Others have already given some good information and links on construction
and materials, but for a commercial establishment, I think that some form of
raised pond, or raised seating around the pond would be a prerequisite.
When visitors come to my ponds, I am there watching to see that they don't
fall in, or knock rocks in, or do something even more stupid. For a
commercial establishment, they do not have that luxury of constant
supervision. All pumps should be remote, in a separate lockable facility,
to keep people from getting to close to the electricity, turning off the
pumps, waterfalls, filters, etc.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Ryan Cook" wrote in message
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I am a student at Derby university in the UK studying Product Design
Innovation & Marketing, I am in my final year and for one of our final
projects we have to design a 'simple pond' for a large British
company. If it is at all possible i was wondering if anybody was able
to e-mail me any information on the following areas; construction,
suitable materials, relivant designs, different features that could be
included (ie, safety features)things that you consider are most
important for first time buyers of ponds. Any information that is sent
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking time to read this.