With everything from electric cars to smartphones, laptops and power tools dependent on lithium to function, the growing demand for this popular battery material is already having an impact on Australia's spa market. A global shortage of lithium hypochlorite, the most common sanitiser used in spas, is leaving spa owners with limited options to maintain [...]

Swimming pools used to be a chore to keep clean and healthy – not to mention time consuming – but technology has changed all that. Like many aspects of modern life, pools and spas are becoming more automated with cleaning, heating, sanitation, filtration and lighting just a few examples of what can be controlled either [...]