Long Road to Champneys : The extraordinary life of a pioneering Spa Queen / Dorothy Purdew ; with Charlotte Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purdew, Dorothy, author.

Contributor:

Ward, Charlotte, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesswomen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Infinite Ideas Limited, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How does a girl from an impoverished background become one of the world's most influential spa operators? Dorothy Purdew is the entrepreneurial force behind Champneys, an empire employing over 2000 people and one of the most iconic brands in the world. The Champneys spa group is the culmination of over forty years' worth of dedication, work and fun and despite its global success it is, at heart, still a very much loved family business. This extraordinary woman has been an inspiration to so many, enabling a wide range of people across the world to enjoy spa experiences. Dorothy Purdew's story i

Contents:

Front cover; Front page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; 1 Early years; 2 A middle-class life!; 3 A nation at war; 4 Country life and city bunkers; 5 Earning a crust and first love; 6 She's leaving home; 7 Family life; 8 The birth of WeightGuard; 9 Fraught times at Frimleys; 10 Hard graft at Henlow Grange; 11 Looking after the pennies; 12 The circle of life; 13 A Springs stake and a learning curve; 14 Forest Mere opens; 15 Champneys at last; 16 The rollercoaster of life; 17 The fickle hand of fate; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-11510-7

9786613115102

1-908189-24-X

OCLC:

719319911