Hot tub retailing and training specialist Chris Brady has been rolling out distributor status for the Tuff Spas and Zen Spas brands ahead of launching a new Master Spas showroom to complement two retailing sites. Chris and his flourishing 1 Stop Spas team have been seeking professional dealers for the roto-moulded Tuff Spas and Zen Spas counterpart models from the same … [Read more...]
Gold follows inaugural hot title prize
Jacuzzi and Sundance Spas product specialist Outdoor Living have named the Craig Villa Guest House entry as their Hot Tub of the Year winner before lifting a successive BISHTA ‘Showroom of the Year’ title. The Craig Villa entry was declared the 2020 winner after the inaugural voting for the competition and as such gained a year’s supply of hot tub chemicals from Outdoor … [Read more...]
Smart savings from RotoSpa technology
British manufacturer RotoSpa is helping hot tub holiday companies to get smart this year with environmentally-friendly products that provide enhanced operational efficiency with real-time remote control capability that creates remarkable expenditure savings. West Midlands-based RotoSpa ramped up production to eight times the expected level and employed extra staff to meet … [Read more...]
Jacuzzi specialist joins golden SPATA wave
Jacuzzi specialist Tanby Pools joined the golden wave of Whitewaters to land a top trade accolade in the SPATA Awards of the 2021 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards ceremony hosted during SPATEX Virtual. Tanby Pools has been renovating and refurbishing pools since 1966 and struck gold in the 2021 SPATA Awards in the ‘Refurbishment Pool of the Year’ category. This latest … [Read more...]
Golden BISHTA boost from virtual awards
Leading hot tub and swim spa retailers gained a virtual BISHTA Awards boost for their showroom services this year after being bestowed with prestigious trade accolades during the 2021 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards. In front of a ‘virtual audience’ following the opening day of SPATEX Virtual, the 2021 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards ceremony was presented online by … [Read more...]
Dorian welcomes ePropelled appointment
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...]