Czech patented automatic cover won a Red Dot Design Award.
Another great success for USSPA design and development department.
Patented cover for ACS® has been developed by a Czech spa producer USSPA and is one of its kind in the world. Even over 5 meters long swim spa can be covered just by pressing a button.
Cover ACS® is working similar way as the roof of the convertible and it stores away automatically shaft along the swim spa. Uncovering of the swim spa takes less than 2 minutes. A minimalistic design created by our internal designer Petr Slanina is following the function and does not interfere with the architecture of the garden and house. ACS® is also secured even against severe weather conditions or electricity failure. It can also withstand a child´s weight, eliminating the risk of drowning known at the in ground pools. Automatic cover is contributing to effective all year use and easy maintenance. Thanks to the cover has, a swim spa offers pleasantly warm water any time a year.
The Czech family-owned company USSPA from Dolní Dobrouč is the only company in the spa industry, which is also successful in the design field. It`s first prestigious Red Dot Award USSPA won for their spa LyraiN from designers MgA. Filip Streit and Petr Slanina. The same model won a Good Design Award in Chicago this year.
„The first version of the ACS® for swim spa was introduced already in 2012. It is technically unique solution out of any standards of our industry. This idea came out of my father´s mind,” says Mrs. Kateřina Kadlecová – CEO of USSPA. „Thanks to the experience we have improved the technology and construction of the cover over the last 3 years. Along that we have also tuned the design. The award is a big satisfaction to our designer Petr Slanina who is celebrating 20 years in our company.He gave a form to tens of our products and now at the time of his coming retirement he is collecting prestigious awards.”
The history of Red Dot Award started in 1955. There were 6 300 applications from 59 countries entering the competition. The products were judged by international jury consisting of 40 independent designers, educationists and professional journalists who were evaluating the products according to the criteria of the innovation, ergonomics, functionality, working life, ecological responsibility but also according to the symbolic and emotional side of each product.