Spa suppliers around the
world are making the
industry proud by pivoting
production and donating
thousands of pieces of
equipment and products
to support those fighting
coronavirus on the frontline
Noel Asmar has just launched two stylish face masks
WELL EQUIPPED Living Earth Crafts has partnered with non-profit organisation Prone2Help and donated its Earthlite Prone Comfort Bolster and Headrests as proning mattresses to help patients who’re asked to prone – lie on their stomachs – as part of their treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia.
Gharieni is providing relaxation beds for medical staff in a Belgium hospital. It has offered the Virga Jessa hospital its Spa.Wave System and RLX loungers for the overworked employees to give them “the best relaxation possible in a very short time to recharge their batteries”.
Meanwhile, Lemi has introduced a movable plexiglass Spa Shield which sits at the end of treatment beds to protect both therapists and customers during facials.
HELPING HANDS To stop the spread of coronavirus, a number of spa suppliers are making and donating their own anti-bacterial hand gels or creams for incredibly dry, over-washed hands.
Comfort Zone was one of the first to step up by creating a hand sanitiser, Good Hope Gel, and donating 100,000 bottles to its partners, customers and collaborators, as well as charities.
Healthcare professionals across 15 countries are benefiting from donated hand cream from Biologique Recherche and it’s also begun producing hydroalcoholic sanitiser solution for free.
Other companies helping out include Circadia by Dr Pugliese in the US and Made For Life Organics in the UK.
“We’re committed to helping control the disease and would like to thank all healthcare professionals for their tireless dedication,” says Thalgo MD Bernard Sirop. The French spa brand is donating 3,000 Cold Cream Marine Hand Creams to hospitals around France, as well as thousands of surgical masks, hygiene caps and protective gowns and suits.
MATERIAL BENEFITS Spa linen and uniform companies across the world are joining in the COVID-19 battle too.
UK-based Fashionizer Spa has temporarily ceased production on uniforms to begin making washable fabric face masks for the general public. The company is now working on producing anti-viral masks and uniforms for the industry.
In the US, Noel Asmar has begun the R&D process to design and deliver protective wear. It’s just launched two non-medical grade masks and is now exploring protective visors along with protective wear over uniforms.
Meanwhile, a global solidarity campaign has been launched by German skincare brand Babor. It’s asking partner spas around the world to donate masks and disinfectant to local hospitals as part of its #baborunited scheme.
Oakworks manufactures 1,000 beds a week for hospitals
Jeff Riach
US-based supplier Oakworks has developed FDA-approved emergency equipment to help meet the demands and anticipated shortage of US hospital beds and examination tables during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oakworks creates spa, massage and medical equipment and is supplying two different specially-developed field bed models for hospitals or overflow centres.
“We’ve moved very quickly to develop these beds, focusing all of our engineering capacity to get production up to speed quickly,” says CEO Jeff Riach. “I’m very proud of our team developing the capacity to build 1,000 beds a week so quickly.”
Oakworks counts brands such as Aman, Mayo Clinic and Canyon Ranch as its customers.
RKF works with French government to assist PPE crisis
Riadh Bouaziz
RKF Luxury Linen is aiding the global shortage of PPE brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. It’s working with the French government to provide up to 10,000 protective gowns and 100,000 masks a week to supply hospitals, nursing homes and paramedics.
The company’s largest factory in Luxeuil is now solely dedicated to only producing protective equipment and the Belfort production site has also been enlisted to help.
“We know we’ll beat this, but until then we’re doing everything in our power to keep our frontline safe and protected,” says CEO Riadh Bouaziz. “Now more than ever we must also come together as a community and formulate our plan to bring positive solutions for the ‘new normal’ for our spa and hospitality industry.”
Hydrafacial switches production to ventilators
Aesthetic technology supplier The Hydrafacial Company has announced it is redirecting its manufacturing to produce ventilators – essential equipment in the treatment of COVID-19 – to ease shortages in US hospitals.
Hydrafacial’s engineering team are working with a California-based company to shift production and build the ventilators.
In addition, it’s already supplying critically needed reusable face masks. The masks are washable up to 30 times and made from a fabric with antimicrobial properties. A company statement says: “While these are not N95 masks for the frontlines of COVID-19, these are medical protective masks for other essential healthcare workers and other businesses.”
