Jane
Crebbin-Bailey and John Harrington formed HCB Associates as
a partnership in 1997.
HCB is a full service spa consultancy ( see client list below
) who also provide expert courses and workshops in international
spa management and operations that enable participants both
from the hospitality and leisure industries and service sectors,
such as banking and manufacturing, to understand the dynamics
of the rapidly developing spa business. Apart from the UK these
courses have also been held by HCB in South Africa, Hong Kong
and Australia.
Jane
Crebbin-Bailey
Jane Crebbin-Bailey is
a leading educationalist, writer and speaker on Spa Therapy
and Practise. She is a past chairman of The British Association
of Beauty Therapy; served as a director of the International
Spa Association (Europe) responsible for Standards and
Practise and as a board member of The ISPA Education Foundation
in the US.
Jane works
as a partner in International Spa Consultants, HCB Associates.
She is also a part time lecturer at The University of
Derby, School of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism. Jane
is a member of the HABIA (Hairdressing & Beauty Industry
Authority) working party responsible for the new UK vocational
standards in Spa and is currently developing a Foundation
Degree in Spa for BCUC (Buckinghamshire & Chilterns
University Colleges).
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John
Harrington
Following a career as a civil engineer in the Middle
East, John acquired a day spa business in London's Mayfair
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John
was approached to head up a leading French thalassotherapy
laboratory's UK operation in 1989.
In this capacity he was involved in the early development
of spas on board cruise ships, including the QE2, and
worked with many of the leading destination and day
spas in the UK and throughout Europe.
A
renowned speaker and writer on spa operations, spa travel
and tourism John also contributes a regular monthly
column to leading UK spa journal.
Contact
spa.consult@hcb-associates.com
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The Spa Book – the official guide to spa therapy by Jane
Crebbin-Bailey, Dr. John Harcup and John Harrington. ISBN 1-86152-917-1.
Available from www.amazon.co.uk
and www.thomsonlearning.co.uk.
As
a partnership since 1997, HCB have been consulted by:
- Thermenland
Styria – the Austrian hot springs spa region.
- Shillim
Eco Resort & Spa, Western Ghats, Maharashti Province,
India.
- Lifestyles
- Health Club & Spa, Beirut.
- The
Embassy Hotel, Bournemouth.
- The
Gatsby Spa, Bromley, Kent.
- The
Leopard Rock Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe.
- Erwin
Madoc, Accorr Group, France.
- Luxury
Spa Destinations of The World.
- Prestige
Hotels, Catalonia, Spain.
- Wells
Leisure Centre, Somerset County Council.
- Sports
Management Consulting Group - Four Seasons Hotel, Lisbon,
Portugal
- Sports
Management Consulting Group - Alma Verde, West Algarve, Portugal
- The
Boots Company PLC
- Derby
University School of Hospitality & Leisure
- Nirvana
Spa UK
- FanCourt
Hotel & Spa South Africa
- Scanticom
Comwell Group Sweden
- Bath
& North East Somerset Tourism Council
- Aura-
Soma Group
- Thermarium
GmbH
- Rogner
Group Austria
- Chewton
Glen Hotel & Spa UK
- Children’s
First Clubs
- Whittlebury
Hall Spa
- Center
Parcs UK
- HABIA
- Candy
and Candy
- BCUC
(Buckingham Chilterns University Colleges)
- Kanebo,
Japan
- Hodson
Bay Hotel, Athlone, Rep. of Ireland
- .IHBI,
Hong Kong
- The
Stellenbosch Academy, South Africa
- CIDESCO,
Australia
- University
of Applied Sciences, FH Joanneum, Austria
- European
Spa Academy, Baden-Baden, Germany
- The
Writer Corporation, Shillim, Pune, India
- IHHR
Hospitality (Andhra) Pvt, Ltd, New Delhi, India
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The British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology.
* The Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology.
* The International Spa Association.
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