The recently redeveloped Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre at Lidcombe in Sydney's west utilises industrial controllers and an EtherNet/IP network provided by Omron. [ + ]

The town of Dartmouth lacked a community pool for year-round learn-to-swim classes and recreation. In late 2016, following many years of the community working hard to raise funds, a 25 m indoor pool was built and opened to the public. OC-1 filter media was selected for its effectiveness and energy efficiency. [ + ]

Work has changed for the better for Jim's Pool Care franchisees. A new smartphone app that handles time-consuming routine tasks means franchisees are saving hours in their working day, freeing them up to see more customers, secure more revenue and deliver superior customer service. [ + ]

Weighing in at 250,000 litres, this huge pool came with a huge electricity bill. The pool accounted for more than 40% of the household energy consumption. Pooled Energy updated the old equipment and reduced the running costs to around 14% of the household energy use, while improving water quality. [ + ]

Electrochemicals manufacturer Electrolube was recently approached by a company in Australia for assistance with a particularly unusual application: the customer needed protection for an underwater LED lighting unit. [ + ]

The Alan Shearer Activity Centre is a specialist recreational, sensory and social centre for people with disabilities. With its hydrotherapy pool having seen better days, the centre's management set about replacing it with a £500,000 state-of-the-art facility that was bigger and better. Whitewaters Ltd, the pool specialist that handled construction of the new pool, chose OC-1 filter media to handle the pool's filtration. [ + ]

In 2015, Life Floor had one eye on the growing cruise ship industry, believing its floor tiles would be perfect for on-deck water parks. Starting with a 'trial run' on Carnival Magic in February 2015, Carnival Cruise Line has now installed the product on nine of its ships in under 13 months. [ + ]

Marsupial Landscape Management noticed it had become impossible to prove to customers that staff had turned up to their site. The company sought out Fleetmatics GPS vehicle tracking to support its claims and help eliminate disputes. [ + ]

Horizontal Waterco Micron filters keep water crystal clear and deal with flow rates in excess of 18,000 L/min at the Splash Kingdom water park in Nacogdoches, Texas. The water park caters to around 1000 visitors per day — up to 60,000 each summer. [ + ]

Tom Gorgievski was finding that his customers' water samples were throwing all kinds of inconsistent results due to poor sample collection techniques. Seeking a better way to help his clients maintain their pools, he invented an ingeniously simple device to ensure water samples are collected correctly. [ + ]

When you are blessed with such a breathtaking waterside location, you need to do everything you can to maximise the view and ensure a seamless connection between house, garden and water's edge. [ + ]

Hutchinson Builders were given some free rein to find the right solution for pool decking at the boutique Jade apartments in Albion, Brisbane. FutureWood was chosen as the right company for the job, and met the brief using a solid CleverDeck 138 x 23 mm decking board in Saltbush colour. [ + ]

Natureworks was engaged to design, manufacture and install heavy-duty sea creature sculptures at the Broadwater Parklands water playground. The characters had to be extremely durable, resistant to full sun exposure and meet the Australian Standards for playground installation, including height restrictions, anti-slip finish and entrapment avoidance. [ + ]

Michael Mansfield, owner of Local Pool Heating, shares his insights on the industry for the year just gone and the year ahead. [ + ]

Daisy Pool Covers received this glowing endorsement from customer Gordon Halnan about the Daisy cover he's had for more than 12 years. [ + ]