spa £11m Mansfield scheme to start


Work is to commence on a new £11m building at Vision West Notts’ (VWN) Derby Road campus in Mansfield, which will mark the latest phase of a wider expansion. A sports hall will be demol-


ished to make way for a new complex providing 4,000sq m (43,056sq t) of teaching and learning space, as well as a 170sq m (1,830sq ſt) health spa and a fine dining restaurant. The new building –


approved by councillors in November – will offer a home for students involved in hair, beauty and complementary therapy courses among others, with spa facilities including three treatment rooms. One of the rooms will be a large open-


Te health spa forms part of the new building at the Mansfield campus The spa will also incorporate a sauna; a


steamroom; an ice feature; a spa pool; and a Monsoon feature shower and enclosure. VWN will finance the project with the


plan room offering couch-based treatments, while two smaller rooms will offer the spa bed ‘Jouvence’ and Rasul mud bath treatment.


help of a £1.9m contribution from the Skills Funding Agency’s enhanced renewal fund. Details: http://bit.ly/rcEkmc


Barr + Wray reports increased turnover


Barr + Wray, the Glasgow- based provider of spas and swimming pools, has reported a 17 per cent growth in turn- over, from £15m to £17.4m, for the year to September 2011. It is the second consecutive


year of “strong” results for the group, which has also seen pre-tax profits exceed £1m fol- lowing a 24 per cent increase on the previous year. Overseas markets such as


the Middle and Far East have fuelled Barr + Wray’s growth, with the group involved in the design and installation of spa facilities in more than 25 countries. Among schemes involving Barr + Wray is a


Barr + Wray has worked on a number of spa projects around the world Barr + Wray chief executive Alister


EUR2m (US$2.6m, £1.7m) spa and pool deal at Jumeirah Messilah Beach, Kuwait, and the new Four Seasons Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan.


MacDonald said: “It is extremely encouraging to see the company continue to enjoy double digit growth, despite tough conditions.” Details: http://bit.ly/yTZTct


Day spa opens at Edinburgh’s Princes Street Suites Te new spa, which is a start-up business


A new day spa has been launched at Princes Street Suites, an exclusive collection of serviced apartments located in central Edinburgh. Sanctuary at Te Suites has two dedicated


treatment rooms and provides a wide range of therapies for male and female guests.


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owned and managed by Paul Lindsay, is the first in Edinburgh to offer treatments from nat- ural skincare institution MONU that have been developed by specialist Susan Molyneux. Details: http://bit.ly/twNDlS


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