The Bendigo Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing centre designed by Peddle Thorp Architects provides a leisure and fitness facility second to none for the local community of Bendigo. Featuring a 51.5 metre pool, a hydrotherapy/warm water pool and spa,...

At first, fusing fashion, function and affordability when tiling large scale pools can be daunting. Each commercial project, luxury apartment and hotel has a unique sense of style and aesthetic, as well as your desires for the pool’s function. Regardless of the...

Swimming plays a significant role in Australian culture, with activity and sport consuming the lives of so many in the warmer months. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that our Australian swimming team won 73 medals (28 of them gold!) at the recent Commonwealth Games on...

Gone are the days of large subway tiles reminiscent of your local railway station. Today’s residential pool tile trends designs, and what’s more – the tiling options – offer designers, specifiers and swimmers the opportunity to be as creative as their imagination will...

FINA World Championships is one of the biggest swimming events in the world. Beginning in mid-July, 2,500 athletes will compete for World Championship Aquatic titles in Hungary, with the Dagály Swimming Complex in Budapest being the main venue. Known as the...

Why is turbulence control important in a swimming pool? Because swimming competitions should be fair with minimal water turbulence impacting other swimmers. A common misconception is that people think the racing lane lines sole function is to divide the different...

Congratulations to Commercial Aquatics on being named the gold winner for the concrete spas located at the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The pictured spas meet all the defined criteria for high performance athletes and incorporates a warm water walk...

At Ceramic Solutions, our goal is to assist our clients in the creation of beautiful, functional and profitable aquatic centres. As wholesalers of pool tiles and fit-outs we understand the importance of supplying FINA approved products for competitive pools. Malmsten...

Consumers instinctively want to buy high quality ceramic tiles, but poorer quality tiles are sometimes selected at a lesser price and consumers anticipate they are fit-for-purpose and will perform adequately.  However, the effects of inferior materials become...

The nature of armed forces operation training pools means durable, abrasion resistant materials are essential in order to withstand the intensive use within these facilities.  Agrob Buchtal tiles provide the necessary finish for both the pool interior and...

Australian swimming successes at the Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964) Olympics fuelled enthusiasm for local governments in Australia to develop purpose-built community swimming pools.  Fifty years later, swimming in Australia is the largest participation...

Virgin Active’s newest health club recently opened its doors in Collins Street, Melbourne, and features state-of-the-art facilities, including a 25m pool, aqua lounge and sauna, interactive cycle studio, indoor climbing walls and mind & body studio. The $462...