Dual purpose spaces for events

Dual purposespace

We’re all looking for ways to cut costs and make the most of what we have. Applying this mentality to our homes and businesses, if you can make a space work harder for you by being dual purpose with one

change, why would you not? WORDS BY EMILY MILLER

An innovative, specialist interior team at a company called Stage Systems have been installing stylish wooden covers, brand name Pool-dek, as temporary (or permanent) hard wooden flooring over indoor and outdoor swimming pools for some time. But recently, they have been seeing demand multiply as home and business owners look to make their spaces work harder.

“Both private homes and commercial sites such as hotels install Pool-dek to transform their spaces for dual purpose, often saving or earning money from an ROI perspective,” Angela Allen at Pool-dek says.

The cost of heating a swimming pool can run into thousands, and with energy prices as they are, Angela tells me that clients are transforming their pool spaces into more costeffective spaces, such as a home gym or venue for events.

It could be the perfect alternative for families cutting out the cost of an expensive wedding venue and transforming their pool area. Or it could be an ideal solution for businesses and venues looking to rent out their lesser-used spaces to create a new revenue stream.

“Many of our private home clients have had wonderful parties or weddings of their family members in their pool rooms, for example. And for commercial clients like hotels, they are able to accommodate lucrative events with the space.”

The temporary covers can be installed with water remaining or removed as easily as they are installed. They can be purchased or hired for one-off occasions, lending itself to the ideal solution for a wedding or big party in a home.

The Pool-dek concept is based on the primary product of the business – modular portable staging, which is available to hire or buy. Stage Systems has been trading since 1966 and supplied to thousands of schools both in the UK and internationally, allowing customers to have all the benefits of a stage without huge expense and use of space as they stack and store easily – in particular, if they hire the stage.

“Our company is the primary supplier of stages for schools across the country, but they also work well for things like choirs and theatre groups who want to rehearse or perform in a space which doesn’t have a stage set.”

If you want to make your space work harder, you can contact Angela on 01509 611 021 to discuss your options.

BOTH PRIVATE HOMES AND COMMERCIAL SITES SUCH AS HOTELS INSTALL POOL-DEK TO TRANSFORM THEIR SPACES FOR DUAL PURPOSE