The latest news for pool and spa professionals

This year the Wellness Experience Awards bring new features. In its fourth edition, the awards organised by the Piscina & Wellness Barcelona trade show is extending its geographical area to include the best spas, thermal baths and thalassotherapy centres of the year in Europe. In addition, as in...
EuroSpaPoolNews Special Switzerland/Austria 2023 is online. This special edition, print in German, Italian and French and sent to more than 1000 professionals of the Pool, Spa & Wellness market in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and neighbouring countries, is also available in digital version....
How would you design a modern aquatic centre, suitable for public bathing, in front of Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf? This is the theoretical challenge that Piscina & Wellness Barcelona is throwing down to students from architecture universities and schools all over the world in its International...
Twinscape Group is the leading designer and manufacturer of pool and spa floors based on its Hydrofloors® technology that transforms the use of space in any property. Twinscape is driven by the desire to offer their customers the best solutions through a combination of creative design and...
EuroSpaPoolNews Special Spring 2023 is online. This bilingual edition (French and English) printed in 8,000 copies and sent to professionals across Europe is also available in digital version. 
Superior Wellness are delighted to announce they have won three awards in the prestigious What Spa? Best Buy Awards 2023. The Best Buy Awards are published in the 2023/24 edition of What Spa? magazine. The WhatSpa? magazine is one of the UK’s leading consumer hot tub buyer’s guide and has...
Spearheading the campaign for SPATEX 2024 is a vibrant new website (www.spatex.co.uk). There’s ten months or so until the doors open to the new show and the organisers promise to keep professionals abreast with all the industry's happenings, on the brand-new website. 
Committed to an active CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach for several years now, Polytropic, the specialist in pool heating, is proud to have obtained this label that is recognised at the European level. 
French water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group has appointed Laurent-Emmanuel Migeon as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding company founder Benoît Gillmann.
The 2023 Pentair Pool Solution catalogue is juste available on the gated section My Professional Corner on Pentair Pool Europe website. Inside, discover links on each page which directly open the corresponding product on the website, technical information on products and the latest tools available...
Bringing the Pool & Spa & Wellness sector together, AQUAFUN will meet with the industry for the 3rd time in Istanbul from 11 to 13 January 2024 with the participation of many local and foreign sector representatives. In 2023, a total of 22 605 professional visitors from 62 countries met in...
CF group, a major European player in the pool equipment and water treatment market, has closed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Pool Partner, the leading manufacturer and distributor of pool covers and shelters in Austria.
The Board of Directors of Harvia Plc has appointed Matias Järnefelt (M.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management) as Harvia’s CEO. He will start in his position at the latest on 1 July 2023.
From March 22 to 25, 2023, VÁGNER POOL organized four open days at its headquarters in Vestec near Prague. The Czech company expected the participation of around 350 companies, for a total of 500 visitors over the four days.
Josep Perich, former Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has taken on the top executive role at ESPA Group. The company, based in Banyoles (Catalonia, Spain), specialises in sustainable water management, providing pumping and circularisation solutions geared to the needs of companies and...
Brisbane-based Anti Wave Global has announced that its Anti Pro Goal was used for last week’s final of the 2023 Coppa Italia, one of Europe’s most prestigious water polo events.
Leading wet leisure distributor Golden Coast has strengthened its team once more with the addition of new Operations Manager Richard Ing. Meet the company’s latest talent acquisition set to support future growth and enhance business integration.
All relevant companies have already applied – 85 percent of exhibition space is already booked aquanale, International Trade Fair for Sauna.Pool.Ambience., is right on course. Following the end of the early bird phase, the leading industry trade fair, which will first take place in a good eight...
We attended the 3rd Seminar for Alukov Distributors and Installers. In total, around 350 professionals from 10 European countries attended. The Seminar began with the introduction of novelties such as Salon Pergola, Car Port and others. After a guided tour of the new factory, warehouse and new...
BIO-UV Group, a specialist in water treatment and disinfection systems by UV, salt electrolysis, ozone and AOP, announces the signing of a commercial partnership with Transcom Poland, a manufacturer and system integrator of swimming pools, water parks and aquariums. This 2-year commitment (until...