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2020 issue 2
Editor’s letter: Our greatest challenge
Spa and wellness businesses will reopen while COVID-19 is still circulating in the community, meaning we have to find models which work in this new reality, says Katie Barnes. So how will this change the industry?
On the menu: Pivot to digital
Which forward-thinking spas are taking their offerings online during the coronavirus pandemic?
Interview: Mary Celeste Beall
The celebrated Blackberry Farm has opened a sister property in the mountains of Tennessee. The owner tells Spa Business why wellness through nature underpins the new destination
Everyone’s talking about: COVID-19
Spa operators, wellness companies and organisations from around the world talk to Spa Business about the impact of coronavirus and what to expect down the line
Promotion: Simone Gibertoni: Clinique La Prairie
World-renowned medical spa, Clinique La Prairie, is creating a global network of
locations to support clients with their wellbeing, every day of the year, says its CEO
Research: First responders
ISPA’s COVID-19 survey offers insights into how the industry has responded to the global pandemic. Spa Business magazine examines the findings
Hotel spa: Country life: The Newt
Karen Roos, owner of the world-renowned hotel The Newt, on design, gardens and a spa housed in an old cow barn
Insights: Calls to action
Industry leaders around the world come together in a crisis to share ideas and innovations in a series of GWS Collaboration calls. Spa Business magazine reports on the highlights
Insights: Webinar wisdom
Spa Business shares its industry-relevant takeaways from the masses of webinars that are being streamed worldwide
Research: Measure for measure
Intelligent Spas reveals its latest global spa benchmarks and explores what they mean in today’s ever-changing climate
Focus on: Extreme wellness
Spa Business tries out two boundary-pushing, cold immersion retreats led by ‘The Iceman’ Wim Hof and Dr Marc Cohen
Promotion: Barr and Wray: Creating
a seamless journey
With 60 years of experience, Barr and Wray has long been known for excellence in technical design for wellness. Design director Graeme Banks explains the company also offers interior design services
Interview: Juliu Horvath
The founder of Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis tells Spa Business why he’ll never stop adapting his famous movement modality
Promotion: ISPA publishes Reopening Toolkit
A much-needed guide by ISPA gives essential advice on business planning, standard operating procedures, marketing and communications to support spas through the coronavirus crisis
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
Spa suppliers around the
world are making the
industry proud by pivoting
production and donating
thousands of pieces of
equipment and products
to support those fighting
coronavirus on the frontline
Noel Asmar has just launched two stylish face masks
WELL EQUIPPED Living Earth Crafts has partnered with non-profit organisation Prone2Help and donated its Earthlite Prone Comfort Bolster and Headrests as proning mattresses to help patients who’re asked to prone – lie on their stomachs – as part of their treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia.
Gharieni is providing relaxation beds for medical staff in a Belgium hospital. It has offered the Virga Jessa hospital its Spa.Wave System and RLX loungers for the overworked employees to give them “the best relaxation possible in a very short time to recharge their batteries”.
Meanwhile, Lemi has introduced a movable plexiglass Spa Shield which sits at the end of treatment beds to protect both therapists and customers during facials.
HELPING HANDS To stop the spread of coronavirus, a number of spa suppliers are making and donating their own anti-bacterial hand gels or creams for incredibly dry, over-washed hands.
Comfort Zone was one of the first to step up by creating a hand sanitiser, Good Hope Gel, and donating 100,000 bottles to its partners, customers and collaborators, as well as charities.
Healthcare professionals across 15 countries are benefiting from donated hand cream from Biologique Recherche and it’s also begun producing hydroalcoholic sanitiser solution for free.
Other companies helping out include Circadia by Dr Pugliese in the US and Made For Life Organics in the UK.
“We’re committed to helping control the disease and would like to thank all healthcare professionals for their tireless dedication,” says Thalgo MD Bernard Sirop. The French spa brand is donating 3,000 Cold Cream Marine Hand Creams to hospitals around France, as well as thousands of surgical masks, hygiene caps and protective gowns and suits.
MATERIAL BENEFITS Spa linen and uniform companies across the world are joining in the COVID-19 battle too.
UK-based Fashionizer Spa has temporarily ceased production on uniforms to begin making washable fabric face masks for the general public. The company is now working on producing anti-viral masks and uniforms for the industry.
In the US, Noel Asmar has begun the R&D process to design and deliver protective wear. It’s just launched two non-medical grade masks and is now exploring protective visors along with protective wear over uniforms.
