SAFETY COVERS
Covering Up Directly For The Ultimate In Safety With accidents an ever-present concern, pool and spa safety will always be the highest of priorities. Monitoring devices, fences, enclosures, numerous slatted cover systems… all will increase peace of mind, but safety covers have been designed with a more straightforward brief – to prevent unsupervised access to pools and spas and support the weight of any humans or animals that stray onto them. This issue, we focus solely on this type of cover By Jon Wadeson
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afety measures for the UK’s swimming pools and spas are always top of agenda for both industry and owners alike, and concerns surrounding drowning are at the forefront of the discussion. After all, bodies of water by their very nature, are a potential hazard which if not taken seriously, can lead to serious injuries or unfortunately much worse. Just one drowning death is one too many, especially given that there are a wide range of products available to avoid these sad scenarios, and many of them focus on restricting direct access to the source of the danger. Wet leisure installations secured by a building, enclosure, fence, raised moving floor or slatted pool cover can often eliminate the risks of unauthorised entry, but there are occasions when they either aren’t used or can’t be installed. Thankfully, when it comes to providing security directly, there’s a whole sector of products that focus on answering the question of unauthorised access and in doing so, also provide that all important peace of mind too, as can be seen from this latest collection of safety cover solutions.
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND POOL WITH PLASTICA’S POOLSAVER In 2022, over 300 people drowned accidentally in the UK and Ireland and many more will have suffered injury, some life-
changing, through non-fatal experiences. With over 50 years of experience in the pool trade, Plastica know only too well the importance of safety around water, especially swimming pools. The Poolsaver™ Manual Safety Cover has been designed by Plastica to offer a tough construction to cover a swimming pool and keep children or animals from entering it when it isn’t in use. This high-quality, low priced manual safety cover ensures it will safely support up to 100kg as per the latest French safety laws. It’s fitted with highquality stainless steel ratchet straps to help achieve almost effortless tension of the Poolsaver™ across the pool. Available in five colours – grey, blue, pastel green, green and beige – owners can choose the colour that best suits their swimming pool and its surroundings. Also available is the easy to install Poolsaver™ Cover for above-ground wooden pools, which gives peace of mind to owners of these smaller options. The UV stabilised PVC cover is securely fitted to anodised aluminium tubes which hold the cover in place. Stainless steel ratchets firmly hold the cover in position, making it secure with a flush fit that attaches to brass anchor points. This extremely adaptable cover is a great solution, adding both safety and cleanliness to the pool. The underside of the cover on both
Poolsaver™ models has a beige non-marking surface and extra wear strips to prolong the life of the system.
DRIPOOL PROVIDING 35 YEARS OF POOL SAFETY Dripool have been at the forefront of pool safety for over 35 years and remain the UK’s only designers and manufacturers of automatic safety covers, for all types of swimming pool. One of the market leaders is their flagship Driglide under coping system and it offers several unique features. Patented beam assisted cantilevers enable the cover housing to be paved and coped identically to the rest of the pool area, giving the most aesthetically pleasing finish available, whilst allowing even the heaviest of bather to jump or dive from on top of the housing. This also ensures the cover can be housed at either end of the pool with minimal design requirements. The patented winding extrusion and tensioned leading edge ‘super Cam’ ensures that no front beam is required, making the Driglide the only automatic swimming pool cover that completely disappears from the pool when uncovered. The AutoSafe is the latest addition to Dripool’s range of products and is an under coping system that is predominantly designed to ensure safety, debris control and heat retention on new build, rectangular pools.
Plastica’s Poolsaver™ Manual Safety Cover offers high-quality and tough construction solution at a low price
The AutoSafe safety cover is the latest addition to Dripool’s range of products and is an under coping system for rectangular pools
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