Choosing a hot tub for your home is not a decision to take lightly. It’s not an appliance you replace every five years, nor a seasonal whim. It’s an investment in your daily wellbeing, in winter evenings with sore shoulders, in summer nights under the stars, in weekends with the family, and in those small intimate rituals only you know about. That’s why, when we at ProgibeSPA decide which manufacturers to represent, we are demanding to the extreme. And that’s why, year after year, Hanscraft remains one of the brands we trust without reservation.
In this article we want to take a moment to pay tribute to a brand that, from the Czech Republic, has achieved what very few European spa manufacturers manage: combining architect-signed design, world-class materials, a genuine wellness philosophy, and an environmental commitment that goes far beyond marketing. If you’re thinking about a hot tub for your garden, your terrace, or your country home, there are very good reasons for Hanscraft to enter the conversation. Let us tell you why.
From importer to manufacturer: an uncommon story in the sector
Most European spa brands are, in reality, importers with their own label. They buy shells in Asia, dress them up with a Mediterranean-sounding name, and sell them as if they were locally made. Hanscraft did exactly the opposite.
The company was born fifteen years ago in the Czech Republic at the hands of Jan Voříšek, its founder and owner, as a distributor of pool and spa technology. So far, a common story. The uncommon part came later: instead of staying comfortably as middlemen, they decided to take an enormous leap and become in-house manufacturers of spas and saunas. That transformation from trader to producer is one of the most difficult strategic shifts in the sector, and very few pull it off without losing quality along the way.
Today Hanscraft is one of the three largest spa manufacturers in Europe, and it remains a family-owned, independent company, not absorbed by any of the global wellness giants. That, in a market where almost everything interesting ends up acquired by investment funds or American groups, carries enormous value. It means decisions are still made with the product, the end customer, and the long term in mind, rather than the next fiscal quarter.
For us at ProgibeSPA, working with a family-owned, independent manufacturer completely transforms the commercial relationship. Calls get answered, technical questions are resolved by people who know the product from its origin, and incidents, on the rare occasions when they happen, are handled with an agility that multinationals lost decades ago.
Signature design: when a hot tub is also architecture
If there’s one thing that distinguishes Hanscraft at first glance, it’s the design. And it’s no accident: behind every model there is a name, that of Czech architect Ondřej Kamenický, responsible for the OKA line and for iconic models like the OKAndinavia Diamond.
Kamenický draws directly from the best tradition of Scandinavian and Finnish design (Alvar Aalto, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva, the Nordic Bauhaus school) and translates it into an object as functional and demanding as a hot tub. The result is clean lines, cabinetry without visible seams, finishes that evoke different natural woods, and balanced proportions that age well. None of the American-style baroque, with prominent jets and aggressive forms. None of the tired marble imitations. Just serene geometry, noble materials, and an elegance that fits equally well in a restored village house in Catalonia, a penthouse in Madrid, or a chalet at the foot of the slopes in Sierra Nevada.
The OKA line (with its Amethyst, Nephrite, Sapphire, Onyx, and Almandine editions, each one named after a gemstone) is probably the most coherent and recognisable spa catalogue in Europe. And the OKAndinavia Diamond, its flagship, is plainly and simply one of the most beautiful hot tubs we have seen installed in premium residential projects. The clients who choose it are not buying a hot tub: they are commissioning a piece of design that will preside over their garden for many years.
This architectural dimension of the product is one of the arguments that most easily convinces our B2C customers. When someone is renovating a home, hiring a landscape architect, or building a chalet from scratch, they don’t want the hot tub to be an alien body in the composition. They want it to add. And Hanscraft adds.
Materials that make the difference (the part you don’t see, but you feel)
Design grabs the attention, but what really determines a hot tub’s durability is its materials and production processes. Here too, Hanscraft plays in the premium league.
The outer shell is made from GreenShield, a fully recyclable Italian material that replaces traditional fibreglass lamination. The difference is not trivial: conventional lamination releases styrenes (volatile compounds harmful to health and the environment) during manufacture. GreenShield eliminates that problem. For the end customer, this means a healthier product to have close to home; for the environment, a much smaller footprint.
The inner shell is made from Lucite, a top-grade American acrylic, known for its shine, UV resistance, and soft touch. It is one of the most prestigious acrylics in the world, the same one used by leading American manufacturers.
Between both shells, Hanscraft injects Sirtek, an Italian polyurethane-based material that performs two critical functions: thermal insulation (key for electricity consumption, especially in climates like inland Spain or northern Spain) and structural rigidity (key for the spa not to deform over time). This combination of GreenShield, Sirtek, and Lucite is, in our experience, one of the most solid shell constructions in the European market.
To this are added top-grade elements from the best suppliers in the sector: Balboa control and heating systems, the SpaTouch 3 touch panel with a modern, high-resolution interface, Aquatic AV audio system, titanium heaters, integrated Wi-Fi module for smartphone control, and the optional MicroSilk package for regenerative skin hydrotherapy. Each component is a world reference in its category. Hanscraft does not skimp on any critical point.
Real wellness: when a physiotherapist designs the seats
Here we get to one of the details we most enjoy telling our customers about, because it makes a tangible difference that is felt from the very first soak.
