GIL-VALCARCEL. With a BTS degree in International Trade, he is now head of international sales. Geographical areas such as Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Africa will be the targets of its commercial...
The EUSA (EUROPEAN UNION OF SWIMMING-POOL AND SPA ASSOCIATIONS) held its meeting on 8th and 9th October in Brussels for closer proximity to European organizations. This meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the progress of European standardization projects with, in particular, the move to...
Piscine Laghetto has been designing and building swimming pools over 40 years in Italy in the production unit of Agrisilos, a company located in Viscovato (near the famous town of Cremona). Over the years, the company has evolved into an international group (the Laghetto Group), with its network...
Founded in 1994, and headed by Bruno RELMONT since 2001, Annonay Productions France is a French market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of pool equipment (liners for in-ground pools, ribbed covers, automatic pool covers, summer and winter security covers, etc.).  
As a follow-up to the operation carried out last July by Cedrik MAYER-KLENK's group, the FIJA group, headed by Marc MAUPAS, joined the round table talks with AQUALUX. Sébastien GUILLOT, the Chairman of AQUALUX, says: "Welcoming FIJA into our midst corresponds to our strategic commitment to...
The Spatex 2015 team will be out in force at Piscine Global and welcome the opportunity to speak to interested parties regarding their requirements for the UK event.
Over its 35 years of existence the international Piscine exhibition in Lyon has grown to become the most important global event of the profession, with a formula that evolves to meet the expectations of industry professionals and culminating, in 2014, in an extremely comprehensive concept: Piscine...
Pool Technology will keep its tryst with the Lyon exhibition as it did during the previous editions, an opportunity for this specialist in water treatments to display and present its offer.  On the programme: MINI, JUST, PREMIUM and PROFESSIONAL; compatible and original Kawana replacement cells...
DOM COMPOSIT is taking part in the Paris-Dakar rally in 2015, a tough rally where close-knit teams have to meet every challenge.  It is a wonderful partnership for the French company that has chosen to accompany Team MD, and in particular, the Martin Gomez team. The pool-constructor is proud to...
BOTHELL, WA - HaloSource, Inc. (HAL.LN, HALO.LN), the global clean water technology company traded on London's AIM, announces that it has signed a strategic supply agreement with Fluidra, S.A., to accelerate the delivery of HaloSource’s enhanced recreational water solutions into the European and...
The UK Pool & Spa Expo is again hosting the highly respected US commercial pool operators’ (CPO) course at next January’s event at the NEC. Run by the National Swimming Pool Federation (NSPF) of the USA, the course will be of particular interest to hoteliers, pool builders, maintenance staff,...
2014 marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of FITT, a significant milestone confirming the strength of the company. Born in 1969 thanks to Rinaldo Mezzalira as F.I.T.T. (Fabbrica Italiana Tubi e Trafilati), the company along the years has become synonym of PVC quality hoses. This success...
There are times when the use of “traditional” materials, such as reinforced concrete or steel, may not be the ideal solution in terms of cost, time and adaptability to an existing situation, especially if the need for intervention is at the start of the swimming season and the customer is the...
Pool Corporation has completed a transaction that will expand its global presence into Australia. In a multi-faceted deal, POOLCORP purchased a majority interest in Pool Systems Pty. Ltd. (Pool Systems).
The French company, AQUALUX, specialist in the manufacture of pool materials and equipment, joined the German group Chemoform, a leading player in water treatment and chemicals, in July this year. The new group thus formed represents a consolidated turnover of over € 100 million for 450...
Lifetech s.r.o. from Brno in the Czech Republic is a producer of UV and ozone technology for water disinfection. The Company has already established a group of clients in countries such as Russia, Germany, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia. But it is ready now, having...
The organisers of the UK Pool & Spa Expo have announced that the show website can now be viewed in 35 different languages, thanks to investment in “high-quality professional translation”.
The German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry (DGfdB) will stage the 65th Congress for Pool and Bath Technology during interbad 2014, which will be held at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre from 21 to 24 October 2014.
Anti Wave International founder Anti (Anton) Kajlich and his fellow team members have collected a Gold Medal in the 70+ category in water polo at the FINA World Masters Games – staged in Montréal, Canada, from 27 July to 2 August.
