Charlie Thompson news

Massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) will launch 10 new centres in Scotland over the next three years, in partnership with Franchise&. The locations will ... More

Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has launched a training academy to set up its own fully-certified, internationally-recognised training scheme. TMC explained that the ... More

Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) is continuing its UK growth and gearing up to open its first London location at Putney Exchange, on ... More

UK-based The Massage Company (TMC) has signed a deal with FranGlobal, Asia’s largest franchise reseller, to open 50 massage centres across India, potentially delivering up ... More

Lisa Barden has been named as chair of the UK Spa Association (UKSA), after founding chairman Charlie Thompson announced he would be stepping down after ... More

Some of the UK's leading spa operators and consultants convened in Birmingham last week (14 November) for a CEO Summit to come up with potential ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) and ukactive have signed a partnership that will offer a new 'Active Spa' membership to businesses that provide both spa ... More

The Massage Company is gearing up to open two new sites this year, as the business looks to expand its footprint in the UK. The ... More

The Massage Company has appointed CG Funk as a consultant adviser in order to drive the company’s growth in the UK. Funk, the former vice ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has revealed a new strategic plan as part of efforts to “provide more clarity around the association’s long term ambition”. ... More

National Spa Week 2017, which will run from 30 October-5 November, has announced two major sponsors – Aromatherapy Associates and Groupon. National Spa Week is ... More

In a bid to make 2016 the most successful UK National Spa Week to date, the UK Spa Association has made it free for spas, ... More

A new massage franchise venture led by UK Spa Association chair Charlie Thompson and Elliot Walker, former managing director of Murad UK, is set to ... More

The UK Spa Association will hold a networking event at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England, on 26 August,from 3.30-6.30pm. Limited to 150 people, the event ... More

The Spa at The Midland in Manchester, UK, has soft-opened and will open to the public on 13 June – aiming to become the ‘go ... More

QHotels is investing more than £1.5m (US$2.3m, €2m) in a city centre day spa at its Manchester hotel, The Midland, UK. The site’s former health ... More

The UK spa industry has huge potential for growth in terms of product sales and treatment room optimisation if managers can harness their resources and ... More

UK Spa Association chair and group spa support at QHotels, Charlie Thompson revealed how he and his team at QHotels has managed to attain 90.9 ... More

The UK Spa Association demonstrated its benchmarking tool live at a networking event at Center Parcs Woburn Forest last week. The tool was launched earlier ... More

UK Spa Association chair, Charlie Thompson, has been appointed interim group spa manager for Q Hotels. In his role, Thompson will be focusing on therapist ... More

The UK Spa Association will stage elections for a number of key positions within the organisation at its AGM on Monday (24 February) at the ... More

The UK Spa Association has announced National Spa Awareness Week 2013, which will run from the 4th to 8th November. The association has teamed up ... More

More than 160 spa professionals gathered at Ritz-Carlton’s Abama Golf & Spa Resort in Tenerife this April for the seventh SPATEC Europe forum. Over the ... More

Two previously independent UK spa associations - the British International Spa Association (BISA) and the Spa Business Association (SpaBA) - are to join forces as ... More

Charlie Thompson, current head of health and beauty for Virgin Active, has been elected chair of the Spa Business Association (SpaBA), ahead of its relaunch ... More