accreditation news

The Gym Group has achieved two significant industry certifications for its operations. The low-cost chain is the first UK-based 24/7 fitness operator to achieve the ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has secured ISO accreditation for its certification of fitness training programmes. ISO – the International Organization for Standardization – ... More

Industry organisation the Sustainable Spa Association has undergone a rebrand and now goes by the name Sustainable Wellness. The non-profit membership-based trade body was formed ... More

Irish marine spa and skincare brand Voya is offering a new Cancer Wellness Training Programme as part of its in-house spa Training Academy offering. Voya ... More

Global consortium of holistic hotels, resorts and retreats Healing Hotels of the World has unveiled a new certification to help its member hotels communicate their ... More

According to a recent survey conducted by The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA), just 33 per cent of spa businesses contribute towards the United Nations’ 17 ... More

Independent spa consultant, Orla Gallagher, and health promoter, Ciara Loughran, have collaborated to produce a new luxury Northern Irish day spa concept and product house, ... More

A new UK-based trade-body has been launched to help spas achieve sustainability goals, called The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA). The membership-based organisation offers independent guidance ... More

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, skincare brand Made for Life Organics has signed a deal to sell its products via Amazon while spas are ... More

The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free one hour workout at 5.00pm CET/3.00pm GMT. The event has ... More

OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, has launched two online initiatives to help keep guests entertained and engaged with the aquarium during its enforced closure. The ... More

Sue Harmsworth, industry influencer and founder of ESPA, has brought together a group of owners and founders of leading training providers in the UK and ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has awarded the founder of Made For Life Organics Amanda Winwood with the UKSA Certificate of Oustanding Contribution. The award ... More

The government has set out plans for every patient in the country to have access to sport and leisure activities through social prescribing on the ... More

Zoos and aquariums associations have criticised a report by World Animal Protection (WAP) which claims to have identified numerous examples around the world of wild ... More

Titanic Spa, an eco-spa in West Yorkshire, UK, has announced a new partnership with skin cancer charity Skcin, that will see its spa therapists undergo ... More

Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility fully accessible, according to Kevin Wright, manager of Edinburgh Napier ... More

Bury St. Edmunds Leisure Centre in Suffolk has become the first facility in the UK to be awarded a new quality standard for exercise referral ... 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 Sanctuary of Healing, a holistic and spiritual centre in Blackburn, UK, has received organic accreditation from the Soil Association, as part of the charity's ... More

YMCA Awards has become the UK’s first awarding organisation to achieve accreditation from the Chartered Institute of the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) ... More

A £16m community hub and leisure centre has opened in Warrington, Cheshire. Operated by health and wellbeing company LiveWire, the Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub has ... More

The SeaWorld-owned Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has become the first theme park in the world to be designated as a certified autism ... More

Forty members of staff at trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping have become the first in the UK to gain the new Level 2 Trampoline Park ... More

A dramatic drone video released by international design studio Ennead Architects has offered a glimpse at their planetarium for the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum ... More