On 1 March 2023, the latest FT-Statista report was released highlighting the fastest-growing European companies in the three years to 2021. Superior Wellness is delighted to have earnt a place on this list, ranking 323rd up from 348th last year. This also means the company has ranked in the top 60...
Like every year, T&A organised its Dealer Days in Geel, Belgium, bringing together its commercial partners over a 4-day period (from 28/11 to 1/12: a day for each of 4 languages – French, English, German and Flemish). EuroSpaPoolNews was present and took the opportunity to ask a few questions to...
Our bilingual edition, written in French and Dutch, EuroSpaPoolNews "Special BENELUX n°9" and sent to more than 1,500 professionals in the Swimming Pool, Spa & Wellness market in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the North of France , is now available online.
EuroSpaPoolNews Special Spring, published in French and English, is being prepared and will be distributed in April 2023. Grab this opportunity to communicate on the European swimming pool and wellness market to reinforce your the season.
The Innovation Days took place on February 1 at the "Marriott" Hotel in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.The specialist dealers and suppliers of the Austrian manufacturer and wholesaler Peraqua met to exchange information and network.  In comprehensive technical presentations, the participants...
The 2023 edition of the leading exhibition in Italy for the swimming pool and spa sector, both indoor and outdoor, closed with the satisfaction of companies, operators, stakeholders and institutions. The positive trend was confirmed by more than 6,000 visitors.
Fluidra has announced that it will carry out a project to refurbish and extend the Aquatic Center in Chile’s National Stadium, which will host the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games that will be held between 20 October and 5 November, and between 17 and 26 November, respectively, in...
Sauna from Finland is happy to be able to participate in the 2023 aquanale trade fair and aquanale is the official strategic parther of Sauna from Finland during the year of 2023. Through this cooperation, participating companies get additional visibility and support for their own export efforts....
SPATEX 2023, the 26th edition of the annual water leisure exhibition, held last month, did not disappoint! More than 1400 visitors from 23 countries flocked to the Coventry Building Society Arena and packed over a hundred stands, showcasing the latest innovations from the world’s leading...
EuroSpaPoolNews can help you communicate on different European markets. Through its newspapers handed out at professional trade shows in the sector, its “market special” newsletters or even its online newspapers, EuroSpaPoolNews presents new features, innovations and news from swimming pool...
The Vicenza-based group, leader in the development of fluid transfer solutions for domestic, professional and industrial use, and the Made-In-Italy domestic irrigation player, join forces to accelerate their growth path in the name of sustainability.
Jean-Louis Albouy tells us about a Pool360 tool and service panels, for Europe in 2023, that match the level of its parent company in the United States. The challenge now is to respond to this new situation: “Nowadays, it is the consumer who makes the demands”... Duly noted!
The newly built £20 million White Oak Leisure Centre in Swanley is one of many facilities that has benefitted from innovative direct LED lighting from EVA Optic. Supplied in the UK by wet leisure distributor Golden Coast, a number of LED lights were fitted, including 34 60w 117cm EVAline linear...
Warmpac, the specialist in technical and connected swimming pool equipment, recently became an approved training centre. As such, the company organises free training for professionals in the sector on its different swimming pool equipment brands...  
Watkins Wellness®, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hot tubs and aquatic fitness products, is currently looking for new partners in the United Kingdom to join its independent dealer network.
The 2022 Wet Leisure Industry Survey report was available at SPATEX 2023. If you haven't consulted it yet, you can download it for free online on the dedicated website. 
Piscina & Wellness Barcelona is on a very good commercial trajectory since, less than 10 months before it is held, it has exceeded the surface area contracted in 2021 by 30%. Fira de Barcelona’s biennial trade show, which will take place from 27 to 30 November, expects to exceed 300 exhibitors...
The preparations for aquanale, the International Trade Fair for Sauna, Pool, Ambience from 24 to 27 October 2023 are picking up speed. Twelve months before the opening of the sector’s leading trade fair, the organisers are already reporting a high level of registrations, including many companies...
The EuroSpaPoolNews Speciale ITALIA 2023 Journal, published in Italian and distributed at the ForumPiscine trade show from 15 to 17 February in Coventry, is also available in digital version on our website. Discover innovations, new products and information from the Pool & Spa sector.
