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Certikin now looks to the East
Schools being built The ambitions of Certikin on a
without pools worldwide front continue with
Londonisspendingmillionsof the establishment this summer
poundsonnewcityacademies of Certikin Swimming Pool
acrossthecity–withoutbuilding ProductsIndiaPVTLtd.
swimmingfacilities. Thehubofthenewcompanyis
Noneofthecapital’snewest a brand-new 2300ft
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warehouse,
flagshipschoolshasaswimming basedinBangalore,betterknown
pool,despitethesportbeingon asIndia’sSiliconValleyandhome
thenationalcurriculumand to2,000ITcompaniesandmany
Britain’ssuccessattheBeijing multinationals.
Gameslastmonthsaysanew Commercial Director, Jo
report.Manyalsolacktennis Ainsworth, says: “India’s
courts,runningtracksorgyms. economyisgrowingthreetimes
Teacherswarnedthatschools faster than the UK’s. On the
wouldbeleftwitha“tatty”legacy pool front, over 1000 pools a
fromthe2012Games.Itcomes year are being built in Banglore
afterCultureSecretaryAndy alone and many of the larger
Burnhampromisedthatschool consultant/architectfirmshavea
sportwouldbeattheheartofthe presence in the city so we felt
ABOVE: Certikin India’s Sales Director, Muthu Venkata Selvam
“Olympicera”. thatitwasanimportantlocation and Jo Ainsworth-Commercial Director
ALondonAssemblyreport for Certikin. Bangalore is also
saysthatdozensofswimming ideally located to service other swimming pools division of Local stockholding of key
poolsareclosingbutLondon rapidly growing cities in the thecompany. products will reduce delivery
hasachancedtoputthe south of India including He moved back to India just times significantly and reduce
balanceright. Hyderabad, Chennai, Cochin, over four years ago to head up transportcosts.
“Itisnotatthemomenttaking Coimbatoreplustouristareasin the Pools division of a new Certikin’s vision is to roll out
thatopportunity.Meanwhile,the theSouthWest.” Omani-Indian Joint venture regional offices to service the
academyproposedforthe2012 The local team is headed up company. requirements of this huge and
OlympicVillagehasdroppedplans bySalesDirectorMuthuVenkata Jo adds: “Certikin Export’s geographically diverse country
tospecialiseinsport. Selvam.Hehasatrackrecordof existing customer base in India over the next few years as the
Theassemblylookedatthe working with Certikin’s product has welcomed the news as a marketdevelops.
eightnewLondonacademies range.HejoinedAlAnsariasan positivestep.Withapresencein
openinginoldbuildingsthis irrigation specialist, Certikin’s India we can now provide even
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eventuallybehousedinstate-of-
the-artstructures.Plansconfirmed
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Wet August boosts indoor swimming figures
New heart rate swim pool complex reported 50% Wecouldn’tbemorepleased.”
system increases year on year. The LivingWell health and
BritishDisabilitySwimminghas “Everyone’sbeencominginand fitnessclubattheHiltonHotel,
beenactivelyinvolvedwithinthe we’ve been packed every day,“ in Cardiff city centre, has
developmentofanewwaterproof saidaspokesman. reported a surge in the
heartratetelemetrysystemwhich In Cardiff at the International number of new members
willrevolutioniseswimming Sports Village pool the throughtheirdoors.
coaching.TheHighPerformance attendances during the Traditionally, gyms and
ScienceTeam,ledbyPerformance schoolholidays has been health clubs experience a
ScientistCathGilby,hasbeen “phenomenal“. quieter month in August as
workingalongsideanItalian-based “We’vehadalotofreallywet people are holidaying in the
company,Hosand,todevelopa weather and it’s driven British summertime and
waterresistant‘real-time’heart everyoneindoors.” exercisingoutdoors.
ratemonitor. Liverpool’s Aquatic Centre But this year is the busiest
hashadtwiceasmanyvisitorsas August that LivingWell
expected since it opened. The managerJulieVolpihasseen.
Pool companies, work It was one of the wettest management expected a slow She said: “Normally the
to achieve energy goals August’s on record. But pools openingbecauseofholidayand weather in August is really
PoolcompaniesintheUSAhave and health clubs have been the summer months but good.Whenthesunisshining,
startedtohaveopendiscussions reporting record business as attendances have been people are enjoying the
toanswerquestionsandaddress people have been going consistently high. The award outdoors and not thinking
concernsaboutnewbuilding indoortoswim. winningnewpoolinSunderland aboutjoiningahealthclub.
codeswhichdemandpooland Frombig50metrepoolsto hasrecordedmembershipinthe “But this is the busiest
spaenergyusetobeoffsetwith thesmallestindoorcommunity firstfewmonths. August at least in the eight
onsiterenewableenergy pool it’s been a record for “It’s a boom time for indoor years that I have been here. It
generation. indoorswimming. swimming what with the must be twice as busy
Sheffield’s 25 metre indoor weatherandtheOlympiceffect. asnormal.”
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