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NEWS IN BRIEF
Dublin opens another
pool
A new 25 metre six lane pool at
Ballyfermot Leisure Centre in
Ireland has been opened. The
centre is the fifth Leisure Centre of
Excellence developed by Dublin
City Council as part of a €125m
investment in the city’s sports
facilities. The 4,100 sq m centre,
features a 25m, six-lane swimming
pool with a moveable floor and a
Three million Londoners have
boom wall, allowing the pool to be
divided into two pools. There is
also a sauna and a steamroom. poor access to swimming
Nearly three million Londoners for refurbishment suggest the London Swimming said: “This
Ilford pool closes early have poor access to public actual number of pools will not report clearly shows that
One of Ilford’s last swimming swimming pools and the number change significantly by 2012. although London has a high
pools has suddenly been shut is likely to increase ahead of the Also London’s population is number of pools we have some
down following fears over its 2012 Games, according to a likely to increase in this period significant gaps and that
safety. Ilford Swimming Pool was London Assembly report. by nearly 4%. accessibility for more than a
due to close for good in More than a third of Londoners The major mapping exercise third of the population is poor.”
December but the closure came live over 20 minutes walk from a by the Assembly’s Economic The findings of the
three months early. It now means public swimming pool – such Development, Culture, Sport Assembly’s study seek to shape
Ilford has only one public pool - pools which are the most easily and Tourism Committee also the Mayor’s London Legacy Plan
thought to be the worst accessible make up only 37% of showed there are only 11 diving for Sport and will be discussed
provision for swimming in swimming pools in London. facilities in London, in nine of further at the Committee’s
London. The decision to shut it Despite plans to open more London’s 33 boroughs. meeting with Kate Hoey MP, the
earlier than planned was made pools, anticipated pool closures Colin Brown, Director of Mayor’s Sports Commissioner.
at a meeting of the council’s
Leisure, Culture and Olympics
Scrutiny Committee.
ASTRALPOOL HOST HEATSTAR “GREEN HEAT” TRAINING
Summit Pool Heaters Eighteen engineers from the pump manufactured before 2000 Nigel Robertson believes the
sold National Leisure Group containing refrigerant called R22 “Gemini” is the answer for
US based Hayward Industries, attended a successful training which damages the ozone layer companies who want to
has acquired Summit Pool day on Heatstar’s range of and will become obsolete at the address customers spiralling
Heaters, the Canadian heat environmental control end of 2009. He explained the fuel costs.
pump manufacturers. The New systems at AstralPool UK’s need to introduce a new The day was summed up by
Jersey Company plans to extended Fareham premises. generation refrigerant; R407C Jennifer Nuttall from Barton
integrate the acquired product Heatstar’s Technical Director which does not damage Lake: “Pool contractors cannot
lines into its business before the Paul Scott and Technical Sales the atmosphere. be experts in all areas and
start of the 2009 season. Summit Manager David Hayles The “star” of the day was the having such support from
has been manufacturing heat provided an insight through all-in-one Heatstar evolution, Heatstar and AstralPool means
pumps for more than 10 years practical demonstrations and the Gemini air handling system. we can get the job done to the
and has a strong reputation technical presentations on AstralPool’s Product Manager customer’s satisfaction.”
across North America for how various factors influence
reliability and energy efficiency. selection and the importance
AstralPools’s new facilities at
of pool hall design.
Fareham was the venue for
Paul pointed out on the day
the ‘green heat’ training
Eight lane pool planned that it was not just about
Construction of a new sports ”hands on” training but also to
centre in Ealing, West London, to demonstrate how Heatstar
replace the demolished Northolt and AstralPool work closely
Swimarama, has begun. The within a partnership.
development, which is estimated “Both companies wish is to
to cost around £15m, forms part extend that partnership to
of the council’s local strategy to include companies offering
help combat the nation’s obesity customers a system tailor
crisis by improving sport facilities. made to clients.”
The new 5,500sq m centre, which The training covered all
is yet to be named, will feature an principles of refrigeration,
eight-lane, 25m swimming pool structural considerations,
and 12m x 16m learner pool with climate controls, air distribution
moveable floor. and dehumidification through
to any dehumidifier or heat
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