Jean-Louis Albouy gives us the low-down on the Spatex exhibition in Coventry. The UK is the country in wich SCP first set up shop on the European continent, 25 years ago exactly: a unique opportunity to celebrate a quarter-century of business operations in the country, and a chance to boost its...
Develop your business in the pool and wellness market in Switzerland/Austria by communicating in our special edition in 2023.
Highlighting the cream of the crop, the annual British Pool & Hot Tub Awards hosted by the SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association) and BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association) spotlights companies striving to meet (and in some cases exceed) the trade association standards...
Once again, EuroSpaPoolNews’ Pool Studio welcomed various players in the swimming pool industry, live from the Piscine Global Europe 2022 show.
The 14th edition of the leading event for the swimming pool and spa industry in Italy points straight at the themes of sustainability and innovation. New for next year: the concurrence with the 10th International Conference on Swimming Pool & Spa (ICSPS) and the addition of Outex, Outdoor &...
The Managing Director of the BSPF (British Swimming Pool Federation), Chris Hayes, gives Eurospapoolnews readers some updates on what has been happening in the UK wet leisure sector over the past twelve months, and he also points to some key items planned for 2023.
There are some meetings that you do not forget. The one we had the honour (and this word is not too strong) of experiencing with Joan Planes is one of those meetings. A brilliant, moving altruist. The creation of his foundation in 2016 perfectly reflects this extraordinary man.
The EuroSpaPoolNews Special UK 2023 Journal, distributed at the SPATEX trade show January 31 to February 2, 2023 in Coventry, is also available in digital version on our website. Discover innovations, new products and information from the Pool & Spa sector.
After the meeting of the Organising Committee for TECNOVA PISCINAS, held on 16 January, during which they spoke of the feelings perceived in the sector about holding the 4th edition of the event, IFEMA MADRID decided to move the fair dates to 25 to 28 February 2025.
Discover all of BIO-UV Group's technology and products at the SPATEX 2023 fair. The specialist in UV, salt electrolysis and AOP (combining UV and ozone) water treatment systems is already established on the British market, following its acquisition by triogen® in 2019.
Whether you’re a distributor, manufacturer, management company or an engineer, if you work in the wet leisure sector, the Wet Leisure Industry Survey might interest you. The annual report will be available at SPATEX 2023. 
This is the goal of SCP Europe at SPATEX, they are exhibiting their most recent developments in the following fields: services, spare parts, energy efficiency performance, support and expertise.
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Certikin are planning a “prodigious number of launches” of across a large number of product sectors. From filtration, enclosures, sauna and steam, to automatic covers, liners and heating and ventilation.
The AQUAFUN trade show, the flagship event for swimming pools, saunas and well-being which took place for the second time in Turkey, at the Istanbul exhibition centre from 12 to 14 January 2023, has just closed its doors. Organised at the same time as the ATRAX trade show (for water attractions...
How can you increase and develop your business in the Benelux market ? We have the solution to meet your communication needs in this market. Communicate in our 2023 Benelux Special Journal and benefit from our international media platforms to have great exposure and expand your visibility.
Experience all that 2023 Pool & Spa Show has to offer including world-class training, unprecedented hands-on learning, invaluable industry connections and the chance to meet with vendors representing all facets of your business.
In few days, SPATEX 2023 will open its doors from Tuesday January 31 to Thursday February 2, 2023 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. 
Registration for the Benelux Poolfair 2023 organized by CF Group has been open since December 15, 2022. Pool professionals can register and validate their participation until January 31, 2023, to experience the event to be held on February 9, 2023 in Leuven, Belgium.
Fluidra has launched the new website for Fluidra LAB - www.fluidralab.com, its open innovation program aimed at the worldwide innovation ecosystem of startups, research centers, technology centers, and universities.
Come and meet over 100 leading industry suppliers, from both home and abroad, and discover new products at the UK’s biggest gathering of the water leisure industry at Coventry Building Society Arena, 31 January - 2 February 2023.  
Develop your business on the italien market. Communicate in our journal EuroSpaPoolNews "Speciale ITALIA 2023", a special edition distributed at the 2023 ForumPisicne fair in Bologna and via our digital media of diffusion.
