Tales and observations from a short trip to the home of the Whopper.
Read MoreI really must start writing this . . . soon.
I know I need to do it and it is something that I enjoy, it’s just that I’ve got into the habit of putting it off until the last possible moment but here’s the deadline so I best get started. Hang on. I’ll just put the kettle on first.
Read MoreWe’re all going on a . . .
I think more people share a common view of what makes a perfect summer than of any other season and summer memories are easily triggered by a snatch of a song or the sight of the sun. Isn’t that glorious?
Read MoreLEJOG 2018
It’s not a quiet, sensibly paced run in France. It stands for ‘Lands End to John O’Groats’. It’s 1027 miles in 74 hours, on a bicycle. Gives you time to think, I can tell you that.
Read MoreResponsibility.
Didn’t we used to take our own? Have we given too much away? Isn’t it an important part of being an adult?
Read MoreMirror. Signal. Manoeuvre.
I think that, for businesses, individuals or indeed our entire industry, it’s important to know where we have been in order to plan where we are going.
Read MoreThese are a few of my favourite things.
I think that everyone who works in the industry must have one or two favourite products. It might be something lavish like a moving floor, eco-friendly like a heat pump or just something that works really well like a particular fixing.
Read MoreHey! The sun’s shining.
June has brought us some record breaking weather. It probably hasn’t brought record breaking sales, but all that sunshine certainly hasn’t done our industry any harm. And the season is a long way from over.
Read More8th June. The beginning of a good season or just more ‘silly season’?
I’m not suggesting that the nature of the political party that forms our next government will have an effect on hot tub sales but it would be nice if we could all just settle down and get on with business. Wouldn’t’ it?
Read MoreHas SPATEX ‘turned of age’, or has the industry matured?
The industry show has just celebrated its 21st, we turn 40 this year. Will 2017 be the year the wet leisure industry comes of age?
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