FIJA Group continues its European development with the acquisition of LMP (Le Matériel Piscine) a distribution company operating in Benelux. FIJA Group, a leader in the swimming pools market, today announced the acquisition of LMP, a company specialising in the distribution of swimming pool...
The organisers of the UK Pool & Spa Expo are implementing a host of new initiatives for the 2015 event to take it to a new level, say the organisers. In addition to the usual show features such as the New Product Zone, the NSPF Certified Pool Operators’ Course and a full seminar programme, the...
The company, Hydrover, carried out a comparative study before and after installation of its eco-friendly Oxymatic disinfection system. The study was conducted on three aquatic facilities for public and collective use, with the help of analyses carried out by independent laboratories engaged by...
Leading whirlpool and spa company Jacuzzi Brands Corp has announced the appointment of Fabio Felisi as President and General Manager for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEA). He succeeds Peter Munk, who is now moving to the USA to focus on the company’s global spa business.  
Greek natural stone company Poolstones and Cypriot distributor Capershill have recently jointly undertaken the renovation and conversion of the old skimmer pool to an overflow pool at the Vassos Nissi Plage Hotel in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
Milton Keynes-based company Sundance Pools was recently featured in Channel 4’s popular home-improvement programme ‘Double Your House for Half the Money’, in which property expert Sarah Beeny helps homeowners achieve their property dreams without breaking the bank.
This year the trade fair BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA  will be held from September 16-20 in PVA EXPO Praha as one of the  trade fairs held together with autumn FOR ARCH trade fair. As the trade fair¨s theme is "sauna and wellness for health" the key part of the accompanying program will be sauna show...
SPATEX 2015, one of the important English pool and spa exhibitions is returning to the Jaguar Exhibition Hall at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena from Sunday February 1st to Tuesday 3rd.
The Italian swimming pool and spa exhibition has not only seen a growing number of visitors and exhibitors, but also of new products. The 7th edition of ForumPiscine - from 19th to 21st February 2015 - will be held at the same time as the 16th ForumClub, an important B2B event in Europe for the...
Fifteen countries have taken part in the International Internet Pool Competition!  The iPool 2014, the world’s foremost international professional pool contest on the internet, has attracted a host of competitors and supporters since the 30th of March.
Distributor Golden Coast has boosted its technical sales team with the recruitment of 24-year-old Charlotte Stacey.  
The largest ever SPLASH! Pool & Spa trade show was held on the Gold Coast on 16 - 17th July. At opening, the event had a record number of pre-registered attendees, and many more registered throughout the two day event. A wide range of visitors attended, including landscapers, retailers and pool...
Attendee online registration is now officially open for business for the 2014 Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo [PSP], taking place November 5-7, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida USA, with the educational conference taking place November 2-7.
David MacNair has been named Vice President – Marketing of Hayward Industries.  David will manage the global brand for the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, as well as oversee the company’s channel marketing initiatives with its dealer network and...
The fourth SPLASH! Environmental Awards winners and finalists were announced on July 17, 2014 during the SPASA Australia Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner on the last day of the SPLASH! Pool & Spa trade show. Proudly supported by foundation sponsor Sunbather, the SPLASH! Environmental Awards are...
1954.  An exceptional year for Germany. Firstly, because the German national team won the World Football Championship, and secondly because that was the year Dieter C. Rangol was born. On July 24, the Director of the federal association Schwimmbad & Wellness (BSW), registered in Germany, will...
Myrtha Pools is proud to announce that it has been selected as an approved supplier and partner of Hilton Hotels Worldwide. Myrtha Pools, which has been the technology selected for the Olympics, World  Championships and other high level venues for many years, is proud to bring this advanced...
Tile distributor Waxman Ceramics has recently teamed up with pool and spa company Service Solutions Ltd to help kit-out the luxury Brynteg Spa in Snowdonia. The spa is part of the five-star Brynteg Holiday Home Park and offers a relaxing retreat for holiday-goers.
After opening a showroom in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, SolidPool, the pool manufacturer, pursues its conquest in Asia with the opening of a showroom in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. This new sales outlet is the first of a series of three store openings planned in Indonesia.
The organisers of UK trade show Spatex have launched a new multilingual interactive website designed for improved navigation and easier access to the exhibition’s online content.
