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Vortex’s IKON Spa Wins Coveted Design Award IKON by Vortex Spas was announced a winner of Australia’s top industry design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country – at the 61st annual Good Design Awards ceremony in Sydney in July. IKON won a prestigious Good Design Award Gold accolade for outstanding design and innovation in the product design category. These international design awards celebrate the best new products and services on the Australian market, and excellence in architectural design, engineering, fashion, digital and communication design. Vortex Leisure CEO Andrew Pullen says the Good Award win is a hugely significant achievement for the company. “It is fantastic recognition for the collaborative team effort that has gone into
Vortex Leisure CEO Andrew Pullen with the IKON spa
the design and production of IKON spa. We had an amazing Australasian design team of architects, designers, engineers, mould makers, and electronic specialists all involved to create what’s become the ‘concept car’ of the spa industry,” he said.
The Good Design Awards jury praised IKON on its “stunning design”. “Luxurious and modern, high quality, and with a unique design that transforms the traditional spa. The extra ledges for food and drinks are great additional features,” the jury commented.
Inspired by modern architecture, IKON moves away from the standard plastic square box and sits proudly on top of the landscape rather than sunk within it. Another significant innovation is IKON’s shape, with its faceted irregular polygon form and top deck under a design patent. For the first time, light weight, floating architectural stairs are integrated into the main spa design. IKON’s architectural cabinetry is made from aluminium composite cladding, the same material used on the exterior of the Dubai train station, and its maintenance free Flexi-teek decking is used on super yachts. Vortex Spas +61 1300 980 922 www.vortexspas.com
Infrared Cabins Contribute To Firefighter Therapy
Reliability And Versatility From Vapac And Humidity Solutions
Infrared cabins have hit the news once again, this time as a potential therapy for firefighters. Studies in America have shown that infra heat offers numerous health benefits and, in this context, can help draw out the harmful toxins that may have been ingested in the course of a fire rescue. As a result, some fire stations are now installing infrared cabin saunas as a therapy treatment in an effort to reduce the risk of onset illnesses. In the UK, there has been an increased demand for infrared saunas, often for the health-related benefits they offer. As the long-term authorised partner for leading sauna producer Tylö, Golden Coast offers a comprehensive range of infra products, including the highly regarded and exceptionally versatile IR range. Infrared saunas are designed to provide a different kind of experience, delivering heat directly to the individual through low radiation IR panels. Employing the state-of-the-art technology, electromagnetic radiation heats the infra cabin safely, effectively and almost instantly. Importantly, it spreads the heat evenly, supporting detoxification throughout the body. Jamie Adams, Managing Director of Golden Coast explained: “With its large heating panels, an infrared sauna helps to warm the body, and the experience is relaxing but not overwhelming. The heat is not as intense as a conventional sauna and allows the user to sit inside for a longer period of time. “An infrared sauna is easy to install and easy-to-use, and is one of the most versatile sauna solutions on the market.”
Since April this year, Humidity Solutions have been the UK’s exclusive distributor for Vapac’s range of steam room generators – a renowned brand which offers outstanding reliability and versatility. British manufactured and supported with technical back up and off the shelf spares and units, the product offers a great package of reliable operation, efficient and professional support with ex stock supply of equipment. One of the companies which recognises the value of the Vapac brand, and the service Humidity Solutions provides with this, is Glasgow-based Inca UK Ltd. The company supply and install steam rooms and spas for the commercial and domestic sectors and have been sourcing their steam room generators and spares from Humidity Solutions for over eight years. Emma Staniforth, Project Director at Inca commented: “At Inca UK, we specialise in sauna and steam solutions and rely on the quality and integrity of our suppliers for the components we cannot manufacture ourselves. Finding Humidity Solutions has been great for us for the supply of our steam generators and
Golden Coast 01271 378100 www.tylolife.co.uk
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humidification units as they have very quick lead times, with most of their products being stock items, and the reliability of their products is fantastic, working across a wide range of water conductivities and varying influencing factors that would have compromised the efficiency of some of their competitors’ products. The staff are always incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and eager to please with a very ‘can do’ attitude – it’s so refreshing to deal with in this day and age!” Humidity Solutions 01372 571 200 www.humiditysolutions.co.uk
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