Stop worrying, start selling – 4 ways to take control


I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of being at the mercy of the weather. Don’t get me wrong: I love the Wet Leisure industry. It has always been my family trade, and our father’s before us. It’s in our blood.

It never rains, but it pours


Our industry is looking at a long lasting hosepipe ban and a drought that has spread to many more counties and I’m looking out of the window at grey skies and falling rain. We’ve got some breaking news on that hosepipe story in this newsletter, but what can our wet leisure industry do in a […]

The Hosepipe Ban; how the water shortage affects wet leisure


There is concern and confusion in the industry about what the drought measures actually are and how they will affect us. The facts aren’t great, but they are better than the rumours. What are the facts? Seven water companies across south and eastern England are introducing hosepipe bans from Thursday, 5 April 2012. These are: […]

Looking Back at the Year Ahead


If tough times make strong people, wise business owners and lean and efficient companies then we should be one hell of an industry in 2012. This year has been tough at almost every level. There is little prospect of 2012 being significantly better as a business environment however there is a silver lining to the […]

Essential ingredients


Golden Coast has introduced a new line of ‘hot tub only’ water treatment products for 2011 as part of its ‘Essentials’ spa and hot tub accessory products. The new product line will join the established ‘Swimmer’ brand specifically  formulated for swimming pools.