SPLASH! prepares to return to the Gold Coast once again, for the biannual SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show on Wednesday 16 to Thursday 17th July at Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach.
For this eagerly awaited 2014 edition, the Piscine Global exhibition is adopting a new positioning, bringing together under one unifying brand all the professionals of the sector, so as to offer both French and international visitors an extensive range of solutions for the construction,...
interbad 2014, which will be held at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre from 21 to 24 October 2014, will this year provide the setting for the first European Pool Summit (EPS) which will be attended by swimming pool experts from all over Europe. The European Pool Summit is being organised by the...
60 of Procopi’s Export Distributors gathered in the Group’s International Showroom and Training Center in Paris during this spring for the annual Export Seminar. The varied technical and sales presentations covered such subjects as Hydraulics, the Power Inverter technology in heat pumps,...
The entire EuroSpaPoolNews.com team is still on the road, travelling to meet pool and spa professionals around the globe. In fact, after the exhibitions in Bologna, Italy, Brighton and Birmingham, United Kingdom, Atlantic City, USA, Casablanca, Morocco and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where we...
Fluidra, pool's equipment manufacturer, has participated in the construction of the Anantara Dubai - The Palm Resort & Spa. This wellness centre, the largest in the Persian Gulf, is located on the eastern crescent of Palm Jumeraih, one of the United Arab Emirates’ three man-made islands.
The desire among private individuals for balneotherapy, spas, saunas and hammams is growing. To find reliable advice on products for use in such equipment, they naturally turn to professional pool builders.
Hydrover is an innovative company specializing in the design and production of water treatment systems using ABOT (Advanced Bipolar Oxidation Technology).  Owners of a U.S. patent published and filed in 57 countries for its proprietary hydrolysis technology, the company manufactures the OXYMATIC...
As in previous  9 years, the  specialized trade fair  BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA 2014, tailored  mainly for investors, manufacturers and operators of public indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, wellness centers and related branches, will be organized in PVA Expo Letňany, this year from September 16...
The 6th International Conference on Swimming Pool and Spa is to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 17–20 March 2015. Organised by International Water Conferences (IWC), the event will continue from the previous five conferences in focusing on the health, safety and quality of swimming...
Recent European standard EN 16401 has confirmed the fundamental criteria for purity required for sodium chloride treatment of swimming pool water, the lifetime of electrodes and prevention of stains on surfaces. This standard has been in force since 23 November 2013.
One of the first manufacturers of telescopic pool shelters in France, Sokool is opening out to export markets. Sokool, with nearly 30 years of experience in pool shelters, has two factories in France with a manufacturing capacity of 2,000 shelters annually.
The organisers of the 2014 World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) are offering a $50 saving on the cost of registration for people who register by 1 June. Hosted by the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF), the WAHC is scheduled for 8–10 October and is being held in Portland, Oregon in the...
Frans Luijben, Vice President, International Sales & Marketing of Dimension One Spas has defined its primary objective for the 2014 season: generate as many « leads» as possible! To this end, the company has recruited Gaëtan Varlotta for the post of Digital Manager, reporting directly to the...
SCP UK is pleased to announce that Paul Jeffries has joined them as UK Business Development Manager. Paul has enjoyed a long and very successful sales career in the UK Pool Industry and is now an integral part of the world’s largest distributor of Pool, Spa and Leisure related products. Paul...
After 40 years of activity in chemical engineering, water treatment and international business development, Ahmad Arafa has created the company IBD (International Business Development Limited). Ahmad previously held the post of Sales and Marketing Director with a major manufacturer of ozone and UV...
The EUSA passed to the Chairmanship of France for 2014 and 2015, and the first meeting was held in Paris on 12th and 13th February 2014. A big thank you to John SCOTT, Chairman, and Chris HAYES, General Secretary, of the EUSA in 2012 and 2013 for the outstanding work they did. After the Romanian...
Electric Blue, manufacturer of electrical equipment and pool lighting, has created a subsidiary in Morocco by partnering with its local long-standing partner, Mr Serghini. Morocco has been one of the major export markets for the company and CCEI products for several years. Even though its LED...
