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20 May 2013 Spa Business: uniting the world of spas
 
 
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Company profile
Barr + Wray Ltd
Address:
1 Buccleuch Avenue
Hiilington Park
Glasgow,
G52 4NR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 882 9991
Fax: +44 (0)141 882 3690
email: sales@barrandwray.com
Website: www.barrandwray.com
 

Alister MacDonald, group managing director

Stainless steel swimming pool at Skibo Castle

Background briefing
Founded in 1959, Barr + Wray is 100 per cent owned by management.

Main products
Complete wet spa area design, installation, commissioning and after-sales service. Our products and services include engineering consultancy from conceptual design through to detailed design.

Additional products
POOLS: vitality/hydrotherapy; lap/exercise pools; cold plunge pools; Onsen pools and mineral pools. THERMAL CABINS: saunas; steamrooms; hamams; snow cabins; rasuls (mud baths); experience showers; ice machines; and heated loungers/benches.

Unique selling points
Service and quality levels.

How many spas do you supply?
More than 200 spa projects in 25 countries.

Top clients
All the major international five-star hotel chains, including Four Seasons Hotels; Mandarin Oriental; Shangri-la; Jumeirah Group; One & Only; and Ritz Carlton. In addition to regional and privately owned hotel groups.

Where in the world?
We have offices in the UK, as well as in Dubai and Hong Kong.

Plans for 2012
We will continue our growth with the opening of a new offi ce in the US and the creation of new pool and thermal cabin designs.
Spas due for completion: Four Seasons Baku; Azerbaijan Jumeriah Messilah Beach; Kuwait; ESPA at Resort World at Sentosa; Singapore; Ritz Carlton, India; W Hotel in Singapore; Fairmont Palm Hotel in Dubai; Sofi tel Capital Plaza in Dubai; and Rocco Forte Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

2012 trade shows
Global Spa Summit, Hi-Design Summit, and Hotel Expansion Summit.

Who’s who?
Alister MacDonald, group managing director; Peter Rietveld, MD of B+W Dubai; Derek Barton, MD of B+W Hong Kong; Lorne Kennedy, European sales director; Cheryl Hanna, spa sales manager.
 

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