Epcot Leisure
Tanning Salon in Darlington, County Durham
In 1978 one of the 1st sunbeds was made in the UK by who is now the managing manager of Epcot Leisure ltd. A firm was established a year later to provide these 1st sunbeds to homes in the North of England. By 1986 the firm was incorporated and was producing an average of 100 sunbeds a week. 5, 000 sunbeds a year were sold for home use either directly to the homeowner or to trade clients nationally who in turn sold them through department stores and showrooms.