Charlie Thompson news
18 May 2022
Massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) will launch 10 new centres in Scotland over the
20 Jan 2022
Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has launched a training academy to set up
27 May 2021
Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) is continuing its UK growth and gearing up
20 May 2019
UK-based The Massage Company (TMC) has signed a deal with FranGlobal, Asia’s largest franchise reseller,
20 Feb 2019
Lisa Barden has been named as chair of the UK Spa Association (UKSA), after founding
21 Nov 2018
Some of the UK's leading spa operators and consultants convened in Birmingham last week (14
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
08 Nov 2018
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) and ukactive have signed a partnership that will offer a
03 May 2018
The Massage Company is gearing up to open two new sites this year, as the
08 Sep 2017
The Massage Company has appointed CG Funk as a consultant adviser in order to drive
07 Jul 2017
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has revealed a new strategic plan as part of efforts
27 Mar 2017
National Spa Week 2017, which will run from 30 October-5 November, has announced two major
07 Sep 2016
In a bid to make 2016 the most successful UK National Spa Week to date,
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
15 Mar 2016
A new massage franchise venture led by UK Spa Association chair Charlie Thompson and Elliot
28 Jul 2015
The UK Spa Association will hold a networking event at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England,
11 Jun 2015
The Spa at The Midland in Manchester, UK, has soft-opened and will open to the
11 Feb 2015
QHotels is investing more than £1.5m (US$2.3m, €2m) in a city centre day spa at
23 Dec 2014
The UK spa industry has huge potential for growth in terms of product sales and
21 Nov 2014
UK Spa Association chair and group spa support at QHotels, Charlie Thompson revealed how he
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
08 Sep 2014
The UK Spa Association demonstrated its benchmarking tool live at a networking event at Center
31 Mar 2014
UK Spa Association chair, Charlie Thompson, has been appointed interim group spa manager for Q
21 Feb 2014
The UK Spa Association will stage elections for a number of key positions within the
02 Aug 2013
The UK Spa Association has announced National Spa Awareness Week 2013, which will run from
08 May 2013
More than 160 spa professionals gathered at Ritz-Carlton’s Abama Golf & Spa Resort in Tenerife
07 Mar 2013
Two previously independent UK spa associations - the British International Spa Association (BISA) and the
22 Jan 2013
Charlie Thompson, current head of health and beauty for Virgin Active, has been elected chair
20 Feb 2009
Charlie Thompson has joined spa and beauty brand Anne Sémonin as director of operations. Thompson,
05 Jan 2005
GS Hotels & Resorts is to roll out its Wren’s health and spa brand in
17 Mar 2004
The health club within the Christopher Wren Hotel in Windsor has reopened after being seriously
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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