Bunka pools UK

💭 What if every school had better access to water?

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn to swim.

Yet for many schools, providing regular swimming lessons isn’t as simple as it should be.

Limited pool availability.
Travel time.
Transport costs.
Disrupted timetables.
Growing demand.
Fewer accessible water spaces.

The result?

Too many children miss out on developing one of life’s most important skills.

And swimming is about so much more than sport.

🛟 Safety.
Giving children the skills and confidence to stay safe around water.

💙 Confidence.
Helping young people overcome fears and achieve something they’ll remember for life.

🤝 Community.
Creating opportunities that support schools, families and local organisations.

🌊 Inclusion.
Making swimming more accessible for children of all abilities and backgrounds.

✨ Possibility.
Giving schools more opportunities to deliver the experiences every child deserves.

Across the UK—and around the world—we know there are schools looking for better access to water.

We’re passionate about helping create those opportunities.

If you’re a school, academy trust or community organisation that believes access to swimming could be improved, we’d genuinely love to hear from you.

And if you think this could benefit your local school or community, please share this post with your network.

One conversation could create opportunities for hundreds of children every single week.

Together, we can create more water space.

❓Could better access to swimming make a difference at your school?

The biggest thing we keep hearing right now isn’t:
“Does the industry need more water space?”

Because everyone already knows it does.

The real conversation is affordability.

How do operators actually make projects stack up financially in today’s market?

That’s where most projects stop.

At Bunka, we’ve spent a huge amount of time looking beyond just the pool itself and focusing on the wider picture:

• modular delivery
• phased growth
• reduced construction time
• simplified installation
• finance support
• operational flexibility
• alternative site strategies
• commercial scalability
• staged development options

Because the reality is…
every operator is different.

Some want a long-term permanent facility.
Some want a stepping stone.
Some want to start smaller and expand later.
Some need support navigating finance, planning or landlords.
Some simply need a more realistic route into the market.

This is exactly why we don’t believe there should only be one way to create commercial water space anymore.

The industry needs flexibility.
The industry needs options.
And most importantly…
people need solutions that can actually move forward.

That’s the direction Bunka continues to focus on.

Not just building pools.
Helping make projects possible.

www.bunkapool.co.uk

The conversations we’re now having across America are becoming very real.

And what’s interesting is they all seem to lead back to the same thing:

The current model for creating water space isn’t working fast enough anymore.

Operators want more control.�
Communities need more access.�
Swim schools need flexibility.�
And traditional development routes are becoming harder, slower and more expensive to deliver.

Meanwhile demand for learn-to-swim continues to grow.

This is exactly why Bunka was created.
Not as a temporary solution.�Not as a “pop-up”.�But as a commercially focused modular aquatic system built around modern operators.

Over the last few months we’ve seen serious interest building across:

Texas.�Ohio.�California.�New Jersey.�Florida.�Massachusetts.

And honestly?

It feels like the beginning of something much bigger.
America is waking up to modular aquatic infrastructure.

And we’re coming.

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If you’re looking at creating water space differently, now’s probably the right time to start the conversation.

www.bunkapool.co.uk

We believe we’ve found one of the most viable routes forward for increasing water space in the UK.

A model that removes many of the barriers that have slowed this industry down for years.

* Faster delivery
* Easier planning pathways
* Lower upfront risk
* Modular expansion
* Better use of existing space
* Strong community integration
* Commercial sustainability
* Long-term flexibility
* Scalable infrastructure
* Reduced operational friction

The interesting part?

The more conversations we have, the more people start arriving at the same conclusion.

Maybe the future of aquatic infrastructure doesn’t need to follow the same blueprint it always has.

Maybe it needs to become:
more adaptable,
more practical,
more commercially realistic,
and easier to deploy where it’s actually needed.

Because right now demand isn’t the problem.

The problem is the gap between needing water space… and actually delivering it.

We think that gap is finally starting to close.

— Lee Waterworth
Founder, Bunka Pool
www.bunkapool.co.uk

Let’s simplify the conversation.

Do you want to create more water space?

Yes or no.

Because most projects don’t fail through lack of demand.

They stall on:
Planning.
Finance.
Location.
Landlords.
Confidence.
Knowing where to start.

That’s exactly why Bunka is building beyond just pools.

We are creating a wider support network around commercial aquatic delivery.

Need help with:
• Finance?
• Planning?
• Finding a location?
• Pool-only supply?
• A full turnkey build?
• Temporary or permanent solutions?

