Archive for Swimming Pool News

1st Direct are pleased to announce that we have again shown growth in 2010 with sales considerably increased on 2009. Despite this being a time of recession 1st Direct has achieved growth as a result of offering you, the customer, what you need, when you need it, and at the best possible prices.
We have taken [...]

1st Direct have been in talks now for the past 8 months with leading one piece pool manufacturer ‘Leisure Pools’ based in Australia about a new range of one piece pools.
After deciding on a new range of pools and having them customised to the UK market our first delivery of pools was packed onto a [...]

As a free service to the swimming pool industry the Ambassador Leisure Group has launched its latest tool – Pool Adverts.
This is a non-profit idea designed to aid the industry in these hard times to source and sell unwanted products for use in their business. Anybody who’s in the pool industry (and we do check [...]

It has come out recently that up to 30 new school swimming pool projects, costing over £14 million, will now not go ahead.  Under the new government coalition suspending projects the old Labour government had given the go ahead for.  Swimming Pool projects included in the axe that were due to go ahead are in Bristol and Basingstoke.

As from this afternoon our website will be showing our all new product range and pricing for 2010 summer season.
We have spent months ensuring that we are bring you the best products at the best prices around. We believe that we cannot and will not be beaten on the price of anything on our website.
If [...]

From: Verdun Bailey – MD Ambassador Pools & Leisure
I am both proud and yet sad to announce the retirement of Rodney from Are You Swimming?, Parkgate, Southampton.
Rodney and June are new grandparents and as friends I know they will be spending more valuable time with their family and enjoying their fantastic motor home.
As a real [...]

Due to our continued sucess and great expansion for 2010 we are looking for 2 new sales persons to help our current team explode into the UK market, and possible other ventures!
Looking for a New Career within the Pool & Spa Industry?
UK’s Leading Mail Order Company – 2 New Sales Roles
New opening for 2 sales [...]

Latham International, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of swimming pool panels, and one that we’ve used for years have decided to file for bankruptcy protection in United States.
Latham International, controlled by Pool Corp (SCP) says that it has seen a decline in sales of 75% from 2005 and simply could not continue to survive [...]

World swimming pool giant Pool Corp which owns UK company SCP (UK) Ltd has just acquired another American swimming pool company called General Pool & Spa Supply Inc.
General Pool & Spa Supply Inc has a turnover of around $40 million and will help to continue the domination of this world super company who’s shares have [...]

Wow – hasn’t the weather been lovely recently?!
It’s a shame that the weather was a couple of months late in coming but we are all enjoying it!
As such not very many of you have shut down your swimming pools yet trying to squeeze the last ounces of summer out of them. In order to help [...]