And the Winner is…🏆

Balena is proud to announce, that their TeichMeister partners have cleared TOP 10 five times at the bsw-award 2023. Pools of the “Extra Class Plus” are now on the pool hit list of the Bundesverband Schwimmbad & Wellness e.V. Around 400 pools from nine countries, all at a top level, took part in the “bsw-Award” competition.

Congratulations!!!✨️ We are MEGA proud of the partner companies👍

The winners:

• Category Private outdoor pools / Natural pool: 🛠️ Haas Gartengestaltung | 📸 Tom Bendix
• Category Private outdoor pools / Natural pool: 🛠️ Gartenbau Stieger | 📸 Silvano Pedrett
• Category Hotel / Natural pool: 🏨 Hotel Rindenmühle | 🛠️ Gärten von Kilian | 📸 Tom Bendix
• Category Hotel / Natural pool: 🏨Hotel Munde Biereck | 🛠️ Eble Bauunternehmen | 📸 Fotostube Sarah
• Category Minipool / CSIDE 47: 🛠️ Grimm Pools & Gärten | 📸 Jürgen Weber

CF Group joins Jump starter event

On Friday, 23rd of February CF Group will be present at a special local event. The “Durchstarter” (Jump starter) is a fair around Training, further education and studies. More than 90 exhibitors will present their company and job offers. This is a good opportunity to present CF Group as an attractive Employer to new talents and attract them for apprentice or studies.

For more information visit www.durchstarter-messe.de

Discover the new catalogue for germany

The swimming pool season is just around the corner. For 2024, we have decided not to produce a main catalog for germany – in the past with 600 pages of swimming pool technology in printed form – but to focus on the new products and most important products for 2024.

You can check and download the catalogue here: katalog2024.chemoform.com

Sterck makes waves in Germany

At the end of the last year Sterck Polystone marked a milestone as the first Pool was placed and installed in Germany. Just three weeks ago, an urgent request for an 8-meter-long pool reached the desks. Despite the production planning being fully scheduled until the second quarter of 2024, Sterck made the decision to confront this challenge head-on. The entire process, from production to installation, showcased the seamless coordination and exceptional craftsmanship that went into this project.

The one-piece pool measuring 8m x 3.7m x 1.5m, emerged from the recently established production facility in Valkenswaard (NL), located next to the headquarters of the Starline Group. Constructed from the durable and sophisticated material, Polystone®, the pool arrives fully equipped with a suite of built-in parts. Ensuring both safety and energy efficiency, a Roldeck® pool cover system has been seamlessly integrated beneath the stairs of the pool, featuring Solar Eclipse® Transparent slats made of Polycarbonate.

Conference Ahoy

At the beginning of the year, on January 18 and 19, the “TeichMeister” invited guests to their joint annual conference in the far north. The venue was wintry Hamburg, more precisely the ship “KAI 10” from the Mercure Hotel Hamburg City. In keeping with the occasion, the element of water also played a major role at the conference venue.

Away from the busy main season in pool and garden construction, many “TeichMeister” partners gathered again in mid-January, despite the chaotic weather, a pleasing result for the hosts, Balena GmbH / TeichMeister partner association, who had a lot to report from the past year and also whetted the appetite for the pool year 2024 with a lot of zest for action, new ideas and developments. Many exciting presentations, an exchange of experiences and an excursion to private gardens with pools in Hamburg rounded off the conference perfectly. The “TeichMeister” partner network is now fully geared up for the coming pool season!

Technical Days in France

The 2024 edition of Technical Days in France took place from January 15 to 19.

The entire sales team and technical support staff were invited to attend technical training sessions and presentations of new products.

It was a real opportunity to exchange views on market trends, the CF group offer and to launch the 2024 season.

CF group Benelux signs second partnership with B.ART Racing Team!

CF group Benelux is proud to sponsor brothers Jef and Ferre of the B.ART Racing Team for another season.

Jef became ONK (Open Dutch Championship) champion in 2023. Although he didn’t take part in all the races, he finished number 2 in the Benelux Trophy with a difference of just 1 point over rival Bram Lambrechts. In 2024, he will return to the Trophy and take his revenge in the IDM (German Championship), but this time at the wheel of a Ducati V2 Panigale.

Ferre won every race he took part in in the Belgian championship, but as he didn’t take part in every race, he finished second in the standings. In the IDM championship, he finished seventh.

For the 2024 season, he will take part in the Northern Talent Cup and the Belgian championship.
We wish them good luck for their next challenges! 🏆

Enjoy the brand-new glossary 📘

Have you ever wondered how to translate “membrane armée” into English, or how a “return inlet” is expressed in German, or how a “swim spa” translates into French?

➡️ We now offer you a time-saving solution!

We’re delighted to present the 📘CF Group glossary 📘, created by the Communication department with the help of Annette Faber and Axelle Martin (thank you!). It is sorted by product universe and aims to be used internally by a maximum of company members for your e-mails, your meetings, your training materials, your communication to suppliers, customers and the press.

👉👉 here’s the link to pin in your favourites:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_F5LDUTpR_54oksy8AS0aQ_MOp2xQgdm7fpNzTHVlqc/edit?usp=sharing

We sincerely hope you find this tool useful. If you have any comments, please do not hesitate to contact the Communication Team (communication@cf.group)

the same procedure as every year

…another year has passed. Thank you for your support and commitment this season. It was a time with many surprises and challenges and together we gave our best to master them.

Now we have a few days off and the IC.Hub will also make a break and breath deeply. We would like to take the opportunity to wish everybody peaceful holidays and a fulminant start into an exciting 2024.

May all your “dreams, health and care” come true and stay.