High energy prices, new legislation and regulations, budget cuts, and changing market demand are presenting swimming pool operators with major challenges. High energy costs are putting increasing pressure on operations, while legislation and regulations are placing ever greater demands on safety, hygiene, and sustainability. Until recently, energy, maintenance, and management accounted for around 30% of the operating costs of an average swimming pool, but now, partly due to high energy costs, this figure has risen to over 60%. Swimming pools will have to reduce costs and increase revenue in the short term.
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In this session, Marcel van den Berg will present the case study of Aquatopia Swimming Pool in Aalst, taking a look at the accommodation, the lifetime costs of the building, and the heat and water treatment systems. Marcel is commercial manager Water & Leisure at Hellebrekers, a specialist in total solutions for process and building installations. In addition, they design, build, and manage technical installations for leisure facilities and also develop software for the most efficient use of these installations. Hellebrekers was also involved in the first chlorine-free indoor swimming pool in Nunspeet, which will also be discussed in this session. This will bring you up to speed on the latest developments in energy saving in swimming pools.
Marcel van den Berg (Hellebrekers)
This knowledge session will be held at 2:00 p.m. in Knowledge Dome #2.
This knowledge session was part of the Swimming Pool Industry Day 2025.