ONE-PIECE & FIBREGLASS POOLS
One-piece Pools Offer A Stress-free Solution With high quality finishes combined with installation times that can be measured in days and weeks rather than weeks and months, one-piece pools are the perfect solution for a hassle-free pool build experience. Add in impressive warranties and more options than ever before and it’s easy to see why they’ve proven to be such a success. In this issue, we discover some of what’s available for 2024 By Jon Wadeson
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ith demand in the UK for swimming pools proving to be resilient, one-piece and fibreglass pools have remained as some of the leading options for pool projects due to their ticking of many of the boxes for both consumers and the trade. The promise of convenience across many fronts is their biggest draw. Whether it is the initial choosing of one, the delivery times (at least under normal circumstances), their relatively straightforward and speedy installation or the fact that a lot of the fittings and equipment are in place and ready to go direct from the factory – pools of this type definitely provide a quick, fairly simple and stress-free solution which also results in minimal disruption too. Add in a wide range of options, low ongoing maintenance costs, stunning modern looks, competitive pricing, peace of mind warranties… the list goes on and for the vast majority of swimming pool needs, there’s a suitable option on offer. So, as a complete package, for most aspiring owners and for pool installers too, it’s no great surprise that they are being increasingly embraced. There’s now such a wide range of models, colours, access options and finishing choices that pools can be customised to meet the needs of even
the most demanding of customers. Putting aside requirements for a really specific, unusual design or unique shape, it’s difficult to identify any real downsides to the proposition of a one-piece pool, a swimming solution suitable for a wide range of environments. Even installation sites with access challenges are rarely an issue thanks to an array of creative delivery methods plus further options to split some pools and join them together once on site. In short, one-piece pools provide an impressive and hard to ignore list of benefits versus other more traditional pool options and for many, they are a tempting option that are just too hard to ignore and in this issue we examine some of what’s on offer in the UK for the 2024 season and beyond.
AUSTRALIA’S AQUA TECHNICS BRAND LAUNCHED TO THE UK MARKET Kent-based Aqua Technics Pools UK used this year’s SPATEX exhibition to officially launch the Aqua Technics Pools range of one-piece composite swimming pools to the UK trade. Manufactured in Australia by Aquatic Leisure Technologies, their pools are renowned for their unparalleled quality, hightech construction materials, unique selling features and exceptional design. These all
ensure Aqua Technics one-piece pools are engineered as some of best in the world. Australia is the home of the swimming pool, boasting more domestic pools per-capita than any other country in the world, and Aqua Technics Pools have been at the forefront of the market for more than 48 years, with the founding family still at the helm today. Plentiful stocks of the most popular models in the most requested colours are held in stock at the Aqua Technics Ashford distribution centre, meaning very rapid delivery and installation times for UK and Irish dealers can be achieved. Their commitment to customer satisfaction doesn’t stop at stocking these exceptional pools in the UK. Pools are fitted out in customer options in Kent and tested before being shipped out. Similarly, prefabricated plant rooms are manufactured and comprehensively tested and shipped out on the same truck as the pool, meaning a dealer’s engineers merely have to run an electricity supply to the plant room and connect pipe runs between the pool and plant room when it’s installed. Applications from prospective ambitious dealers across the UK and Ireland are welcomed and for new dealers, product training and a comprehensive programme of sales and marketing support is available, as well as a consumer PR campaign –
THIS AND RIGHT: Kent-based Aqua Technics Pools UK used this year’s SPATEX exhibition to officially launch the Aqua Technics Pools range to the UK trade
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