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The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has announced the appointment of John Byers as its first register administrator in Wales.
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14 Nov 2005
Health club operator Fitness First has announced the acquisition of the Australia-based Space Health Clubs group.
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14 Oct 2005
Fitness First claims that it is now the largest operator of wholly-owned health and fitness clubs in the world.
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10 Oct 2005
Following the sale of health club chain Fitness First to BC Partners for £835m by private equity company Cinven, David Giampaolo is to become a non-executive director of the company.
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05 Oct 2005
Venture capitalist firm BC Partners has acquired gym operator Fitness First for £830m.
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22 Sep 2005
Fitness First has refused to comment on media reports claiming the chain is in discussions regarding the possible £800m sale of the chain.
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28 Jun 2005
More than 60 health and fitness operators and suppliers from throughout Europe attended the SIBECEU05 event in Cyprus in April.
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20 May 2005
Nick Smith has resigned as group health and fitness manager of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) to become a director at rival operator Fitness First.
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20 Apr 2005
The FIA and the Performing Right Society (PRS) have entered into a dialogue to investigate the PRS rates levied at the health and fitness industry, which, in the opinion of the FIA, are too high.
The FIA is calling on all its members to fill in questionnaires and provide information PRS tariff payments, to help the it put together a strong case for the reduction of fees.
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22 Mar 2005
Five new directors have been appointed at health club chain Fitness First following the company’s recent management restructure.
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10 Feb 2005
Health Club Management has outlined its view of the forthcoming year, predicting that the next 12 months will herald a level of corporate activity which has not been since since valuations fell in 2001-2.
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27 Jan 2005
Health and fitness operators are pulling out the stops to help victims of the Tsunami disaster.
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18 Jan 2005
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
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
Group cycling is officially the most popular group exercise class, according to review of the latest fitness trends by operator Fitness First.
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26 Oct 2004
Cinven, the private equity group which owns health club chain Fitness First and bingo group Gala, has been linked to a £600m bid for retailer and fitness chain JJB Sports.
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04 Oct 2004
Health club operator Fitness First is celebrating the opening of its 150th club in the UK.
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17 Sep 2004
Fitness First has opened its flagship health club, Fitness First Platinum, in Sydney, Australia.
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09 Sep 2004
Jayne Carr has been promoted from customer care manager to general manager at Fitness First Sheffield Millhouses.
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07 Sep 2004
Fitness First is celebrating the success of the Fitness First Sport Relief Mile, which took place on 10 July.
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19 Jul 2004
A host of celebrities from the sporting and entertainment world gathered at the Science Museum on Tuesday 4 May to launch Sports Relief ’04, the charity set up by Comic Relief and BBC Sport to tackle poverty and disadvantages.
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06 May 2004
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, has today published a hard-hitting report on physical activity and health in England that he has called a ‘wake-up call’ to the nation.
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29 Apr 2004
In line with its plans to develop a further eight health clubs in Asia this year, Fitness First will open a new club in Bangkok on 2 May – bringing the number of clubs it operates in the Thai capital, to seven.
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25 Mar 2004
The Fitness First health club in Manchester has hailed its first ever text message marketing venture a success.
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24 Feb 2004
The REPs has now got half of the exercise professionals in the UK signed up.
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16 Dec 2003
Leisure company Whitbread will be rolling out its David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) brand to Spain as part of a deal with Spanish tennis club operator, Cesar Navarro.
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08 Aug 2003
Moray, a company formed by private equity group, Cinven, has announced its recommended cash offer for health club chain, Fitness First is now unconditional.
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16 Jun 2003
Cathy Desaunois has joined Virgin Active Italia as marketing manager, with a brief to adapt the brand to suit the Italian market during the company's expansion into Genova and Bologna.
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04 Jun 2003
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