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Despite plans to increase the number of premium clubs in its portfolio, Virgin Active has
ruled following the likes of Fitness First into the ‘hyper-exclusive’ end of the health club
market.
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27 Jun 2016
Clapham House chair David Page and chief executive Paul Campbell are believed to be looking at making an approach for UK health club chain Esporta through Clerkenwell Ventures, the AIM listed investment vehicle they floated last October.
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31 Oct 2005
Next Generation Clubs has launched a new takeaway and meal kit service at its UK health and fitness clubs, in an initiative the group claims will be the first of its kind in the UK.
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17 May 2004
Retention levels in UK health clubs have increased by 0.4 per cent during the 12 months to March 2006, yet with total operating costs on the rise, profit margins have fallen by 4.1 per cent.
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11 May 2006
UK-based health club chain, Fitness First – which operates around 400 clubs throughout Europe, Australia and the Far East – has signed a franchise deal to move into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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12 Nov 2004
The FIA will preview the results of its MoreActive4Life campaign – the FIA’s official sub-brand of the government’s Change4Life initiative – at Leisure Industry Week (22–24 September 2009).
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01 Apr 2009
The Holmes Place health club brand is to disappear this year, following a merger with Richard Branson’s Virgin Active chain. Details are expected to be announced this week.
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04 Sep 2006
Core Motion Group is up for sale, according to sources close to Health Club
Management.
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26 Nov 2015
The value of the UK fitness industry increased by 2.6 per cent in the last year, giving the sector an estimated value of around £3.7bn.
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15 May 2008
Health clubs across the UK are facing huge rises in business energy bills which are forcing
difficult decisions.
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03 May 2022
The UK health and fitness industry has more clubs, more members and a
greater market value than ever before, with the majority of growth being
driven by low cost operators, according to the 2014 State of the UK Fitness
Industry (SOFI) Report.
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04 Jun 2014
UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading
the charge of Europe’s fitness sector, with 2013 revenues that place them first
and second respectively among the continent’s top gym operators.
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02 May 2014
Health and fitness chain Virgin Active has confirmed that it has acquired rival Holmes Place in a deal which values the enlarged group at £650m.
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05 Sep 2006
Bannatyne Fitness has acquired the LivingWell Premier health club chain for around £90m, resulting in the value of the independently-owned company rising to more than £200m.
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09 Aug 2006
Fitness First is planning to sell up to 10 regional UK health clubs as the chain continues its
strategic shift upmarket towards premium clubs in metropolitan centres, amid speculation
that owner Oaktree Capital Management is planning to exit the business.
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07 Jul 2015
A little known amendment to taxation laws means UK
health clubs could be entitled to
reclaim thousands of pounds worth of VAT on their
current membership offering.
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26 May 2016
The Bannatyne Group has completed a £750,000 upgrade of its Russell Square club in the
heart of London.
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22 Feb 2018
Fitness First has announced plans to sell 67 UK gyms and has initiated a Company
Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) as part of the health club operator's restructuring
process.
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01 Jun 2012
The value of the UK health and fitness clubs market has reached £3.94bn – a 5 per cent increase since 2002.
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09 May 2007
LaSalle Investment Management, an independent subsidiary of US-based real estate giant
Jones Lang LaSalle, has given a large vote of confidence to the trajectory of the UK health
and fitness sector with a £9m investment in two Virgin Active health clubs.
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09 Mar 2015
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is working to ramp up its group exercise offering with the
introduction of virtual fitness studios across nearly 60 of its 83 UK health clubs.
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13 Jun 2016
UK health club operators may leave themselves vulnerable to potential employment
tribunals if they fail to grasp the changing rules on how to calculate holiday pay for their
staff.
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01 Apr 2016
Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of
venture capital funding as it seeks to continue growth across the UK market.
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25 Mar 2014
A new report by Ray Algar - 2013 review of the UK Health and Fitness
Industry
and an outlook for 2014 - predicts lower gym fees for more consumers this
year.
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14 Jan 2014
The winners of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and Matrix Flame Awards
for 2012 have been announced at the Ball of Fire - the finale of the annual
Flame Conference.
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28 Jun 2012
Virtuagym and benchmarking experts, Fitness KPI, have launched a new integration for UK
health club operators.
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19 Oct 2022
Michael Oliver analyses the findings of Mintel’s 2014 Health and Fitness Clubs industry report
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Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first three locations
having opened in the Washington DC area as part of a cluster rollout.
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16 Mar 2022
The UK health and fitness industry is healthier than it has ever been, according to The
2019 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report.
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17 May 2019
Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will receive a 50 per cent cut in
business rates over the next year.
news •
27 Oct 2021
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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