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Lights And Luxury In Pool Room Of Britain’s Most Expensive Home

High-end domestic pool contractor Whitewaters was recently part of the one of the most high-profile residential pool installations the country has ever seen. The luxury renovation was the subject of the Channel 4 documentary Britain’s Most Expensive Home, which followed the £65m refurbishment of Ancaster House in London.

Whitewaters was responsible for fitting the pool and various aspects of an adjoining spa area. As part of the project, they partnered with wet leisure industry distributor Golden Coast to provide 12 Q2 EVA Optic LED underwater lights for the pool.

“It was a high-value job that required high-spec lights. EVA Optic underwater lights have a nice clean finish and were a great have a nice clean finish and were a great product to work with. They were easy to fit and straightforward when it came to connecting up the electrics,” said Mick Guthrie, Director at Whitewaters.

EVA Optic LED underwater lights illuminate areas of up to 10m 2 and at only 10 Watts offer a light output of 6,500K. The multi-angle beam combines 6,500K. The multi-angle beam combines powerful light and even illumination to the bottom of the pool.

Mitchel Percy of Technical Sales at Golden Coast said: “EVA lights have a proven track record of providing outstanding quality, reliability and efficiency, and the Q2 lights were ideal for a residential installation of this calibre. EVA Optic uses the latest in LED technology to ensure long

lifespans and minimal maintenance, which makes taking care of a pool much easier for the customer.”

Golden Coast also provided a bespoke DMX

touch screen control panel for the lights and automatic sprinkler in the spa.

Mick Guthrie concluded: “We knew we could rely on Golden Coast as we have worked with the m for years. They have always been really flexible and helpful. They make things happen when you need them to, which was particularly important for a project of this significance.”

Golden Coast | 01271 378100 | www.goldenc.co

Online Pool Plant Operations Programme Now Live

Safety Training Awards (the awarding organisation of the STA) have launched an industry first for a regulated pool plant operations qualification with their e-learning programme which gives learners the option to revalidate or convert to STA’s Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations qualification from an acceptable equivalent. The programme provides qualified pool plant operators with an alternative to face-to-face courses, saving both time and money – and it serves to to face-to-face courses, saving both time and money – and it serves to positively help those learners who have issues with course accessibility.

Learners will receive the latest version of STA’s pool plant operations resource e-manual, containing the information required to maintain and operate a pool, spa and interactive water feature plant, as well as editable revision packs.

This distance learning programme is ideal for self-motivated pool plant operators capable of studying on their own. The programme itself informs learners of the course requirements, provides access to the course resources and information on how to book the online Multiple-Choice (MCQ) assessment.

The online assessment gives learners the flexibility to complete the assessment at a time to fit around their busy lives. The results are processed automatically and submitted to learners within 48 hours. processed automatically and submitted to learners within 48 hours. The length of the course is approximately six hours (but will vary based on the knowledge, hours (but will vary based on the knowledge, understanding and occupational competence understanding and occupational competence of the learner) and the qualification is valid for of the learner) and the qualification is valid for five years.

Safety Training Awards | 01922 645097 | www.safetytrainingawards.co.uk

Devin Consulting Involved With London’s Newest Neighbourhood

Recently, property developers Ballymore joined with Oxley Holdings Ltd to create a new neighbourhood along the banks of the Thames, close to Canary Wharf in London. Royal Wharf is 40 acres of riverside real estate and will be home to 3,300 residences as well as retail and business space. A large percentage of the land is designated open space to include a riverside park linking the Royal Wharf Pier, Royal Wharf Amphitheatre and Riverside Walk. The Clubhouse is a key element of the neighbourhood and Devin Consulting was delighted to be part of the design team to deliver the pool and spa which was completed last year.

The Clubhouse at Royal Wharf is a residents’ only Health Club, offering the latest state-of-the-art gym equipment. The club includes a 25m indoor swimming pool with space for poolside relaxation loungers. The glazed front sauna and steam cabins open out to the hydrotherapy spa pool with massaging water features, and experience showers are provided close by.

Devin’s role was the design and specification of the pool water treatment systems, heat experience cabins and reinforced concrete pool tanks. The company also provided construction phase specialist technical support to the client and the principal contractor’s team through subcontractor design portion verification, site monitoring and reporting, plus commissioning validation.

Devin Consulting | 0191 258 1653 | www.devin-consulting.com

Popular PWTAG Updates Provide Guidance On Reopening Pools

Like everyone, PWTAG has had a turbulent and challenging few months. Swimming pools were an early casualty of the COVID- 19 pandemic, and PWTAG has been busy deliberating and providing guidance throughout. By the time SPN lands, there may be a government decision on reopening or pools may even be open again. In any case PWTAG’s most recent guidance will be important to pool managers and operators.

In March, the government ordered the closure of leisure centres and gyms (along with cafés, pubs, restaurants, cinemas etc). Within days PWTAG published on pwtag.org a technical note (TN43) about how to temporarily close a pool. It covered the two options: reducing circulation with daily monitoring of disinfectant etc; the other, switching off, superchlorinating and switching on and monitoring once a week.

May saw two more PWTAG technical notes. TN44 gave details about disinfecting coronavirus – how it spreads and how it’s killed (including the importance of detergents), and specifically how to render safe pool buildings. TN45 started dealing with reopening: a stepby step guide to the careful processes that would restore the pool for a safe return to swimming.

That is clearly very relevant now that the government seems poised to allow leisure centres to reopen. Unsurprisingly, there has been a lot of discussion about how to do so safely in an era of socialdistancing. Changing rooms are an issue – and of course the pool itself.

Now TN46 takes operators through what they need to manage pools safely while the pandemic hopefully subsides. The principles behind hydraulics, disinfection, filtration etc haven’t changed, but some of the practices have been sharpened. To be safe from the Coronavirus, low pH and a slightly higher range of chlorine residual are recommended. And there is some new emphasis on types of disinfectant, caution about aerosols and advice about pre-swim showering too.

PWTAG | 01509 640730 | www.pwtag.org