MANUFACTURED IN THE UK
With the Water-Tec LED lighting range being made in the UK, Fairlocks can provide the right lights and equipment for the job with the support from a UK manufacturing company
Flying The Flag For British-made Pool Products While a lot of products used in the wet leisure sector are produced abroad, there are numerous quality solutions that are made in the UK too – and in addition to helping the wider economy and providing jobs, there are a number of additional benefits to buying British-made goods. In this issue, we take a closer look at those benefits and some of the products within the swimming pool sector that are flying the flag for UK manufacturing By Jon Wadeson
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n a follow up to our feature last year on British-made within the Wellness sector, in this issue, we take a look at products that are being manufactured for swimming pools, right here in the UK. The pool sector differs somewhat from Wellness in that it’s a much more mature market and as such, has more established brands. Often, many of these have been tackling the specific challenges that pool ownership in the UK poses. So what are the benefits of buying one of these British produced products? Well there are many but the obvious one is that it helps to keep UK people employed meaning that the economy benefits from money being paid to local people who then are likely to spend most of their income here in Britain. There are eco-friendly reasons too. With local manufacturing there should be a much lower impact on the environment as products are supplied to the immediate market – and that’s something which is becoming increasingly important to many buyers. Another reason is that British manufacturing genuinely is amongst the best in the world, resulting in quality products, time after time. Companies who manufacture in the UK can usually provide much shorter
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lead times and can often respond to special requests much quicker than companies who import products. Should something go wrong with a UK produced product, it’s likely it can be repaired or replaced much more easily too. Finally, currency exchange rate fluctuations have a much lower impact on products manufactured in the UK. It’s not just a case of national pride or flag waving – there are genuine and persuasive arguments to source products manufactured in the UK.
From its UK base, Heatstar has pioneered the innovation, design and manufacture of environmental control systems such as this Andromeda unit
HEATSTAR – MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UK, APPLIED WORLDWIDE Many UK manufacturers, particularly in the swimming pool industry, have opted to manufacture their products in other countries outside the UK. Heatstar, from its UK base has, for 40 years now, pioneered the innovation, design and manufacture of modern, highly energy efficient, environmental control systems for swimming pools. During this time the brand has become a market leader in this field with an enviable reputation for quality. Heatstar units contain some of the very best specialist components from the USA
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