The whole EuroSpaPoolNews team sends you its best wishes for happiness and success in 2023! Ready in 2023 to prepare this new year of news and discoveries of Pool, Spa and Wellness equipment and products by your side.
SPATEX are excited to reveal a whole new exclusive tailor-made networking experience for its exhibitors and visitors after the traditional SPATEX Party.
Fluidra, global leader in pool and wellness equipment and connected solutions, today announces it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the Meranus Group, a leading distributor of pool equipment in Germany, for approximately €30 million on a cash and debt free basis.
The first trade show to launch the Swimming pool season in Europe for 2023 is Aquafun. The Pool, Spa and Wellness Exhibition will be held from January 12-14, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey, simultaneously with the 10th ATRAX - International Exhibition for Attractions, Parks, GAmes and Sports Fields...
2022 has nearly finished. For the profession, the year was marked by the biggest international event in the swimming pool and hot tub industry: Piscine Global Europe. EuroSpaPoolNews was part of it, just like at other major trade shows, where we came to meet you.
A proven track record: Bert Dewinter has shown a long-standing interest in water and an irrepressible joy working in sales in a field that he loves and that loves him right back. And so, it is only natural to find him now, since July, at the head of the new and ambitious department of Procopi...
CF Group and its Benelux subsidiaries are pleased to announce the much-awaited comeback of the physical Poolfair for 9 February 2023. Registrations to attend the Benelux Poolfair Summit 2023, with a focus on the pool and wellness sector, are open from 15 December to 31 January. Don't wait to sign...
The swimming pool technology specialist is expanding and building a new company headquarters in an industrial area in Hameln. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the beginning of November. Production will start here in the spring of next year, followed by administration at the end of 2023.
On November 17, 2022, Dr Bill Kent, founder of Team Horner, celebrated the group's 50th anniversary at the Groupama stadium in Lyon. This anniversary coincided with the 50th anniversary of Piscines Provence Polyester and was also an opportunity to celebrate the recent acquisition of PPP (2020).
The fourth edition of the International Fair for Technology and Innovation in Aquatic Installations, TECNOVA PISCINAS 2023, expands its exhibition offering to new market niches; as well as to new professional profiles, offering greater business opportunities, and displaying a very extensive...
How do you increase and develop your business on the English, Spanish and Italian markets? Discover our solutions. EuroSpaPoolNews.com is preparing for early 2023 three special editions for the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy! Don’t miss these 3 magazines.
After a four-year of absence, the leading event for for the pool and wellness industry was back at Lyon-Eurexpo France from 15 to 18 November for a long-awaited in-person reunion.
From 24 to 26 January 2023, The Pool & Spa Show Experience will come alive at the Atlantic City Convention Center, USA, to create networking connections around the Pool and Spa sector. Professional visitors will attend conferences on several topics, interactive demonstrations at The Wall, and...
The international EuroSpaPoolNews Spécial LYON 2022 Journal, distributed at the Piscine Global Europe trade show, can be consulted in 2 languages on our website. Discover the 3 notebooks of News, New Products and Spas news, bringing together innovations, new products and information from...
From 15 to 17 February 2023, the 10th International Conference of Swimming Pools & Spas (ICSPS) will be back at BolognaFiere (Italy), as part of ForumPiscine, Italy's international fair of the swimming pool and spa industry. 
SPATEX 2023 is set to be the launchpad for the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) and British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) exciting Swim to the Beat fund-raising campaign.
How can you increase and develop your business in the UK market ? We have the solution to meet your communication needs in this market. Communicate in our 2023 UK Special Journal and benefit from our international media platforms to have great exposure and expand your visibility.
For almost 30 years, the APF group has been supporting pool care professionals with customised solutions for liners, coverings and equipment for private pools.
During Piscine Global, in Lyon from 15 to 18 November, FITT Group and its Monaco subsidiary introduced the latest stage in the transition process of the brand, which will, for all intents and purposes, change from the Interplast-FITT dual brand promoted in 2018 to FITT.
The traditional EUSA Awards ceremony took place this year at the Piscine Global Europe trade show. The most beautiful swimming pools and spas of 2022 were rewarded with a gold, silver or bronze trophy on November 15 in the Pool Arena.