Meanwhile, a global solidarity campaign has been launched by German skincare brand Babor. It’s asking partner spas around the world to donate masks and disinfectant to local hospitals as part of its #baborunited scheme.
Oakworks manufactures 1,000 beds a week for hospitals
Jeff Riach
US-based supplier Oakworks has developed FDA-approved emergency equipment to help meet the demands and anticipated shortage of US hospital beds and examination tables during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oakworks creates spa, massage and medical equipment and is supplying two different specially-developed field bed models for hospitals or overflow centres.
“We’ve moved very quickly to develop these beds, focusing all of our engineering capacity to get production up to speed quickly,” says CEO Jeff Riach. “I’m very proud of our team developing the capacity to build 1,000 beds a week so quickly.”
Oakworks counts brands such as Aman, Mayo Clinic and Canyon Ranch as its customers.
RKF works with French government to assist PPE crisis
Riadh Bouaziz
RKF Luxury Linen is aiding the global shortage of PPE brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. It’s working with the French government to provide up to 10,000 protective gowns and 100,000 masks a week to supply hospitals, nursing homes and paramedics.
The company’s largest factory in Luxeuil is now solely dedicated to only producing protective equipment and the Belfort production site has also been enlisted to help.
“We know we’ll beat this, but until then we’re doing everything in our power to keep our frontline safe and protected,” says CEO Riadh Bouaziz. “Now more than ever we must also come together as a community and formulate our plan to bring positive solutions for the ‘new normal’ for our spa and hospitality industry.”
Hydrafacial switches production to ventilators
Aesthetic technology supplier The Hydrafacial Company has announced it is redirecting its manufacturing to produce ventilators – essential equipment in the treatment of COVID-19 – to ease shortages in US hospitals.
Hydrafacial’s engineering team are working with a California-based company to shift production and build the ventilators.
In addition, it’s already supplying critically needed reusable face masks. The masks are washable up to 30 times and made from a fabric with antimicrobial properties. A company statement says: “While these are not N95 masks for the frontlines of COVID-19, these are medical protective masks for other essential healthcare workers and other businesses.”
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2020 issue 2
Editor’s letter: Our greatest challenge
Spa and wellness businesses will reopen while COVID-19 is still circulating in the community, meaning we have to find models which work in this new reality, says Katie Barnes. So how will this change the industry?
On the menu: Pivot to digital
Which forward-thinking spas are taking their offerings online during the coronavirus pandemic?
Interview: Mary Celeste Beall
The celebrated Blackberry Farm has opened a sister property in the mountains of Tennessee. The owner tells Spa Business why wellness through nature underpins the new destination
Everyone’s talking about: COVID-19
Spa operators, wellness companies and organisations from around the world talk to Spa Business about the impact of coronavirus and what to expect down the line
Promotion: Simone Gibertoni: Clinique La Prairie
World-renowned medical spa, Clinique La Prairie, is creating a global network of
locations to support clients with their wellbeing, every day of the year, says its CEO
Research: First responders
ISPA’s COVID-19 survey offers insights into how the industry has responded to the global pandemic. Spa Business magazine examines the findings
Hotel spa: Country life: The Newt
Karen Roos, owner of the world-renowned hotel The Newt, on design, gardens and a spa housed in an old cow barn
Insights: Calls to action
Industry leaders around the world come together in a crisis to share ideas and innovations in a series of GWS Collaboration calls. Spa Business magazine reports on the highlights
Insights: Webinar wisdom
Spa Business shares its industry-relevant takeaways from the masses of webinars that are being streamed worldwide
Research: Measure for measure
Intelligent Spas reveals its latest global spa benchmarks and explores what they mean in today’s ever-changing climate
Focus on: Extreme wellness
Spa Business tries out two boundary-pushing, cold immersion retreats led by ‘The Iceman’ Wim Hof and Dr Marc Cohen
Promotion: Barr and Wray: Creating
a seamless journey
With 60 years of experience, Barr and Wray has long been known for excellence in technical design for wellness. Design director Graeme Banks explains the company also offers interior design services
Interview: Juliu Horvath
The founder of Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis tells Spa Business why he’ll never stop adapting his famous movement modality
Promotion: ISPA publishes Reopening Toolkit
A much-needed guide by ISPA gives essential advice on business planning, standard operating procedures, marketing and communications to support spas through the coronavirus crisis
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
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