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Aromatherapy Associates brings Laura Kelly on board


Aromatherapy Associates Group has continued its recent hiring spree to foster business growth, appointing Laura Kelly to operate as new business manager. Kelly will be tasked with strengthen-


ing new business accounts for the group’s luxury global spa and skincare brand Aromatherapy Associates and premium men’s grooming range ‘Te Refinery’. Kelly has 25 years’ experience in the spa


industry, including international sales man- agement, brand management and training. She has worked for multiple international organisations, such as Decléor, Carita, Graſton International Nailtiques and Payot. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b2G6Z


Woodhall Spa set for regeneration


Developer of Woodhall Spa’s derelict Victorian spa facili ty, GN Construction, is push- ing forward with plans to restore the site in Lincolnshire, as par t of a £4m regeneration project. Matthew Cull, who is


one of the directors of GN Construction, told local media that it will be applying to change the use of the build- ing before August, to be used as a spa again. “This first step for us is to establish the principal for the the future use of the build- ing,” Cull commented. “It will also include some alterations, which will be primarily relating to the external element of the proj- ect as well as landscaping and car parking.” “The change of use and parking are


GN Construction is currently finalising proposals for the project


investors or an existing operating company to provide finance to develop the scheme – which is expected to be complete by 2016. Other features to be added to the


crucial because if we do not get those, we don’t have a scheme,” added Cull. Once the proposals are finalised, the next stage for GN Construction will be to attract


Mari Kiviniemi delivered a keynote at the event


International Quality of Life Conference debuts


Business leaders from a wide range of sec- tors gathered in New York City earlier this month (5 May) for the start of the first international Quality of Life Conference. Te two-day event, hosted by services


provider Sodexo, explored the potential of quality of life as a key social and eco- nomic performance driver. Hundreds of leaders from a wide range of backgrounds, including the business community, academia, health care, NGOs and the polit- ical sphere gathered to challenge current social and economic performance models. Headlining the plenary session was Mari


Kiviniemi – the deputy secretary-gen- eral for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and for- mer Prime Minister of Finland – while a number of though leaders discussed how to identify solutions to foster economic growth alongside social progress. “For most organisations, the next


competitive advantage will come from their ability to generate higher added human value,” said Michel Landel, Sodexo CEO. Details: http://lei.sr?a=B9K9k


6 Thermal spa to launch in Lake District


Appleby Manor Country House Hotel in the Lake District is set to launch a brand new spa in mid-October 2015, projecting an influx of 200 guests a week. Te four-star 31-key hotel is


receiving advice from spa con- sultant Michelle Stacey and design input from Duncan Mackenzie from Mackenzie Wheeler Architects. Te pri- vately-owned hotel, will break ground on the five-treatment room spa on 25 May. “We are going to be


offering a pedicure and man- icure suite, two outdoor hot tubs, a thermal suite and a hydrotherapy pool,” said the hotel’s sales and marketing manager Grahame Devine – speaking to Leisure Opportunities. “Te wet zone facilities are being provided


Te spa is receiving design advice from Duncan Mackenzie “Our goal, at the hotel and spa, is to increase


by Cheshire Wellness. We are investing up to £1m in this development and we are also investing in the spa operation services p rovided by Elemis,” added Devine. “OPI is the brand that we will be using for nails.”


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our profit by 50 per cent in the next three years,” said Devine. “Te spa will be mainly responsible for this upliſt via the increase in average room rate that the spa will provide validation for.” If the spa does well, there are plans in the pipeline for a major refurbishment of the existing guestrooms at the property. Details: http://lei.sr?a=m3H5W


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area as part of the project include the addition of a third cinema screen at Te Kinema in the Woods – one of the first cinemas in Britain when it opened in 1922 – and a revamped bowling green. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q9g9h


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