Highlighting the cream of the crop, the annual British Pool & Hot Tub Awards hosted by SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association) and BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association) spotlights companies striving for the best, working to trade association standards and an industry-recognised code of ethics, distinguishing themselves as high-calibre professionals within their field, and helping to raise standards for the industry.
These awards not only recognise companies for their superior work, celebrating both the technical and aesthetic aspects, but they also create an inspirational gallery of award-winning projects for consumers to view, in the knowledge that as trade association members, every company is expected to work to British and European standards, and to trade ethically.
This year’s award ceremony took place on the evening of Tuesday, 31st January, and is annually part of the Industry Gala Evening, hosted by the BSPF (British Swimming Pool Federation) at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the West Midlands during SPATEX, the UK’s only dedicated international pool, spa, and wellness show (31st January to 2nd February 2023).
Phil Oldershaw hosted the night, and presenting this year's awards were; the BSPF President – Pete Grinnall, SPATA Chairman – Ben Studdy and the BISHTA Chairman – Dorian Davies. The special guest of honour was Keri-anne Payne, a South African-born British swimmer specialising in marathon open water swimming and long-distance freestyle swimming in the pool. She is a two-time 10-kilometre open water world champion and an Olympic silver medallist.
BISHTA Member, Marquise Spas, based in Walmersley, won a Bronze BISHTA Award in the Showroom of the Year category at the 2023 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards ceremony.
Katherine Garnett from Marquise Spas commented: "Marquise Spas pride ourselves as a company that offers a family, friendly approach with our service, offering each customer a free site survey where we come out and visit you, ensuring we achieve the very own specific needs of our customers. Our showroom is an integral part of our business, where we welcome customers daily; therefore, we are pleased to have been recognised with a national British Pool & Hot Tub Award this year for Showroom of the Year".
Before entries are submitted to the technical experts and specialist panel of judges from the pool and hot tub industry, all entries are reviewed for their technical merit to assess whether each entry meets industry standards as a minimum requirement. With 32 categories to be contested, this year's winning and highly commended entries demonstrate the breadth of talent and commitment to quality and service in the industry.
Supporting the 2023 British Pool & Hot Tub Awards, the Partners and Sponsors are; Adtrak, AstralPool UK, Calorex, Certikin, Complete Pool Controls, Fairlocks Pool Products, Complete Spas, Golden Coast part of Pollet Pool Group, Heatstar, HTH T/A Innovative Water Care, SPN, Jacuzzi, Nsure, OASE, Plastica, Sprayed Concrete Solutions and What Pool & Hot Tub Magazine.
Take a step closer to finding your dream hot tub or spa by visiting: www.marquisespas.co.uk or calling: 01617 644880
To view the BISHTA winners and to find out more about BISHTA, visit: www.bishta.co.uk
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Marquise Spas, based in Walmersley Celebrates National Industry Award from BISHTA
By Sallie Leslie-Golding | 13th February, 2023
BISHTA - British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association
BISHTA, the British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association were established in 2001 to ensure that companies engaged in the display and sale of hot tubs are adequately trained in water hygiene management and understand the importance of maintaining these Standards. BISHTA exists to promote high standards of health and safety, by registering suppliers of spas, hot tubs, accessories and water purification products. BISHTA register companies in the hot tub industry and all members must be trained in water hygiene management. This means that BISHTA can provide consumer with a safe route to purchase hot tubs and exercise spas.