TMC Reading owners Swati Bagwe (right) and Shipra Mehta with TMC CEO Elliot Walker


A state-of-the-art massage therapy centre has opened in Reading, creating 15 jobs following a £500,000 investment.

The Massage Company Reading, situated on Market Place, launched with a VIP event on Wednesday 27th November and opened to the public the following day. The site became the latest in the nationwide expansion of the fast-growing specialist massage franchise, which already has 10 centres operating around the UK.

Open 7 days a week, the 2,000 sq. ft location houses 10 treatment rooms and a team of up to 10 highly trained therapists and provides treatments to thousands of customers each month.

The centre specialises in four types of massage: sports, Swedish, deep tissue and maternity, each with a choice of upgrade options including hot stone, scalp massage, aromatherapy, and a ‘fantastic foot’ treatment.

Owners Swati Bagwe and Shipra Mehta say they want to make regular, affordable massage available to the area. Bagwe says: “There are spas and standalone beauty treatments available but there isn’t a professional mainstream massage provider. Often, massage is very expensive and quality is variable.

We’re aiming to change that with a welcoming environment, a monthly subscription model and a team of therapists trained to the highest standards. It’s a completely different concept to anything else in and around Reading.”

Elliot Walker, founder and CEO of The Massage Company, says that the concept is already popular with local residents: “Customers from Reading visit our other locations in Camberley, High Wycombe and Ealing so it is great to make our quality of massage therapy treatments available to everyone in Reading. Research shows that regular treatments promote significant improvements in both physical and mental health – now these will be available to the people of Reading without having to travel long distances.”

www.reading.massagecompany.co.uk