INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Industry Partners provide exclusive benefits to ISPA members. As a result of these unique partnerships, members have access to the valuable resources and discounts highlighted below.    

Affiliated Power Purchasers International (APPI)

Utility Service Discounts
1.800.520.6685
info@appienergy.com
appienergy.com/

APPI Energy provides the Powerful Solutions Program, an exclusive member benefit that assists members in managing and reducing their energy expenses. APPI Energy navigates the maze of energy deregulation by negotiating favorable "real-time" pricing and contract terms and conditions with competitive energy suppliers across the country.  APPI Energy provides energy procurement services with minimal time commitment and no upfront cost.

Visit APPI Energy on the web or call 1.800.520.6685.

First Data

Credit Card Processing Discounts
1.513.257.9800
cheri.burgett@firstdata.com
firstdata.com/

Save money on all of your credit card transactions. First Data's services are competitively priced and designed to meet the unique requirements of the retail industry. This easy, fast and secure service is for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. First Data is poised to meet the needs of your business both today and in the future.

OSHA Fast Fix

OSHA Fast Fix Compliance Material Discounts
1.888.277.3377 

OSHA Fast Fix is your best source for written safety plans based on OSHA regulations. The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970 mandates that every business shall have written plans, specific to their company and location, which address the safety standards for their industry.

Benefits include:

• A 20 percent discount for ISPA members on all safety plans and mandated posters.
• OSHA Fast Fix gives ISPA business owners individual OSHA regulations instead of a large manual.
• You can add to your order from the additional plans & posters to address your individual needs.
• All plans can be stored electronically and printed as needed.
• All written plans can be used as safety training material.

OSHA Fast Fix takes care of the rest by delivering to you, via e-mail, your personalized safety plans in Adobe Acrobat PDF format ready for you to print. Visit the Osha Fast Fix site for details on how to take advantage of this program. Make sure to list your company name and address in the Order Notes section of the order form.

For more information on this member benefit, contact David Taylor at 1.888.277.3377 or dtaylor@oshafastfix.com.

PKF Hospitality Research

1.404.842.1150
pkfc.com/

Headquartered in San Francisco, PKF Consulting USA (http://www.pkfc.com/) is an advisory and real estate firm specializing in the hospitality industry. PKF Consulting USA is owned by FirstService Corporation and is a subsidiary of Colliers International. The firm operates two companies: PKF Consulting USA and PKF Hospitality Research. 

To assist hotel spa managers evaluate the financial performance of their operations, PKF Consulting has developed Trends® in the Hotel Spa Industry. This specialty report offers summary financial benchmarking data for a hotel's spa department. Report schedules for spa department revenues, expenses, and profits are presented by location, square feet, number of treatment room, and by revenue categories. The data is presented as a percent of revenue, per available guest room, per occupied guest room, per square foot, and per treatment room. 

ISPA members receive a 20 percent discount when purchasing the 2011 Edition - Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry report.

Professional Beauty Association

1.800.211.4872
http://www.probeauty.org/

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is a grassroots organization of professional salon industry companies and associations that works to advance and strengthen the professional salon industry throughout the United States.

PBA's members see 400 million client visits per year. PBA represents independent and chain salons and their employees, cosmetology schools, cosmetology students, and product distributors and manufacturers of products sold only in professional salons.

Through ISPA's partnership with PBA, members have access to valuable legislative news. 

Updates on state legislation in the U.S. relating to massage therapy and cosmetology can be accessed by using the links below.   

Massage Therapy Report

Cosmetology Report

STR

1.615.824.8664
Email: info@str.com
str.com/

For more than 20 years, Smith Travel Research (STR) has been the recognized leader for hotel benchmarking and research. Smith Travel Research and STR Global offer monthly, weekly, and daily STAR benchmarking reports to more than 44,000 hotel clients, representing more than 5.8 million rooms worldwide. STR is headquartered in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and STR Global is based in London.

ISPA has formed a unique relationship with STR to expand an online benchmarking tool for spas. The SpaSTAR report first launched in 2007 as a benchmarking tool for hotel and resort spas. Now, the program is growing through partial funding from ISPA to include the rest of the spa industry. The online SpaSTAR report allows spas to enter in monthly information on the following metrics: treatment revenue, number of treatments, treatment room hours available, treatment room hours utilized, salon revenue, number of salon services, number of salon stations available, number of salon stations utilized and total retail revenue. This tool allows spa participants to pull SpaSTAR reports showing monthly and historical performances, enabling them to benchmark against other spas.

Members of ISPA will receive an exclusive one-year $200 STR discount through this partnership.

To learn more, click here.

SpaFinder presents 2012 Wellness Week

1.646.695.0584
spafinder.com/wellnessweek

Just in time for a fresh start this spring, spas, yoga and Pilates studios, fitness centers and other wellness businesses will come together March 19 - 25 for Wellness Week 2012, a nationwide movement dedicated to making it easier and more affordable for people to take charge of their health. Led by national spokesperson Mariel Hemingway, Oscar-nominated actress, author and wellness advocate, this important event will help people begin a wellness lifestyle with special pricing at participating locations and a wide array of national, local and online initiatives. SpaFinder is sponsoring this event because it believes that helping spas grow and prosper under the "wellness umbrella" is best for the industry-and the best way to help you find new customers and inspire your existing clientele. Participating spa and wellness businesses will be supported by national public relations and advertising campaigns, original online editorial and social media.

As an ISPA member you will receive special pricing-and be recognized for helping people in your community lead happier, healthier lives!

Click here to view the special ISPA member rates for Wellness Week.

To take advantage of the special ISPA member rates, contact Lea Crawford at 1.646.695.0584 or wellnessweek@spafinder.com

Spa Week Media Group

1.212.352.8098
spaweek.com/

The Spa Week Events bring $50 spa treatments to consumers at over 800 spas across the United States and Canada. As always, the goal is to introduce a new generation of consumers to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and to open up the spa industry to the masses. Spa Week's goal is to make "wellness" more than just a word--we intend to make it a reality. By educating consumers to the health benefits of the "spa lifestyle," Spa Week is taking a leadership position in the campaign to change the unhealthy course the country is navigating.

ISPA members receive access to exclusive Spa Week discounts and promotions.

Click here for information on special ISPA member pricing for Spring Spa Week.

Click here to learn more about Spa Week's Gift Card Program.

To learn more, contact Spa Week at 1.212.352.8098.