SpA Ashdale Hotels appoints Imagine Spa Tom waLker


Yorkshire-based luxury hotel operator Ashdale Hotels has appointed Imagine Spa Management to operate two of its day spas in the UK. Te deal will see Imagine


Paul Faulkner led the refurbishment of the spa


New-look spa unveiled at The athenaeum


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Te Athenaeum in London, has unveiled its new-look spa following an overhaul led by interior designer Paul Faulkner. An enlarged treatment room, a wet area


and a relaxation room are among the new facilities at the Mayfair hotel’s spa, which is open to guests and visitors. Te Athenaeum has also announced a


partnership with skin care brand REN to create bespoke treatments, which include the Moroccon Rose Ritual – inspired by shiatsu and naturopathy.


Barceló launches new Buxton spa facility


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Spain-based hotel operator Barceló Hotels and Resorts has unveiled its new look beauty spa at Barceló Buxton Palace Hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire. Te hotel’s existing spa has been rede-


signed and redeveloped and now includes two double treatment rooms, two single treatment rooms, a waiting area, a Decléor retail area and a relaxation room. Te historic Barceló Buxton Palace Hotel


dates back more than 140 years and boasts 122 bedrooms and suites.


elemis and Bannatyne renew contract


Tom waLker


UK-based product house Elemis and spa operator Bannatyne Group have signed a new agreement which will see Elemis prod- ucts being used at Bannatyne spas for the next three years. Te new deal follows on from a five-year


deal that was signed in 2005. Noella Gabriel, director of UK sales at


Elemis, said: “Elemis and Bannatyne have a very similar energy and business integrity and this is why we work so well together.”


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take over the management of spas at Hazlewood Castle near Leeds and Dower House at Knaresborough, increasing the number of spas operated by Imagine Spa Management to 15. Imagine is part of the Fitness Express group. The spa at Hazlewood


Castle features four treatment rooms - located in the origi- nal stable block – while the spa at Te Dower House is still under construction. Due to open this month, the spa will boast four treatment rooms, hammam, aromatherapy


Imagine will take over the running of the spa at Hazlewood Castle


bath, thermal suite, relaxation room and spa dining area. Imagine’s managing director Dave Courteen said: “Tis is the third spa project in which we have invested.”


New spa for Lancashire leisure centre peTe haymaN


Hyndburn Leisure Trust (HLT) has announced that a new health spa is to open at Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Great Harwood, Lancashire. Due to open on 17 January,


the new spa – funded by Hyndburn Borough Council – will offer guests an “all-in- one relaxation experience”. Facilities will include a


glass-fronted steamroom; a Swedish sauna; a 78sq m (840sq ſt) relaxation area and a monsoon shower. New male and female changing areas will also be included at the new spa, which will be available to members and casual users. Te new facility will complement Mercer


An artist’s impression of Mercer Hall Leisure Centre’s new spa facilities


Hall’s existing offer, which includes a gym; a swimming pool; and studio facilities. HLT chief executive Michael Hunt said: “Te investment by Hyndburn Borough Council has


enabled the Leisure Trust to modernise the building and transform it into a completely new and revitalised venue. “Local residents can now be proud that they


now have a facility on their doorstep that is on a par with private health clubs found in cities across the country at an affordable price.”


Second Aqua Sheko site opens in London Tom waLker


Spa operator Aqua Sheko has officially opened its second site in Soho, London. Originally founded by entrepreneur Karen


Ho, Aqua Sheko is based on a fish therapy con- cept and ech of the spa’s treatments involves


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the use of omnivorous garra rufa fish in order to gently remove dead skin. Te treatments are usually limited to foot


and hand treatments, but the Aqua Sheko also offers guests the option of submerging them- selves in full body tanks full of fish.


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