Since the beginning of April, Linda Rakers has joined the SCP Europe support team to fill the new created position of Marketing Coordinator at SCP Europe.
Pool Expo 2014 will be held on May 07 - 10, 2014 in Istanbul Exhibition Center - Turkey and it will enable the establishment of new business connections with the domestic and abroad business decision makers for Pool, Sauna and SPA sector.
The pool cleaner MAX 1of AstralPool has received the Excellence In Design (EID) Gold Award 2013 in the category of water treatment products. This award acknowledges excellence in the field of innovation, design and functionality among industrial products for consumers and/or companies.
EuroSpaPoolNews has launched on March 30th its 3rd edition of the First International Professional Pool Contest, iPool2014, which will run until July 31st 2014. The contest is only open to pool professionals on www.eurospapoolnews.com/iPool2014 or directly on www.ipool2014.com.
The Central Ontario Pool & Hot Tub council held their regional meeting last week (Wednesday, March 19th) at the manufacturing facility of Canadian General Tower (CGT).
The MultiCyclone 70XL pool filter from Waterco uses centrifugal filtration technology to clean pool water without using any filter media. The product works by guiding incoming water using a diverter plate so that it enters 70 hydrocyclones that spin sediment out to the hydrocyclone’s wall.
APPW, the Romanian professional association for swimming pools and wellness, has announced the results of its first pool and spa competition for association members, presented at an awards gala at the Cismigiu Hotel in Bucharest on 20 March 2014.
The third edition of LE JUSTE LIEN Special Portugal 2014, in Portuguese, is now available. Discover all the news and new products from the pool and spa world dedicated to this market.
The commercial company Fluidra TR and the manufacturing company Turcat are joining together physically in new installations in Tuzla (Istanbul) so that they can deliver a better service to their clients.
Battista Remati has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Pleatco.Battista entered the Company in 2007 as a marketing consultant; in these years he developed the Company brand image from position n.5 to position n. 1 in the industry.  
interbad, the international trade fair for swimming pools, sauna and spas, will again convene the industry from all corners of the world to Stuttgart from 21 – 24 October 2014. Its successful combination of exhibition, conference and accompanying programme offers the ideal setting for technical...
The Australasian important pool & spa trade show has sold out of space. SPLASH! will be held on 16th – 17th July 2014, at Jupiters Gold Coast, Queensland. The biennial event draws more than 100 exhibitors and 2000 attendees from Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
The 2015 Spatex show will be expanding to a second hall to accommodate more exhibitors, say the organisers. The move is in response to a stand space rebooking rate of 55% little more than a month after the end of this year’s event.
The second running of the UK Pool & Spa Expo following last year’s launch event had the subjective feel more of being a spa/wellness-focused show with some pool equipment. Yet both pool and spa companies exhibiting at the event reported excellent visitor interest with good leads – and...
Australian Pool and Spa Trade Show, SPLASH!, has announced The World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC). The conference will be held for the first time in Australia in conjunction with the trade show on 17 – 18 July 2014 at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The French company, Card POOL, has recently gained recognition for its innovation, NEWATER, an eco-friendly water treatment for spas. Headed by three partners, Chis Christian, Doctor in Material Sciences, Diego Penaranda, Research Engineer for the scientific part, and a business leader from the...
The Spanish company, PSH POOLS, has recently received the award for Sustainability at the Piscina Barcelona exhibition for its pump, Giant, the pump on the market for public pools for collective use, designed entirely in plastic. The prize was awarded to the company thanks to the technological...
Ozone and UV specialist Triogen has appointed a new managing director with effect from 1 January 2014.Tom Kelly succeeds company founder Jim Wheatley, who has retired after more than 30 years at Triogen.Tom began his career with Yarrow Shipbuilders and is a qualified electrician, draughtsman and...
The second edition of Piscine Middle East is currently preparing to welcome 3 000 visitors and 60 exhibitors presenting their latest products and services in swimming pool and spa area. From 22 to 24 April 2014, Abu Dhabi will gather the leading companies of this industry.
The National Swimming Pool Foundation® will relocate Silvia Uribe, International Business Manager, to Europe from the U.S. office in Colorado Springs, Colorado effective March 17, 2014 to better support mission focused training around the world. Pool and spa professionals from over 81 countries...