The Pool Design Awards competition has been open to swimming pool architects, designers and builders since 2014, when it was created. During Piscine Global Europe exhibition, the 3 best projects are elected by a jury of professionals from the sector.
A forerunner in pool and garden technologies, the Chinese company continues to innovate with its latest pool heat pump. Throughout the Piscine Global Europe 2022 exhibition, the Pool Studio of EuroSpaPoolNews welcomes various players in the pool industry. 
Pool Technologie continues its global expansion with the announcement of a partnership with Moov Sales Agency, a Canadian design, normalization and distribution company for pool products in North America under the brand name Moov Pool Products.
Unchanged for the past 6 years, the tax-inclusive public sales prices of Toucan products are changing in order to compensate for the major price increases that are impacting the production chain.
The years go by but they are not the same for the European leader in pool water treatment, which has developed a new automatic cleaner that is light, powerful and available in several colors. Throughout the Piscine Global Europe 2022 trade show, the EuroSpaPoolNews Pool Studio is hosting various...
The Piscine Global Europe trade show is the place to be to present the latest innovations in the swimming pool and wellness sector. For this 2022 edition, among the 9 nominated by the jury, 3 innovations stood out to receive a trophy.
Established on the pool market for over 10 years, PCFR has once again achieved positive results this year. Its expansion in the USA is no stranger to this success. "2022 has been a milestone for our company. We’ve signed contracts with several American players.
For Stéphane FIGUEROA, "Piscine Global Europe is without a doubt the world’s leading trade fair and must remain so. The special events expertise of GL Events, the organisation, and the influence of this ‘flagship fair’ for our sector need no demonstration".
After a 4-year hiatus, the key players from the sector have been eagerly awaiting the chance to gather in person at this year’s event in Lyon. We’re greatly looking forward to welcoming pool professionals to the convention – a key forum for doing business, presenting innovations and enjoying...
The last few years have been marked for Alukov Group by strengthening its position as one of the largest manufacturers of pool and patio enclosures in the world. Mr. Zdeněk Novák, Director of Foreign Trade, explains us how it is possible that the Alukov Group has managed to exceed the turnover...
Against the backdrop of energy crisis, PHNIX is dedicated to making contribution in this struggle and constantly seeking green solutions to renewable and sustainable development. Connecting to the Energy Management System, PHNIX swimming pool heat pumps can detect and utilize the electricity...
Following a soft launch earlier this year at SPATEX 2022, where AquaSolus generated huge interest, the team at Superior Wellness have continued to innovate and improve the range further.
Specialised in pool enclosures, pergolas and carports, Abrisud will present its entirely redesigned Abrisud Pro line to professionals at the Piscine Global Europe exhibition. The objective is to facilitate the retail partners’ task by offering them a turnkey service.
"Water is our element – competence is our offer" – interbad 2022 came to a successful end in Stuttgart under this motto. 296 exhibitors, 34 of whom were in the special areas, presented new products, practical solutions and innovations over a period of four days. The exhibitors came from 23...
Pentair Pool Europe announces the appointment of Maxime Guianvarch as Key Account Manager for France and welcomes Peter Dircx to the position of Area Sales Manager for Northern Europe and Eastern Europe.
The entire swimming pool and wellness sector is getting ready for the long-awaited event: the Piscine Global Europe 2022 international show. After a 4-year absence, the entire profession is delighted to meet again face-to-face to exchange ideas and highlights at Lyon-Eurexpo from 15 to 18 November...
Last July, just like Covrex, which is also a part of the TSPH group, Walter Pool joined the Belgian group Technics & Applications (T&A). The French company has thus taken a new path, with quality and service remaining the pillars of its customer relations.
This year APF takes the brand name APF Pool Design. Piscine Global Europe will be an opportunity for the company to position the APF Pool Design brand and its new visual identity. 
In the continuation of its external growth strategy, CF Group, a major player in the European swimming pool industry, acquired Ocea International (through the acquisition of the Starline Group) back in April 2022. For Ocea©, the strong network of the CF-Group will lead to further opportunities...
Innowater will be present at the new edition of Piscine Global Europe, to be held in Lyon from 15 to 18 November 2022. Visitors will be able to discover its entire catalogue on the company's stand.