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Fitness First has pulled out of the race to acquire long-time gym chain rival LA fitness,
Health Club Management understands.
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18 May 2015
Former Places for People Leisure CEO Steve Philpott has become the latest leisure industry
heavyweight to back David Stalker’s new trampolining concept Oxygen Freejumping,
joining as an investor and non executive director.
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07 May 2015
Gymbox Westfield Stratford in east London has inherited all the colour and buzz of its Olympic next-door neighbour, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2015
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait.
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16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid
hopes that a successful deal would help it corner the lucrative London market.
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16 Apr 2015
Circuit-based group training concept Speedflex will launch a new £400,000 studio within
Newlife Fitness in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, as the company seeks to expand its
footprint in the UK health club sector.
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08 Apr 2015
Who’s in the 20 leading fitness operators in Europe, and what have been the dynamics in market over the last year?
HCM issue 4 2015
The new CEO of affordable fitness chain Pure Gym talks to Kate Cracknell about the need to shift the focus beyond the gym walls
HCM issue 4 2015
Just a week after it bought Jurys Inn hotel group as part of a £680m (US$1.02bn,
€909m) deal, US-based private equity firm Lone Star has been announced as the new
majority owner of country club and golf club provider The Club Company.
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06 Feb 2015
1Rebel is a newly-launched premium lifestyle microgym which has set out to be a ‘fitness market disruptor’. Julie Cramer speaks to the founders
HCM issue 2 2015
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
HCM Handbook 2015
Black Eyed Peas superstar will.i.am is poised to make a surprise assault on the
burgeoning wearable tech market with a “smart cuff” featuring fitness tracking
software.
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24 Oct 2014
Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the European Congress, being held in Amsterdam from 16–19 October
HCM issue 9 2014
Soon to be launched gym chain 1Rebel has scored an early coup by securing
the services of marketing and fitness guru Steve Barrett as the group’s
programme director.
news •
26 Aug 2014
New fitness startup 1Rebel has raised more than £1m of investor capital for its
fledgling business in under two weeks, thanks to an innovative crowdfunding
venture.
news •
16 Jul 2014
New fitness startup 1REBEL - a chain of high intensity studios using the ‘pay
as you train’ business model - yesterday (1 July) offered the public the chance
to invest in the venture through UK crowdfunding site Crowd Cube.
news •
02 Jul 2014
As the economic climate improves, what should operators be doing to catch the attention of investors? We ask our panel of experts
HCM issue 7 2014
UK budget gym operator The Gym Group has appointed Jim Graham as chief
operating officer.
news •
16 May 2014
Following its launch in the UK last year, circuit-based training concept
Speedflex has announced the opening of its first overseas site, in Dubai.
news •
02 May 2014
One of the founders of Fitness First is investing in a new chain of American-
inspired “high intensity” gym studios using the “pay as you train” business
model.
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18 Mar 2014
Golden Globe award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has purchased a multi-
million
dollar unit in Greenwich Village, New York, US, boasting more than 50 wellness
and health features.
news •
25 Nov 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL)
has responded to comments
about the change in the value
of the business following its
recent sale to private equity
group TDR Capital.
Although the terms of the
deal weren’t disclosed, it’s
thought DLL was sold by
London & Regional and joint
shareholder Caird Capital for
around £750m.
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28 Sep 2013
The UK’s second Speedflex centre opened in London at the end of September,
following on from the success of the first site in Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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27 Sep 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has been taken over by private equity group TDR
Capital. The new owners will inject investment to upgrade clubs and focus on
domestic and international expansion.
Though the terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, it's thought the business
was sold by London & Regional and joint shareholders Caird Capital for
around
£750m. The takeover sees TDR gain control of a chain of 81 clubs in the UK
and 10 in Europe, with membership figures standing at 440,000.
news •
06 Sep 2013
Toxteth Fire Fit Hub in Liverpool is a new, £5.2m, dual-use community facility enabling firefighters to get fit for duty, while also helping to inspire youngsters in an area of social deprivation to be more active. Lauren Applegarth reports
HCM issue 6 2013
Nick Batram asks whether the investment climate is now right for some health and fitness companies to re-enter the UK stock market
HCM issue 1 2013
The Gym Group has been officially recognised as an Investors in People
organisation – a Kitemark associated with 'exceptional commitment' to staff
development.
news •
04 Sep 2012
New Evolution Ventures (NeV) is to partner with fitness industry veterans Kirk
and John Galiani to develop and operate a collection of health clubs in the
north east of US.
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16 Feb 2012
FitWellAthletics, an independent club in Rostov-on-Don in Russia, opened its
doors last month.
news •
14 Nov 2011
Budget fitness chain Xercise4less is to open a new £1m "supergym" in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, later this year.
news •
03 May 2011
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