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Winners of the 2016 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards have been revealed at the industry gala evening, held during SPATEX at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry (31st January 2016). Rebranded in 2015, the first SPATA award recipients were in 1978 and the first BISHTA awards were won in 2008.  

 

Hosted by the British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association (BISHTA) and the Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association (SPATA) this awards evening brings the two UK industry trade associations together as a joint event, showcasing the wet leisure industry with the best examples of design, construction, installation and innovation. An annual opportunity to promote these exciting projects to the consumer and  trade press, while providing award winners with an endorsement that can bring fantastic kudos.  The event was also an opportunity for the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers (ISPE) to re-present their 2015 awards.

 

Chris Hayes, Managing Director of both BISHTA and SPATA, says, “We congratulate all the winners of this year’s British Pool & Hot Tub Awards. BISHTA represents 111 specialist hot tub companies and SPATA represents 173 companies. We set a high standard for our judges from across both the pool and spa industry to score each entry on visual impression and technical merit. This means that an award won at the British Pool & Hot Tub Awards is very well deserved, and ownership of at least one awards stands as a strong endorsement to consumers of the standard of work a winning company offers.  Each year, the outstanding quality of submissions creates stiff competition. The high quality of the entries provides a fantastic opportunity for showcasing what our members can do for their customers and reinforces why it is so important to choose a BISHTA or SPATA member to turn a dream into a winning project. The publicity generated from the awards evening helps to promote consumer awareness, to generate demand for products and services to kick start the new year.

There is the added bonus that BISHTA and SPATA winners are also eligible to be entered into the EUSA European Pool and Spa Awards”. 

 

The awards evening is held alongside SPATEX, the big UK Pool, Spa and Wellness Show, an event that sees companies from across the UK and overseas, gather to exhibit their finest products and services, along with promoting themselves and networking with colleagues. The Show celebrated its 20th anniversary show at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry from 31st January to 2nd February 2016.

 

Chris Hayes commented further, “This year the show has exceeded our expectations, having sold out much earlier than expected. Once again this has led to the show expanding the size and in the third year of being in Coventry, this is an amazing achievement by the SPATEX team. The Ricoh Arena offers purpose-built facilities, which have given us the opportunity to make the show even bigger and better for our exhibitors and visitors and our plan is to continue with this expansion in the coming years.”

 

 

The 2016 BISHTA award winners were:

 

Residential Hot Tub Below £7,000 
 
Gold silver bronze
Gold: Oyster Pools & Leisure Silver: Hydropool UK Bronze: North Spas
 
 
Residential Hot Tub £7,000 to £14,000
 
gold joint silver joint silver bronze
Gold: Euphoria Lifestyle

Joint Silver:

Oyster Pools & Leisure

Joint Silver:

Complete Spas

Bronze:

Oyster Pools & Leisure

 
 
Residential Hot Tubs £14,000 and Over
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: North Spas Silver: Euphoria Lifestyle Bronze: Complete Spas
 
 
Residential Hot Tubs in an Overseas Setting
 
Gold
Gold: Hydropool UK
 
 
Swim Spas and Exercise Pools
 
Gold silver bronze
Gold: Castle Hot Tubs Silver: Hydropool UK Bronze: Oyster Pools & Leisure
 
 
Hot Tubs Change Lives
 
gold
Gold: Hot Tub Suppliers
 
 
Best Hot Tub in a Holiday Setting
 
Gold Joint SIlver joint silver
Gold: Castle Hot Tubs Joint Silver: Oyster Pools & Leisure Joint Silver: North Spas
 
 
Best Showroom 
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Hydropool UK Silver: Oyster Pools & Leisure
Bronze: Complete Spas
 
 
Best Website
 
gold silver bronze
Gold:  Euphoria Lifestyle Silver: Hydropool UK Bronze: Hot Tub Suppliers
 
 
 
The 2016 SPATA award winners were: 
 
Residential Above Ground Pools under £15,000 (sponsored by Plastica)
 
gold
Gold: Spruce Pools
 
 
 
Residential Outdoor Pools up to £40,000 (sponsored by Plastica)
 
gold gold
Gold: New Dawn Pools Silver: Oyster Pools and Leisure
 
 
Residential Pools over £40,000 & under £75,000 (sponsored by OASE)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Cresta Leisure Silver: Spruce Pools Bronze: Cresta Leisure
 
 
Residential Pools over £75,000 & under £125,000 (sponsored by Pollet Pool Group)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: XL Pools Silver: Spruce Pools Bronze: Tanby Pools
 
 
Residential Pools over £125,000 (sponsored by Fi-Clor)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Origin Leisure
Silver: Tanby Pools
Bronze: Tanby Pools
 
 
Residential Indoor Pools up to £100,000 (no sponsor)
 
gold joint gold
Joint Gold: Origin Leisure Joint Gold: Jetform Swimming Pools
joint silver joint silver bronze
Joint Silver: Origin Leisure
Joint Silver: Rigo Spa
Bronze: XL Pools 
 
 
Residential Indoor Pools between £100,000 and £200,000 
(sponsored by Astralpool UK)
 
gold silver joint bronze joint bronze

Gold: Rockingham

Swimming Pools

Silver: Whitewaters

Joint Bronze:

Origin Leisure

Joint Bronze: Tanby Pools
 
 
Residential Indoor Pools over £200,000 (sponsored by Golden Coast)
 
gold silver bronze

Gold: (joint entry) Aqua-Blue

Designs & David Hallam

Silver: Rio Pool Construction Co.
Bronze: New Dawn Pools
 
 
Special Requirements Pools (sponsored by Heatstar)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Cheshire Wellness Silver: XL Pools
Bronze: Cheshire Wellness
 
 
Commercial Pools (sponsored by Astralpool UK)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Alba SB Pools
Silver: Cresta Leisure
Bronze: Pinelog
 
Overseas Commercial Pools (no sponsor)
 
gold
Gold: Belhasa Projects 
 
 
Overseas Residential Pools (no sponsor)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Belhasa Projects
Silver: Belhasa Projects Bronze: Belhasa Projects
 
 
Refurbishment Pools (sponsored by Golden Coast)
 
joint gold joint gold silver bronze
Joint Gold: Grayfox Swimming Pools Joint Gold: Tanby Pools Silver: Tanby Pools
Bronze: Cresta Leisure
 
 
Inground Residential Spa (sponsored by Fi-Clor)
 
gold Silver
Gold: Rigo Spa
Silver: Cheshire Wellness
 
Inground Commercial Spa (no sponsor)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Cresta Leisure
Silver: Cheshire Wellness
Bronze: Centurion Leisure
 
 
Sustainability Award (sponsored by Calorex Heat Pumps)
 
gold silver bronze
Gold: Whitewaters
Silver: Rigo Spa
Bronze: Waterstream
 
 
The Peter Geekie Award for Retail Excellence (sponsored by Certikin International)
 
gold
Gold: Oyster Pools & Leisure
 
 
Paul Kite Award for the Pool Star of the Year (sponsored by Nsure)
 
Anita McArthur
Winner: Anita McArthur (Tanby Pools)
 
 
 
The Dick Millward Trophy for Pool Contractor of the Year
 
gold gold gold gold
Joint Winners: Cresta Leisure
 
 
Pool of the Year
 
Aqua-Blue Designs
Winner: (joint entry) Aqua-Blue Designs & David Hallam