Swimming pool construction·Oxfordshire

From first dig to first swim.

Windrush Swimming Pools builds swimming pools in Oxfordshire: the dig, the blockwork, the render, the pipework, the liner and the plant room. Over forty years in the industry.

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A long turquoise mosaic-lined pool beside a timber-framed walkway, with pale paving and a weeping willow behind.
29 October 2026A 20-metre pool, finished.

The business

Most of a swimming pool is made before anyone sees water. The dig, the blockwork, the render, the pipework. Windrush does all of it, then fits the liner and the plant that keeps the water clear.

Based in
Oxfordshire
In the industry
40 years and more
Work includes
New pools, liners, plant, heating and covers
Enquiries
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One garden·Spring to autumn 2026

Spot the difference.

One garden·Spring to autumn 2026

Spot the difference.

A mown lawn beside a grey slatted fence, with a weeping willow at the far end.
BeforeThe lawnA grey fence, a border of slate chip and a willow at the far end.
A long, narrow excavation in the lawn with a small dumper at the far end and the willow beyond.
Excavation“20m pool project coming together nicely.”
The excavation holding a poured concrete base, with the house and willow behind.
Base poured“Pool coming on nicely.”
Rendered pool walls and a screeded floor, with the house and willow behind.
Walls renderedReady for lining. A 20-metre pool.
The long empty shell seen from the shallow end, with steps on the right and the house beyond.
Liner going inWith thanks to Certikin.
The filled pool seen over a mosaic-tiled edge, with the house and the willow behind.
Filled“Nearly completed this one.”
Paving slabs being laid beside the filled pool, with the grey fence on the left.
Paving going downLaid out along the pool edge, beside the grey fence.
The finished pool beside a timber-framed walkway, with pale paving and a weeping willow behind.
Spot the differenceAnd back to the first picture.

Autumn 2025

Block by block.

Three posts, two weeks, one site: from the concrete base to a shell shuttered to its finished level.

A concrete pool base poured in an excavation, with crates of stone stacked beyond and reinforcing bar in the foreground.
The baseProgress concreting. 300+ blocks loaded out today.
Blockwork pool walls laid up around a wet concrete floor, with autumn trees beyond.
Shell completeBlock walls up to height, ready for the next stage.
A blockwork pool shell with timber shuttering fixed along the top of the walls.
Shuttered to levelShell shuttered to finished level. Plumbing under way.

Winter 2025·2026

No matter the weather.

A tent over the pool in December. Hand digging in January. Screed, steps and pipework back to the plant room after Christmas.

A translucent tent stretched over a pool under a winter sky, with bare trees behind.
Under coverA tent over the pool, so the team can work no matter the weather.
A narrow hand-dug trench through frosty ground in low winter sun.
Back to itWith some hand digging to keep warm.
Rendered pool walls and a screeded floor seen from inside a tent.
After ChristmasScreeding, steps and pipework back to the plant room done.

Plant and equipment

Behind the wall.

Pumps, pipework and the kit that keeps the water clear.

  1. 01

    New pools

    From excavation and blockwork to render, plumbing and the finished liner.

  2. 02

    Liners

    Welded on site, and fresh ones for pools that need bringing back to their best.

  3. 03

    Pumps and pipework

    New pumps, reworked inlets and the pipework back to the plant room.

  4. 04

    Salt chlorinators

    A way to keep the water clean, clear and comfortable, with easier maintenance.

  5. 05

    Heating

    Air source heat pumps for reliable, cost-effective heating year-round.

  6. 06

    Covers

    Solar covers fitted, and pools closed up for the winter.

Inside a plant room: a blue filter drum, a black pump and white pipework with red-handled valves. Filter Pump Valves
New pump installed for a client. Inlet extended to stop the pump losing prime.
A salt chlorinator unit still in its wrapping, fixed to a block wall.
Another salt chlorinator fitted and ready to go.
An empty pool with a worn black liner, leaves and algae on the floor.
28 August 2025

Liners

Fresh liner, fresh look.

The same pool, relined. Liners are welded on site, with thanks to Certikin.

A pool shell with a mosaic-pattern liner being fitted, tools and offcuts on the floor.
Liner going in this week.

24 September 2025

Garden size doesn’t define the dream of owning a pool. A fast lane is the answer.

A compact mosaic-lined pool in a paved garden with a palm tree and a timber deck at one end.
The same compact pool drained, showing the mosaic walls and a unit housed at the far end under a timber cover.

Contact

Tell us about the garden.

Windrush takes enquiries by message. Say where the pool is going and what you have in mind, and send it over.

What do you need?

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A newly filled pool with green mosaic walls and pale stone coping, a dumper truck working at the far end.
This pool is nearly complete, just waiting for the landscapers to finish paving.