Spa brands and other information

Aquamarine was one of the first manufacturers of portable spas in France, with a factory in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the early 1990s. Between 1998 and 2003, Aquamarine was part of the Hawtin group, which also owned the British manufacturer Spaform.

Blue Falls Manufacturing builds hot tubs for the Arctic Spas and Coyote Spas brands in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where the temperature rarely exceeds 0°C from mid-November to mid-March. Not surprisingly, all aspects of their marketing, including the brand name and the polar bear logo, focus on cold temperatures and thermal insulation.

Balboa Water Group has been a big player in the global spa market for more than two decades, and their components are everywhere, but - just as Intel didn't make your computer - Balboa is not a spa manufacturer.

There are various ways to build a concrete spa, but there are some common elements to most designs. We put together this guide after working with customers on several concrete spas.