MOVING FLOORS To complement their moving pool floor options, Hydrofloors are adding more ‘disappearing technology’ products to their portfolio
floor in the domestic environment, apart from the obvious wow factor, has always been the opportunity to use the pool hall for other functions. Commercially, the company has seen an increase in the smaller training pools being developed with a moving floor as part of the design package. The focus being on an independent facility that can be used for dedicated training or classes, an important revenue stream, without adversely affecting activity in the main pool. With floor drive systems having diversified in the market place, the company always look to innovate. Originally they only supplied a buoyant floor system as by keeping things simple, servicing costs were kept to a minimum. Often a more direct drive is required and the company also now offer a complete hydraulic scissor design, predominantly developed from their disabled lifts design. The company have also developed a working relationship over the last few years with the Natare Corporation in the USA, where floors are a rare commodity. The relationship has generated a number of export opportunities, not just in the US, but as far afield as New Zealand and Australia.
HYDROFLOORS ADDS MORE ‘DISAPPEARING TECHNOLOGY’ PRODUCTS Hydrofloors has had another busy and exciting 2015, with the year ending with the company’s headquarters relocating to the UK. Demand is high and with an ever-growing order book, the team has doubled in size and they will shortly be looking for further professionals to enable the increase in sales and installations. In the UK, Hydrofloors is now working with
an established group of authorised dealers, which has already proved to be mutually beneficial. Their floor system is engineered so that the area can be used for any possible function without compromise. The floor can be designed to have any thickness and any finish – natural stone, tiles and decking are just some of the possibilities – and it can also be designed to fit almost any shape of pool too. Standard loading is 350kg/m2 but the floor can be engineered to hold over 750kg/ m2 meaning the floors have virtually unlimited possibilities. The demand for products that help to create space and offer complete safety has increased and because of this Hydrofloors is now engineering new products to add to their portfolio. With their state-of-the-art technology and decade long experience, they have also designed and installed movable spa floors, disappearing walls, moving safety barriers and movable gardens in the last year, so it has been a very exciting period of diversity and they plan to continue with these developments. Ron Plompen, CEO says: “We always planned to add to our existing portfolio of products and the last year has seen clients approach us to ask for us to find solutions and use our ‘disappearing technology’ to achieve their vision. The enhancement that movable technology can offer to a home or garden is clear to see and there are still plenty of opportunities for us to further develop new solutions.”
GUNCAST SPIRALIFT TECHNOLOGY REINVENTS A POOL’S SPACE The Guncast Akvo Spiralift technology offers
a versatile and unique moving floor system to be added to an indoor or outdoor swimming pool project. It also ensures that when the floor is raised, there is the optimum level of safety for all the family. Finishing the moving floor with the same tiles as the pool surround may mean that visitors may not even realise that there is a swimming pool underneath. For indoor swimming pools the air temperature is controlled to remain cool when the floor is raised, but warmer with the pool floor down. Another fantastic benefit of the Guncast Spiralift technology is that the floor can be altered to varying heights meaning that for children, the floor can be raised to a shallow level and then moved to a deeper level when the children are no longer swimming. The benefits of this unique mechanical lift technology include: • Scalable and increased static and dynamic loads • Simplified installation • Reduced closed height • Flexibility in design with multi-functional capabilities and articulated floor/steps sections • Robust components including 316L stainless steel construction • Reduced maintenance. The Spiralift technology is suitable for outdoor, indoor and commercial swimming pools of varying sizes and locations, designed specifically to the client and environment requirements. The moving floor technology is particularly suited to properties in the centre of larger cities with limited space, or basement swimming pool projects. The versatility of the moving floor offers two rooms in one with a studio or room suitable for parties which can be
The Guncast Akvo Spiralift technology offers a versatile and unique moving floor system to be added to an indoor or outdoor swimming pool project
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