In 2004, Piscine promised to amaze you.
It did so, and the figures prove it!

The French swimming pool market is constantly expanding*

Biggest market in Europe
The world’s second-biggest market after the United States, with over a million pools built.
In 2004 the swimming pool sector generated turnover of 1.4 billion euros and 28 000 direct or indirect jobs, of which 3000 were created between 2003 and 2004.

1 056 000 swimming pools installed, including 720 000 in-ground pools

up 24% on 2001
up 70% on 2001 in the case of above-ground pools.

This boom is affecting all regions and new countries, and people of all ages and social classes. Consumers have new expectations in terms of comfort, friendliness, well-being, value for money and safety, when it comes to both private and public pools.

The market is bubbling, especially at the poolside!

Piscine anticipates and meets your visitors’ needs.

All the professionals will be there: consumers, fitters, landscape designers, specifiers, as well as professional users including hoteliers and public and private pool managers. All the distribution networks will be represented:
traditional distribution, mass retailing, DIY superstores, and new specialist distribution networks.

Piscine confirme sa dynamique internationale

In 2004
18 599 visitors, up 33% on 2002
517 exhibitors, up 35% on 2002
222 exhibitors from outside France, up 55% on 2002.

27 countries represented, headed by Italy, Spain, Belgium, Great Britain, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland, but with increasing attendance from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Near East and Asia

More than 2 in 3 exhibitors come back time after time!

Piscine is the flagship international trade show for the entire profession.

Result: new marketshares for you!