Behind the ergonomic design of every Hanscraft is Martin Procházka, MSc., a physiotherapist for elite Czech athletes. Procházka oversees the placement of the seats, the angle of the backrests, the exact location of every jet, and the depth of every spot, so that the body adopts a natural position and receives a truly therapeutic massage, not just a pleasant one.
This sounds like marketing, but there is a very simple way to verify it: sit in one. Anyone who has tried a Hanscraft knows the difference compared to other hot tubs in the same price range is perceptible instantly. The shoulders fit where they need to fit, the cervical area gets massaged without tension, the lower back is supported, the feet have a base. You don’t have to go searching for the position: the position finds you.
For our customers (many of whom are active people, amateur athletes, parents with chronic back pain from hours in front of the computer, or older people seeking relief for their joints), this ergonomic detail turns the hot tub from an occasional luxury into a daily tool for real wellbeing.
Near-zero-waste production and robotic precision
Hanscraft manufactures with state-of-the-art robotic technology, the same used in the automotive, aerospace, and arms industries. Precision is on the order of one hundredth of a millimetre. This matters because in a product that will be full of hot water, subjected to pressure and temperature cycles for fifteen or twenty years, accumulated manufacturing errors show up: leaks, microfractures, deformations, noises. Robotic precision eliminates them before they exist.
But perhaps the most surprising part is their environmental policy. Hanscraft is a practically zero-waste company: it recycles 97% of leftover material by reintroducing it into the production process. In a sector as plastic- and composite-intensive as hot tubs, this is an industrial feat that is far from common. For ecologically minded customers, of whom there are frankly more and more, this fact is decisive.
Each model also goes through a thorough real-world testing protocol, which allows them to eliminate 99% of potential defects before the product leaves the factory. And above all, Hanscraft holds TÜV Rheinland certification, the most prestigious German quality seal in the world, renewed after periodic inspections for the OKA Design, HC Design, Celtic Spas, and PPHC lines.
When we sell a Hanscraft, we are selling a product certified by the most rigorous institution in the sector. That, for a customer about to invest anywhere from several thousand to several tens of thousands of euros in a hot tub, is enormous peace of mind.
Why Hanscraft is an extraordinary partner for ProgibeSPA
We have been working with Hanscraft for years, and by now the relationship has gone from being a commercial arrangement to being a genuine collaboration. There are several reasons why they are an exceptional partner for us.
First, reliability. When we order a unit for a customer, it arrives when it has to arrive, in the agreed condition, with the right documentation, and with the promised finish. It sounds basic, but anyone who works in this sector knows that it isn’t. The logistics chain of many European manufacturers is still erratic; Hanscraft’s is not.
Second, technical support. Our installation and service team in Spain has a direct line to the factory for any query. If a question comes up during a complex installation (a difficult access, an unusual electrical setup, a particular orientation), there are people on the other end of the phone who know the product down to the millimetre and resolve it. This translates into less time on site for us and fewer surprises for the customer.
Third, catalogue coherence. Hanscraft does not flood us with an impossible catalogue of a hundred nearly identical models. It has clear lines (OKA Design, HC Series, OKA Wave, Plug & Play, Indoor Cabins, outdoor Finnish saunas), each with a defined positioning. This allows us to advise our customers with honesty and precision: we know exactly which model fits which type of customer, which budget, and which use.
Fourth, spare parts and the long term. Hanscraft maintains an excellent supply of original spare parts, with stock available for both old and new models. For a customer who will have their spa for fifteen years, knowing that in a decade’s time there will still be original filters, gaskets, replacement jets, panels, and pumps is an investment guarantee that not all brands offer.
Real projects, happy customers
Over the years we have installed Hanscraft in a surprising variety of contexts: detached houses in the Madrid sierras, penthouses in residential areas of Valencia, restored country houses inland, beachfront homes on the Mediterranean coast, estates in Andalusia, second homes in the Pyrenees. Every installation has taught us something, and in each one Hanscraft has lived up to the standard.
Our customer base is mostly B2C, made up of families, couples, and people looking for a spa for home use, and it is precisely these customers who best appreciate everything we have described in this article. Because they are not customers who pass through: they are customers who live with their hot tub every day, who measure it, enjoy it, and, after the adaptation period, come back to confirm to us why the decision was the right one. The satisfaction rate with the Hanscraft units we have installed is, without exaggeration, one of the highest in our catalogue.
Many of those customers have referred us to their family, neighbours, and friends. And in a good portion of those referrals, the model that comes up again is a Hanscraft.
The next step
If you’ve made it this far, you probably already see that a Hanscraft is not just a hot tub: it’s a piece of Czech engineering, Nordic design, and wellness philosophy, manufactured in an independent family company with German certification and real environmental commitment. It is, in short, one of the most complete propositions on the European market today.
At ProgibeSPA we are here to help you choose the model that fits you: your space, your budget, your type of use, your aesthetics. You can explore the full Hanscraft catalogue we have available here: https://www.progibespa.es/hanscraft-hot-tubs/.
Visit our showroom, try a hot tub in person, ask all the questions you have. We’ll be delighted to walk you through a decision that, we promise, you will remember as one of the best you’ve made for your home and for yourself.
Hanscraft is not just a manufacturer we work with. It is a partner we are proud of. And when we install one in your garden, we know we are leaving you in very good hands.