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ESPA

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Guided by 30 years’ experience ESPA creates deeply sensorial and personalised wellness experiences to nurture and nourish the holistic wellbeing, bringing harmony and balance to the mind, body and spirit.
Find out more about ESPA here...
ESPA: News and press releases
14 Apr 2026
The €200m (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) Pical Resort, Valamar Collection has opened in Croatia with the country’s first ESPA spa.
18 Feb 2026
A raft of operators have been in touch with Spa Business recently, to tell us how they are extending the spa experience by introducing in-room wellness offerings, such supercharged wellness mini-bar menus.
13 Jan 2026
The Langley, Buckinghamshire, a Luxury Collection Hotel, announces its partnership with the leading wellness brand ESPA to unveil a completely reimagined spa experience.
16 Oct 2025
Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator, will open its Pical Resort with Croatia’s first ESPA spa in March 2026.
03 Oct 2025
ESPA has recrafted its hand-poured aromatherapy candle collection in white ceramic vessels that have a soft matte glaze and refined ribbed detailing.
10 Jul 2025
Abigail James, facialist to the stars and known in the global press as “the queen of skin”, has been appointed as ESPA’s training director.
30 May 2025
Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria has unveiled its Sisley-branded spa in Brussels, Belgium, following a major refit of the entire property – with ESPA Design consulting on the wellness experience.
08 Jan 2025
English spa and wellbeing brand Wildsmith Skin has appointed seasoned industry veteran Jamie Pagan to its senior leadership team. Pagan brings more than three decades of experience in the global spa and wellness sector to the role and will focus on expanding and enhancing the botany-inspired brand’s wellbeing offerings worldwide.
07 Oct 2024
Family-run Scottish hospitality group SimpsInns has announced plans to launch a new spa at The Waterside Hotel in West Kilbride, Scotland, set to open in Q2 2025.
25 Sep 2024
The sixth annual Destination Deluxe Awards recently took place in Bangkok, Thailand, to honour the industry leaders, innovators and destinations shaping the future of wellness, beauty and luxury travel.
18 Sep 2024
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced the opening of a brand-new hotel and luxury spa in Morocco’s capital city of Rabat.
23 Aug 2024
Professional spa and skincare brand Espa has created new gel undereye patches to revive and hydrate the delicate eye area and eye contour.
ESPA: featured in our publications
Spa Business 2025 issue 1
Super-agers in the Blue Zones may be able to enjoy a stress-free daily tipple, but the latest stark warning on the link between alcohol and cancer spells bad news for most people. How should the wellness industry be responding? Julie Cramer canvasses opinions
Menu engineering: At your service
Spa Business 2024 issue 3
We reveal some of the latest, most thought-provoking spa and wellness treatments, programmes and experiences from around the world
Spa People: Daniel Golby
Spa Business 2023 issue 2
The Middle East has become a huge territory for health and wellness
About ESPA
Background
Founded in 1992 by Susan Harmsworth, ESPA combines the conceptualisation, development and management of five-star spas with expertly crafted and effective natural products and treatments. Guided by 30 years’ experience we create deeply sensorial and personalised wellness experiences to nurture and nourish the holistic wellbeing, bringing harmony and balance to the mind, body and spirit.

Main products and services
ESPA prides itself on offering turnkey spa services and support including product and treatment development & supply, spa design and development, management and business solutions and industry recognized training and education. Our partners can choose a selection or all services from our spa modules to suit their individual business needs.
Aromatherapy, natural activities, and sensorial experiences are at the core of ESPA. Our expansive product ranges are expertly crafted from the finest natural ingredients, combining aromatherapy and biochemistry to create our innovative skincare. Each formulation is designed to nourish and delight the senses, whilst revitalising the skin to deliver clinically proven and independently tested results you can see and feel.
Bringing together the most effective techniques from around the world, our treatments combine our natural effective skincare with the latest technology, advanced ancient and modern therapies. From results driven facials to signature body rituals, each treatment has been specially created to enable the therapist to personalise according to the individual client’s changing needs, creating a holistic experience and ensuring only the very best results.

USPs
By offering real flexibility with our premium spa services, we provide an unprecedented opportunity to grow your spa business through ESPA. We can design, develop and launch your spa and help you run it efficiently and profitably.
As a flexible spa partner, ESPA has a proven track record of implementation, execution and commercial success in the worldwide spa and wellness market to establish your spa at the forefront of world-renowned spas.
Our global team of professionals hold vast experience in the luxury spa industry and a collective expertise that is unrivalled.
The global nature of our business and having designed, pre-opened and operated luxury spas all over the world, has afforded us a profound understanding of varying international requirements and considerations across the cultural spectrum.

Where in the world?
We have a wide reaching portfolio operating and distributing to 55 countries, this continues to grow and evolve.
ESPA
Address: THG ICON, 7-9 Sunbank Lane, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, WA15 0AF, United Kingdom
Daniel Golby, ESPA managing director
 
Who's who
Daniel Golby, managing director
Jackie O’hare, global commercial director
Catherine Wong, spa operations director (Asia)
Amanda Beardsall, spa operations director (UK)
Hayley Warman, spa operations director (EU & ROW)
William Arango, spa operations director (US)
Top clients
• Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection and Scenic Eclipse
• ESPA Life Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha
• 59 Ritz Carlton partners globally
• Nizuc Spa by ESPA Mexico
• One & Only, Reethi Rah Maldives
...among others.
Plans for the next 12 months
Our vision for the brand is to establish ESPA as the global leader in the wellness space. Strategically we are focused on continuing to expand into new markets and exciting partnerships in the year ahead.
 
