February has again seen the hosting of the annual SPATEX show at the Bright Metropole Hotel. The event was a huge success with dozens of hot tub companies in attendence showing off their exciting new 2008 hot tub models. Some of the major hot tub brands such as Artesian Spas, Catalina Spas, Marquis Spas and Villeroy & Boch to name but a few were on display with huge stands brimming with exciting new hot tubs and features for the 2008 season.

Attendences at the show were again on the increase with lots of trade visitors plus a big influx of public visitors on the first day of the show, eager to see the new models and snapping up early orders for Spring delivery.  Congratulations to Sandy Crockford from BISHTA and Jane Vasey from All Swim in Cardiff who organised the inaugural BISHTA Awards Party to acknowledge the amazing hot tub installations from BISHTA member companies around the UK in 2007.  We will be publishing photos of the award winning entries as soon as we get them.

Once again, February is traditionally one of the quieter sales months in the hot tub calendar year to there are some fabulous bargains to be had at this time of year in showrooms aound the UK. Happy hot tub shopping!

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We eagerly await the BISHTA Hot Tubs Design Awards which are being presented at the awards ceremony this Saturday.  All BISHTA member UK hot tub retailers have been invited to submit photographs of their very best hot tub installations from the 2007 season and the winners will receive their coveted awards this week.

We will post the winning photographs as soon as they are released following the awards ceremony so look forward to some great hot tub installation ideas coming to What Spa? soon.  If you have a beautifully designed hot tub area in your garden, feel free to email your photos to us at info@whatspa.com as we will be running our 2008 competition to win free hot tub chemicals in the Spring.

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2008 is here at long last and the hot tub sale season has begun in earnest.  We have spoken to a wide range of hot tub suppliers who are running sales throughout January to clear 2007 hot tub models and display hot tubs.  If you are going to be in the market to buy a hot tub in the Spring start shopping around now to see what deals are on offer.  Most hot tub companies will allow you to take advantage of January offers and take delivery in the Spring if you have some preparation to do in the garden.

Don’t forget to wet test and good luck with your hot tub bargain hunting.

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Hot Tub Sale

Santa’s sleighbells are ringing and the Christmas and New Year festivities are fast approaching. For the uninitiated, sitting in the warm swirling water of a hot tub may seem strange, but on the contrary, hot tubbers around the UK are gleefully welcoming the colder weather and cranking up the temperature of their bubbling hot tubs in readiness for the Christmas holidays.

 Hot tubs are much more enjoyable in winter and although we get fairly mild winters, there is only one thing on our reader’s minds when the snow starts falling and that is to lift back the steaming cover on their hot tubs and sink into the soothing warm  water.  Anyone who has been in a warm outdoor pool at a spa hotel or centerparcs in the depths of winter will get the idea.  The feeling is second to none!

The great news is that we are only 14 days from Xmas and more importantly only 20 days away from New Years Eve.  I’ll let you into a secret…behind the humdrum facias of UK homes, there will be around 200,000 familes celebrating the New Year at midnight in the luxury of their very own hot tubs, watching other peoples fireworks from the comfort of their favourite hot tub seat.  So if you know anyone who has a hot tub, make sure that you start buttering them up now to try to get an invite for the champagne New Years Eve hot tub fun…it really is the only way to bring in the New Year.

By the way, it’s not too late of you want to celebrate New Years Eve in your own hot tub, there are some cracking deals to be had at this time of year as December is traditionally the slowest month for hot tub retailers and a time when you can get your negotiating skills polished up and secure a fantastic hot tub deal.  Happy hot tubbing!

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Hot Tubs Cheshire - New Hot Tubs Showroom opens in Knutsford, Cheshire

Shopping for hot tubs in Cheshire will never be the same again following the launch of a brand new hot tubs outlet in Knutsford this week.  Outdoor Heaven is a hot tubs showroom with a difference…Director Adrian Lee tells us why. “We’ve put a massive investment into creating not just a one-stop shopping experience for hot tub and swimming pools clients across Cheshire and the North West, but also in building a showroom that offers only the very best products available in the region” says Adrian.

Partnering with Dimension One hot tubs and Softub has been an obvious choice for Adrian and his team who wanted to offer the very best hot tubs that the market has to offer. “D1 have been just fabulous and we are proud to be part of such a dominant global brand network” says Adrian.  “Our challange now is to make sure that our clients get the kind of service and knowhow that they deserve in line with our premium product offering” Adrian goes on. 

After our discussions it is clear that Outdoor Heaven Knutsford have all of the building blocks in place to achieve this aim and we congratulate them on building such a beautiful showroom and retail experience.  For more details see the Outdoor Heaven website at www.outdoorheaven.co.uk

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