The short version
ALBIXON a.s. is based in Prague and says it has been on the market since 1990. It makes pools, enclosures and pergolas and sells them in more than 70 countries. It belongs to the BBFH SE group, which is owned by the Smetana family foundation.
In the UK it has no branch of its own. It sells through dealers, and its contacts page lists seven of them. The enclosures arrive as kits for self assembly, with fitting as an optional extra.
Albixon is unusually open about standards and unusually vague about warranty.
What it costs
Two of the UK dealers publish prices. The fuller list is from Aquinium, of Prestwich. Its prices include VAT and delivery, though not unloading.
- Klasik, the mid height range: £8,988 to £20,841, across nine listings.
- Dallas: £10,015 to £14,368.
- Sydney, a low model: £12,337 to £17,392.
- Klasik Clear C, for a 5 by 10 m pool: £16,481, with assembly by the dealer’s team offered at £1,899.
My Pool Direct, of Billericay, lists the same Klasik Clear C at £10,682.32 before VAT, which is £12,818.78 with VAT added. That is about 22 percent below Aquinium’s price for the same size. Its page does not say whether delivery is included, and it shows a second price of £12,682.32 before VAT labelled “UNBOXED” without explaining it.
A third dealer, 1st Direct Pools, lists the same ranges but shows no prices, marking each size as a bespoke item with the price on request.
What you get
- Track: the AIR rail, 20 mm high, which Albixon says can be walked on and has hidden fixings.
- Standards: a declaration of conformity with the French safety standard NF P 90-309 from the LNE test laboratory, which Albixon says covers all its series enclosures. It also names NSF certification for the Klasik, Dallas, Casablanca, Casablanca Infinity and Monaco Future, and lists Qualicoat and GSB International certificates.
- Loads: its catalogue claims that most of its enclosures withstand wind of 120 km/h and snow of 60 kg per square metre.
- Drive: an optional electric drive called MOOVER, with a 150 W motor.
- Doors: a lockable side entrance, usually in the largest module.
Warranty
This is the weak spot. Albixon’s catalogue lists a “10-year warranty” among the advantages of its enclosures and gives no terms. Aquinium’s product pages state a 12 month warranty. My Pool Direct’s warranty page covers fibreglass pools and states nothing for enclosures. We do not know how these fit together, and a buyer should not assume the longer one applies.
The company
Albixon’s own pages do not agree on its size. One says over 450 employees and another 300. One says 98,000 enclosures installed and another 100,000. It gives its age as over 30 years on one page and over 35 on another. None of this is alarming, but it is a reminder that these are marketing figures.
Albixon’s catalogue names ALBIXON a.s., which has been on the Czech register since October 1999. The footer of its website names a different company, AZUREON Poolmanufaktur s.r.o. The Czech register record we read does not show whether filings are up to date, so that part of the company score is left out.
The UK dealers are separate businesses. Aquinium UK Ltd (company number 14737773) was incorporated on 17 March 2023. My Pool Direct is a trading name of Bespoke Sales Limited (10413239), incorporated on 6 October 2016. 1st Direct Pools names Ambassador Pools and Leisure Ltd (03307133, incorporated 1997) in its terms.
What we could not find
- The terms of the ten year warranty, and who honours it for a UK buyer.
- What My Pool Direct’s two prices each include.
- Whether the wind and snow claim applies to each model or only to “most”.
Questions worth asking
- Who gives the warranty, the dealer or Albixon, and for how long?
- Is the glazing polycarbonate or SAN? The maker and the dealer describe it differently.
- Is assembly included, and if not, what does it cost?
- Who do I call if a part fails in year three?