Let’s talk.

This industry is already too slow.

The only way we create more water space is by helping more people actually move projects forward.

So engage with us.

What are you trying to build?

— Lee Waterworth

www.bunkapool.co.uk

Everyone talks about creating more water space.

But if we’re honest… most of the industry is still stuck in conversation rather than action.
Because people still think pools have to be delivered the same way leisure centres were built 20 years ago.

Huge capital.�Huge buildings.�Huge delays.�Layers of approvals.�Years of waiting.

And if it doesn’t follow that route… somehow it’s “not good enough”.

But it doesn’t need to be that complicated.

It needs to be:�Functional.�Affordable.�Compliant.�Commercially viable.

That’s it.

This is exactly why we built Bunka the way we did.

We’ve spent years researching, evolving, speaking with operators, planners, swim schools, engineers, landlords, councils and investors.

And honestly?

The biggest thing we’ve realised is this industry is SLOW.

Projects lose momentum.�People lose confidence.�Good operators lose opportunities.�Too many obstacles.�Too many opinions.�Not enough action.

Meanwhile demand for water space keeps growing.

So instead of waiting for the industry to change… we started building the framework around it ourselves.

Bunka is now building a wider team and support network around commercial aquatic delivery:

• Planning support�• Finance routes�• Pool sales�• Full turnkey installations�• Temporary and permanent solutions�• UK growth and expansion into new territories�• Our own project formats and delivery models

Because creating more water space shouldn’t feel impossible.
The goal is simple:

Make delivery faster.�Make projects achievable.�Make access realistic.

Big things are coming.

But this only works if people stop watching from the sidelines and start engaging.
So tell us honestly…

What’s the biggest thing stopping your project today?

— Lee Waterworth�Founder, CEO

www.bunkapool.co.uk

Something is shifting.

This month alone:

— A surge in enquiries
— Strong, qualified operators coming forward
— Real conversations happening in the USA
— 2 school projects progressing
— 1 SEND facility moving with intent

This isn’t noise.
It’s direction.

For a long time, access to water has been blocked by the same things:

Cost.
Time.
Complexity.
Planning.

What we’re seeing now…
is a change in mindset.

Operators, schools, and investors aren’t asking if anymore —
they’re asking how fast can we make this work?

Because the reality is simple:

Swimming demand hasn’t gone anywhere.
The infrastructure just hasn’t kept up.

We’ve spent the last few years building something different.
Not temporary. Not off-the-shelf. Not a compromise.

Engineered steel.
Modular by design.
Built for commercial use from day one.

And now the conversations are catching up.

The UK is moving.
The USA is waking up.

Same problem.
Same conclusion.

www.bunkapool.co.uk

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What are you seeing in your area right now?

We’ve reduced our build costs — and passed that directly on.

This isn’t about cutting corners.
It’s about building smarter.
www.bunkapool.co.uk

What that means:

* Easier entry point for swim schools and operators
* Stronger returns from day one
* More viable conversations with schools, councils, and landlords
* The same Bunka system — just more achievable

Same steel.
Same performance.
Same commercial standard.

A long-term solution — now at a more accessible level.

We’re competitive with the market.
But let’s be clear…

This isn’t a pop-up pool.

This is engineered, commercial infrastructure — built to last and built to run a business.

Just a smarter way in.

If you’ve been watching from the sidelines—this is your window.

Most people see a finished pool.

They don’t see this.

Steel. Measurements. Cutting. Adjusting. Getting it right before anything ever touches water.

This is where it’s won or lost.

Every Bunka pool starts the same way — raw materials, proper engineering, and no shortcuts.
If the structure isn’t right here, nothing else matters later.

We’re not assembling products.
We’re building systems that have to perform, last, and be repeatable at scale.

That’s the difference.

And it’s why we’re confident putting Bunka into schools, clubs, and commercial environments where failure isn’t an option.

Built properly. From the ground up.

Next stops: Cambridge, Essex, Falkirk.

Now globally in the mix…

www.bunkapool.co.uk

We’re already moving.

Over the last few weeks, conversations have taken us in multiple directions.

Cambridge.
Essex.
Falkirk.
Sydney.
New Jersey.

Different sites.
Different operators.
Different stages.

But every road seems to lead to the same place.

Bunka Pool.

Some are already in planning.
Some are close to commitment.
Some we’ll be getting on a flight for soon.

This isn’t one location.

This is happening everywhere.

www.bunkapool.co.uk