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Gold company profile

ESPA

About us   |   Contact us
Guided by 30 years’ experience ESPA creates deeply sensorial and personalised wellness experiences to nurture and nourish the holistic wellbeing, bringing harmony and balance to the mind, body and spirit.
Find out more about ESPA here...
ESPA: News and press releases
14 Apr 2026
The €200m (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) Pical Resort, Valamar Collection has opened in Croatia with the country’s first ESPA spa.
18 Feb 2026
A raft of operators have been in touch with Spa Business recently, to tell us how they are extending the spa experience by introducing in-room wellness offerings, such supercharged wellness mini-bar menus.
13 Jan 2026
The Langley, Buckinghamshire, a Luxury Collection Hotel, announces its partnership with the leading wellness brand ESPA to unveil a completely reimagined spa experience.
16 Oct 2025
Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator, will open its Pical Resort with Croatia’s first ESPA spa in March 2026.
03 Oct 2025
ESPA has recrafted its hand-poured aromatherapy candle collection in white ceramic vessels that have a soft matte glaze and refined ribbed detailing.
10 Jul 2025
Abigail James, facialist to the stars and known in the global press as “the queen of skin”, has been appointed as ESPA’s training director.
30 May 2025
Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria has unveiled its Sisley-branded spa in Brussels, Belgium, following a major refit of the entire property – with ESPA Design consulting on the wellness experience.
08 Jan 2025
English spa and wellbeing brand Wildsmith Skin has appointed seasoned industry veteran Jamie Pagan to its senior leadership team. Pagan brings more than three decades of experience in the global spa and wellness sector to the role and will focus on expanding and enhancing the botany-inspired brand’s wellbeing offerings worldwide.
07 Oct 2024
Family-run Scottish hospitality group SimpsInns has announced plans to launch a new spa at The Waterside Hotel in West Kilbride, Scotland, set to open in Q2 2025.
25 Sep 2024
The sixth annual Destination Deluxe Awards recently took place in Bangkok, Thailand, to honour the industry leaders, innovators and destinations shaping the future of wellness, beauty and luxury travel.
18 Sep 2024
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced the opening of a brand-new hotel and luxury spa in Morocco’s capital city of Rabat.
23 Aug 2024
Professional spa and skincare brand Espa has created new gel undereye patches to revive and hydrate the delicate eye area and eye contour.
ESPA: featured in our publications
Spa Business 2025 issue 1
Super-agers in the Blue Zones may be able to enjoy a stress-free daily tipple, but the latest stark warning on the link between alcohol and cancer spells bad news for most people. How should the wellness industry be responding? Julie Cramer canvasses opinions
Menu engineering: At your service
Spa Business 2024 issue 3
We reveal some of the latest, most thought-provoking spa and wellness treatments, programmes and experiences from around the world
Spa People: Daniel Golby
Spa Business 2023 issue 2
The Middle East has become a huge territory for health and wellness
About ESPA
Background
Founded in 1992 by Susan Harmsworth, ESPA combines the conceptualisation, development and management of five-star spas with expertly crafted and effective natural products and treatments. Guided by 30 years’ experience we create deeply sensorial and personalised wellness experiences to nurture and nourish the holistic wellbeing, bringing harmony and balance to the mind, body and spirit.

Main products and services
ESPA prides itself on offering turnkey spa services and support including product and treatment development & supply, spa design and development, management and business solutions and industry recognized training and education. Our partners can choose a selection or all services from our spa modules to suit their individual business needs.
Aromatherapy, natural activities, and sensorial experiences are at the core of ESPA. Our expansive product ranges are expertly crafted from the finest natural ingredients, combining aromatherapy and biochemistry to create our innovative skincare. Each formulation is designed to nourish and delight the senses, whilst revitalising the skin to deliver clinically proven and independently tested results you can see and feel.
Bringing together the most effective techniques from around the world, our treatments combine our natural effective skincare with the latest technology, advanced ancient and modern therapies. From results driven facials to signature body rituals, each treatment has been specially created to enable the therapist to personalise according to the individual client’s changing needs, creating a holistic experience and ensuring only the very best results.

USPs
By offering real flexibility with our premium spa services, we provide an unprecedented opportunity to grow your spa business through ESPA. We can design, develop and launch your spa and help you run it efficiently and profitably.
As a flexible spa partner, ESPA has a proven track record of implementation, execution and commercial success in the worldwide spa and wellness market to establish your spa at the forefront of world-renowned spas.
Our global team of professionals hold vast experience in the luxury spa industry and a collective expertise that is unrivalled.
The global nature of our business and having designed, pre-opened and operated luxury spas all over the world, has afforded us a profound understanding of varying international requirements and considerations across the cultural spectrum.

Where in the world?
We have a wide reaching portfolio operating and distributing to 55 countries, this continues to grow and evolve.
Plans for the next 12 months
Our vision for the brand is to establish ESPA as the global leader in the wellness space. Strategically we are focused on continuing to expand into new markets and exciting partnerships in the year ahead.
Key personnel
Daniel Golby, managing director
Jackie O’hare, global commercial director
Catherine Wong, spa operations director (Asia)
Amanda Beardsall, spa operations director (UK)
Hayley Warman, spa operations director (EU & ROW)
William Arango, spa operations director (US)
Key customers
• Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection and Scenic Eclipse
• ESPA Life Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha
• 59 Ritz Carlton partners globally
• Nizuc Spa by ESPA Mexico
• One & Only, Reethi Rah Maldives
...among others.
ESPA
Address: THG ICON, 7-9 Sunbank Lane, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, WA15 0AF, United Kingdom
Daniel Golby, ESPA managing director
 


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