The Fluidra convention, called INVICTUS, took place in Sitges, a well-known seaside resort 40 km south of Barcelona. Almost 400 managers and sales executives  came from forty countries to attend the event. The programme provided targeted interventions to improve participants' motivation to be...
Within our permanent desire for highlighting „THE SWIMMING POOL” we have decided to initiate first romanian swimming pool contest. One reason for launching this initiative now, was the APPW affiliation at EUSA, this spring. EUSA had also organized its first  international swimming pool...
"An Exceptional Experience" at Maytronics! Yuval Beeri, CEO, and Eyal Tryber, VC Sales & Marketing, of Maytronics, the Israeli manufacturer, invited their subsidiaries in the USA, France and Australia, and also their 33 distributors from 46 countries, to their factory from 8th to 12th September...
To better serve pool and spa professionals around the globe, the National Swimming Pool Foundation® has launched five new NSPF® international websites. These websites will serve colleagues around the world with NSPF’s preeminent educational courses, materials and focus — to keep pools safer...
The success of the 2014 Spatex show has resulted in a record number of exhibitors rebooking for next year’s event, say the organisers.Official visitor figures had not been released as we finalised this story, but Spatex director Chris Hayes says: “I am delighted with the overall response to...
The UK Pool & Spa Expo has been hailed a success by the organiser, New Events.Official visitor figures have not yet been released, but event director Claire Saunders says: “Our first edition offered very strong visitor numbers and the quality of those visitors was remarkably high; we are happy...
Tens of thousands of pool & spa industry professionals made their annual trip to New Jersey for the 33rd Annual Pool & Spa Show. Attendees took part in the multi-day education conference and hit the Show Floor to visit with 414 exhibitors from the pool and spa industry.
This year’s SPLASH! Pool and Spa Trade Show is not just about discovering the latest products and technology from over 100 exhibitors – visitors can also attend education seminars focusing on advancing their businesses and increasing their customer database.
With a move from the South Coast to the Ricoh Arena in the approximate centre of England, Spatex 2014 held high hopes for exhibitors and the organisers alike. Certainly there was a great deal of optimism as the doors opened to the event, with all stand space having been sold out weeks beforehand....
Within the framework of the last QPS exhibition held in Doha, Qatar, from 6th to 8th November, an important conference was held over 3 days on security and maintenance in pools and spas. For the occasion, we met Pierre Boueri, the initiator of the conference and the founder, a few months ago, of...
Dryden Aqua founder Dr Howard Dryden explains what drove him to look for alternatives to traditional sand in pool filtration The heart of any swimming-pool water-treatment system is the sand in the sand filter.  However, like any heart it does not work well unless it has a good support structure...
Fluidra has been awarded two prizes: the Plus X Award and the best product of the year for its innovation which allows a smart control of pools.
Vita Spas UK reports a record-breaking 2013, and is looking forward to a bumper 2014, according to director of business development Jim McClure. The company recently welcomed John Johnson, CEO of US company Vita Spas, to its facilities in Chelmsford, Essex, for the first time.
The Seminar program has now been published for the show next month which will play host to an International collection of experts from a number of fields in the pool and spa sector.
Bosta UK will be showcasing its new branding and corporate style at this year’s UK trade shows. The new image is designed to reflect how the company is moving forward, and its status as the ‘professional partner for many pool customers’, Bosta says. The company says it is better serving its...
Glass filtration media specialist Dryden Aqua has recently opened a new £5 million manufacturing plant in Edinburgh to produce the company’s Activated Filter Media (AFM®) for pool and spa filters. Commenting on the opening of what is said to be the world’s most sophisticated glass processing...
As the world’s largest manufacturer of adhesives and chemical products for building, Mapei has more than 75 years’ experience, and is a specialist in technologically advanced products for the installation of all types of wall and floor coverings.
As the exhibit floor opened for the 33rd Annual Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show, the Northeast Spa and Pool Association announced that the Show would now be called The Pool & Spa Show powered by the Northeast Spa and Pool Association and unveiled the Show’s new logo.
After three months of competition, 88 pool builders from 24 countries (as against 9 countries in 2012) participated in the 2nd International Pool Competition on the Internet organized by our magazine EuroSpaPoolNews.com.