UHE FOUNDATION MANIFESTO / 1995
The establishment of the swimming pool business in Turkey began in the 1970’s and developed rapidly during the 80’s according to the growth of tourism and environmental problems, such as sea pollution.
As owners of companies working in areas like swimming pool, fountain, whirlpool, sauna and spa, we decided to establish an organization about this young and promising business in order to have a stronger position in the future economy of Turkey.
The first step to establish UHE was a meeting on 26.01.1995 with the theme “The problems of our sector” and after a dynamic preparation period, on 20.04.1995, the official application to state authorities for UHE has done with signatures of 19 co-founder companies.
Our goal is to support the development of swimming pool and spa business in Turkey and protect the rights of the manufacturers, contractors and the customers.
We believe that UHE will be an important and leading institution in this area and will make its partners proud.
From UHE’s – Ulusal Havuz Enstitüsü ( National Swimming Pool Institute) foundation on, people or companies that want to be a member have to sign the covenant which is stated below;
As being a member of the UHE; we affirm, accept and assume that; we will protect the rights of the customers in respect to the swimming pool, massage pool, sauna, massage basin and other related goods, manufacturing, importation, building, assembling, management and curing of the chemicals and the tools or to preserve the rights of the customers regarding to the other tools and services.
In addition to these, we assume that in all services that we will supply, we will base the appropriateness of goods we will use in international standards and by giving importance to health, security and welfare of people in all services that we will supply, we will give true information regarding to our educational services and other services being necessary and through protecting environment and responsibility we will assert the security of positive image of sector.
Also, we will certainly accept the decisions and sanctions of which UHE will decide by stating UHE as the most leading and neutral regarding to solve the problems about the disputes that we service and give to people and to the companies.
ABOUT UHE TODAY / 2021
UHE celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, now with 78 member companies and growing. UHE has published countless technical documentation, books, and guidelines since 1995, including UHE 1 and UHE 2, UHE 3 and UHE 4 which created the main source for the Turkish Standard for public and private pools. UHE organized and participated in many trade-fairs and conferences. In the last few years, UHE has organized a seminar called “Pool Operator Seminar” in order to educate the personnel responsible for public swimming pools.
Considering its rapid growth and strong experience and know-how in this area, the current and most important goal of UHE is to complete its evolution and become an officially legitimatized chamber of profession.
Current management of our association;
President; M. Fuat AKUZMAN
Vice President; Turgay OLCAY
Secretary General; Ziya ÇETİN
Accountant; Cuneyt OKAND
Member of the Board; Korcan KURTOĞLU
The Board of Editors;
Muzaffer SARIBAŞ
Suat GÜLÇİMEN
İrahim GENCO
The Board of Honor;
Tarik KARAOĞLU
Çetin İLGÜN
Recai ÇABUK