Hot Tubs vs Home Saunas: Which should I choose?

Hot tubs and saunas are both incredibly luxurious items the offer a huge range of incredible health and wellbeing benefits to the user and cost far less to install in your home than many people imagine.

Many homeowners looking to treat themselves and invest in a spa level feature for their very own home find themselves in the difficult position of picking between the two.

There are many things to consider when you are making such a decision. How you intend to use the unit, the budget you have available, the space you have available, the health benefits that are most important to you.

This is meant to be an exciting and fun way to treat yourself, not give you a headache weighing up the pros and cons!

Luckily you are in the right place to make such a decision. INCA are one of the UK’s leading providers or both home saunas and spa tubs, and we help customers to make this very same decision every single day.

We have put together this blog to help you do the same, listing some of the most significant pros and cons of both spa products.

Ease of Installation

Hot tubs tend to be easier to install than saunas. This isn’t always the case as outdoor home saunas are incredibly straightforward to install but if you are looking to have. Sauna replace an existing room inside your home, there will be a bit more disruption than a hot tub.

That said, as long as you choose an experienced professional home sauna installation firm, the process is remarkably pain-free and you will be left with a fabulous addition to the interior of your property.

Health Benefits

Both hot tubs and saunas offer superb health benefits including muscle relaxation, increased blood circulation, faster injury recovery and more.

Some health benefits are more prominent in one than the other, however. For example, an infrared sauna sends penetrating waves of heat deep within the muscle far more effectively than the hot water of a hot tub. Sure, a good soak in the tub will help to soothe aching muscles to some extent, and is a blessed relieve after a tough day, but if you are an athlete looking for the ultimate in rest and recovery, a high performance sauna is probably better suited to your needs.

Socialisation

If you are looking for somewhere to invite your friends over and socialise as a group, nothing beats a hot tub. This isn’t to say that a sauna can’t be used for socialisation purposes, saunas have been used in this manner for many centuries in Scandinavia, but with LED lighting, Bluetooth speakers, and jacuzzi nozzles all optional extras, your new hot tub really will be the centre of attention at every event you host.

At the end of the day, both home saunas and hot tubs are superb options to choose from. We hope that this guide has helped you make up your mind one way or another and look forward to hearing from you soon!

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How to pick the right pest control company for your business

If you have found a pest infestation on your business site, you need to call a professional pest controller immediately.

Even if you haven’t it is absolutely essential to have the appropriate protections in place to prevent pests from accessing the property in order to comply with the health and safety legislation without your sector and protect the wellbeing of your staff and customers.

A pest prevention plan, when implemented by a professional firm, will protect you from the threats poses by insects, rodents and a variety of other pests that could do irreversible damage to your property and reputation.

Depending on the sector your business is situated in, the penalties for failing to take your pest control obligations seriously are pretty severe. Partial or full forced closure are not out of the question if the health inspector spots pest activity on your site and if it is a member of the public that does your reputation within the local community may be damaged beyond repair.

How to pick the right pest control company

Now you understand the importance of picking a professional pest control company for your business, how do you go about doing so.

Here are a few key things to look for:

BPCA Membership

The BPCA is the UK’s leading pest control trade association, committed to maintaining standards across the industry. This group ensure that all its members put their staff through extensive training and keep the highest possible standards of professionalism at all times.

If they don’t, they are no longer granted membership. BPCA membership is not a legal requirement for pest control companies but should always be high up on your priority list when choosing a pest control company for your business.

Price

Cost should NOT be the sole factor determining which pest control company you pick. Get this decision wrong and you will end up paying for a whole lot more than their services alone.

Get a few different quotes from a number of companies to ensure you aren’t being ripped off, but avoid any that are significantly cheaper than the competition.

Local Knowledge

It is always best to pick a local pest control company whenever you can. They will have an in-depth knowledge of all the common pests in your local area and be experienced in dealing with them.

They will also be able to respond to any urgent call-outs when you need them most and other businesses in your area will likely be able to give you an idea of what they are like to work with before you commit.

If you have any questions about the topics that have been discussed in this article, get in touch with harveyenviro.co.uk and their team of highly trained professionals will be delighted to give you some advice. With the health of your staff and customers at risk, and the very future of your company potentially in the balance if pest issues aren’t tackled, nothing can be left to chance, and using a professional rather than attempting some form of DIY pest control is absolutely essential.

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How could manned guarding benefit your company?

No matter the size of your business, or what industry you operate in, you will face certain risks that need to be managed.

No-one runs a business for many years without eventually being the victim of or at least the target of criminal activity.

So how do you go about protecting your staff and your asset from these threats?

Manned guarding has been around for centuries now, but remains one of the best possible measure that you can take to avoid unforeseen criminal activity. Every single business in the UK could benefit from security guarding services, no matter how many new security technologies come on the market.

What is manned guarding?

Manned guarding is the term used to describe the activities of highly trained and licenced security guards. It remains the single most effective pro-active measure that you can take to protect a business from crime.

Once on site a security officer tasked with manned guarding duties will guard against workplace accidents, unauthorised access, vandalism, theft, assault, and much more besides.

What are the benefits of manned guarding for your business?

Optimise your security systems

Many security firms will tell you all about why security technologies such as CCTV are not reliable and why manned guarding is a better option. That is not us. We recognise that the security industry is evolving at a rapid pace and that technology plays a critical role in keeping the modern business safe.

Rather than working as an alternative to technology, our security officers utilise and optimise it to create the most comprehensive and effective possible security system.

Our security officers are trained to use CCTV, access control gates, alarm systems and more as standard and will create a bespoke security system based on the needs of your property.

For example, even the best security guards can only be in one place at a time whilst CCTV allows the entire site to be monitored simultaneously. Should an incident be detected on CCTV, your security officers will be on the scene in no time, dealing with whatever situation may have occurred.

Increase productivity

Research shows that, on average, there is a noticeable increase in staff productivity following the implementation of a manned guarding service.

There are a number of reasons why this might be the case. Firstly, staff who are being monitored, or think that they might be being monitored are likely to increase their work rate, and less likely to slack off.

More importantly, however, the presence of security guards will reassure your staff that they are safe whilst at work and protected from intruders etc. A safe and happy working environment is a productive working environment after all. An increase in staff morale will also likely result in less staff turnover, so hiring security guards might actually make your job a whole lot easier in terms of time spent on recruitment.

Reduced risk of crime

If your business in the target of crime, security guards are responsible for taking action to deal with the threat, intercepting intruders and restraining them until the police arrive.

However, what many people actually fail to realise is that the biggest benefit of a security guard’s presence is that criminals are far less likely to target sites with manned guarding in the first place.

Businesses who hire a team of professional security guards often report a sharp downturn in criminal activity immediately after. This is not a sign that manned guarding is no longer required and is a waste of money, but instead that it is working as a highly effective deterrent.

Most criminals are opportunistic and do not plan intricate heists like we see in the movies. If they approach a property and see security officers stationed outside the building, the chances are that they will simply move on to another target.

How to find a manned guarding service

The first thing to do when looking for a manned guarding service to protect your business is to ensure that the security firm you are considering is a member of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) AND the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS). This will give you peace of mind that any security officers that they provide you with have been trained to the highest possible standards and are capable of performing a wide range of different security duties.

You might also consider asking other similar business in the area who already have security guards in place which firm they used to hire them, and their experience so far.

It is always best to hire from a local security firm if possible as although they will still need to conduct a risk assessment of your site, they will already have a good understanding of the threats posed to businesses in the area and how to guard against them.

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