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Certikin takes a fresh
Etatron strengthens
partnership on
look at chemicals
dosing equipment
Fresh to the market is Swimfresh branded chemical ranges and will Etatron, Europe’s largest
- Certikin’s new chemical range sit very happily alongside them. manufacturer of chemical dosing
for 2008! We are proud of that fact that the pumps, has strengthened its
Joining the highly popular high quality products are so partnership with Certikin in the UK.
CertiChem QD range, which is competitively priced, for instance Etatron is a family company
Certikin’s own brand of calcium a 5kg of stabilised chlorine established in 1972 in Rome. It has for the pool and spa trade
hypochlorite granules, the granules is £34 and 7kg of pH expanded and exports to 52 through Certikin.
Swimfresh range is aimed at the and alkalinity reducer is an countries. In 1999 a branch to Certikin has been dealing with
more budget conscious amazing £12.75. It provides the service the UK was formed by Etatron since 1994 for the supply
customer. It comes with the retailer with a real alternative, Managing Director, Simon Jay. A of dosing pumps, then in 2001,
assurance backed by the high something a little different.” new branch has been opened in Certikin’s water treatment division,
standards of service and In time for the opening up Ireland. Both UK and Irish depots CertiChem, was looking to extend
technical support of Certikin. season, a special offer will run hold stock of equipment and spare its range of chemical controllers
Swimfresh’s packaging is throughout March and April – parts to enable a 24-hour response. for use with commercial pools
designed to catch the eye when Certikin’s customers can buy four Etatron sells its own and spas ad the partnership
displayed at point of sale. Its no- cases of Swimfresh 2 litre copper manufactured dosing systems hasn’t looked back.
nonsense comprehensive free algicide or 2 litre copper
approach offers all the necessary based algicides and get one free.
Aquamat has
pulled across the width of the
chemical products required to Also, buy three CertiChem QD pool. The 5 ½” metal aluminium
keep swimming pool water quick dissolve calcium
the Olympics
roller tubes which were specially
sanitised and provides the hypochlorite (450g, 2.5kg and
retailer with a compact, 10kg) and get one free!
covered
designed, each about 9m long,
contain the large 24v DC tubular
intelligent range. Certikin is currently looking for Aquamat, the leading pool cover motors with the wiring and
Bruce Coppuck, CertiChem dealers through-out the UK and specialist, has created a unique control panels set invisibly in the
and Pools Manager, says: Ireland. To enquire, call Mark cover for an Olympic sized pool channel which run underneath
‘Swimfresh’s 22 product line-up Rowlands or Craig Williamson at in Cyprus. the Olympic sized pool.
compliments the premium Certikin on 01993 778855. The 50m x 25m open-air pool at Each cover measures 8.33
Yeroskipou, outside Paphos, is metres wide and 25m long and
Aquatics courses
potential to impact on public used for competitive swimming and each segment weighs in excess
now go antenatal
health issues such as obesity, is fitted with diving boards at both of 130kilos.
nutrition and female continence.” ends and lane markers. The owners Despite the size and weight of
A new five day intensive The course will include a did not want to have to move the the cover segments, it took
pregnancy Aquatics, Nutrition combination of lectures, lane markers each time the cover Michael and his two Cypriot
and Health course has been presentations, demonstrations and was put on and so they wanted to fitters just two days to fit the
launched in the UK - and it’s a active participation and on create a bespoke cover system. covers including the electrical
first. It will enable students to successful completion, students Production Manager Michael work, calibrating the rollers and
offer their own water-based will be equipped for the role of Crabtree designed a system of six handing the finished job over to
antenatal exercise classes - pregnancy aquatic facilitator. individual covers which are stepped the customer.
including teaching about obesity Home birth rates - particularly with three on one side of the pool It will take months before the
and nutrition for health and home water births - are steadily and three others used alternatively heat-saving value of the
exercise. It is aimed at health, rising throughout the UK, from the opposite side. Aquamat covers is verified but a
exercise and leisure something also influenced by Each cover is fitted with a similar pool which was used as a
professionals and held at the many high profile celebrities towing kit and is attached to test-bed for the Yeroskipou pool
university’s own swimming pool choosing water as a birthing mobile rollers with extra heavy duty was using six tonnes of diesel to
in Brighton. It is hoped that the medium. brake casters and anchor bolts. heat the pool, per month.
course will persuade more Sue added: “This is the first The lane markers act as rollers, For more information visit
pregnant women to exercise in course of its kind in the country allowing the covers to be simply www.aquamat4seasons.co.uk
water and, in turn, encourage and I hope that it will help to
them to opt for water births. encourage more pregnant women
The School of Healthcare to experience the therapeutic
Professions’ Sue Baines, said: and pain relieving properties of
“Aquatic exercise skills, active water - whether for exercise or
birth positions and relaxation labour. We hope midwives,
strategies, along with the use of nurses and other interested
music, will all be part of the people will see the massive
course. There is massive potential to influence health.”
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