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The Bannatyne Group has bought Virgin Active Humberston, with members and staff to
transfer over at the end of the month.
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15 Aug 2017
A number of private equity groups are considering making a bid for health and fitness operator Virgin Active.
news •
26 Jul 2010
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.
news •
05 Sep 2006
Nautilus has signed an agreement with Virgin Active for the supply of the TreadClimber® machine to its clubs.
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18 Jun 2007
Health club operator Virgin Active is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
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06 Dec 2007
ADDleisure Plc's subsidiary Ez-Runner Limited has been selected to supply a total software solution to all Virgin Active Health Clubs in the UK.
product innovation •
13 May 2009
It has been widely reported that Richard Branson’s Virgin Active health and fitness chain is in advanced talks to acquire the UK assets of rival chain Holmes Place.
news •
12 Jul 2006
Virgin Active has landed an exclusive three-year partnership with Tough Mudder
that will see the health club chain offer tailored training sessions to new legions
of outdoor competitors.
news •
22 Jan 2015
Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company
close to appointing advisers on the process, according to a report in The Times.
news •
07 May 2014
Virgin Active has announced the appointment of
hospitality expert Robert Cook as UK
managing director with effect from today (20 June).
news •
20 Jun 2016
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.
news •
04 Sep 2006
Virgin Active has announced an impressive set of financial figures as it gears up for
international expansion amid its impending acquisition South African investment firm
Brait.
news •
23 Jun 2015
A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a
restructuring plan which would be approved by its creditors.
news •
13 Mar 2021
Online gym pass provider payasUgym has announced an agreement to work
with Virgin Active, in a move that will see the website provide lead generation
services to Virgin Active clubs across the UK.
news •
12 Nov 2013
Virgin Active has reopened its Mayfair club with a renewed focus on group classes.
news •
18 Dec 2018
Virgin Active is investing £100m in its UK sites over the next three years as part
of a campaign to lure post-Christmas gym users to sign up as well as advanced
preparation for an eventual stock market flotation.
news •
10 Jan 2014
Virgin Active has upgraded its gym floor proposition to
maximise consumer trends in partnership with Technogym
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Virgin Active has appointed New Yorker Israel Rivera in the newly created role of head of
group exercise – further evidence of the operator's strategic directio.
news •
22 Nov 2017
Virgin Active has announced the launch of its long-awaited Discovery Lab – a creative
hub made up of health and fitness experts that will drive development of products and
classes.
news •
08 May 2015
European premium brand Holmes Place has grown its portfolio to more than 90 clubs after
closing a deal to buy two Health City gyms in Germany - hot on the heels of its acquisition
of Virgin Active Iberia.
news •
26 Oct 2017
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait.
news •
16 Apr 2015
Speculation is once again rife of a high-profile IPO for Virgin Active, although
this time the business is said to be preparing to float in South Africa.
news •
09 Dec 2014
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.
news •
27 Jun 2016
The sale of 16 Virgin Active sites in the UK is the final step of the company's strategy to
focus its operations on metropolitan and commuter hubs in its key markets, the health
and fitness operator has said.
news •
07 Feb 2017
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the
fitness
operator, in a bid to secure its future.
news •
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash
to
buffer it from the impact of the pandemic.
news •
31 Dec 2020
The first head of group exercise at Virgin Active has spoken of his plans to foster a “sense
of belonging and camaraderie” at the operator's UK clubs.
news •
13 Dec 2017
Virgin Active has continued its three-year, £100m
investment in its UK portfolio with the
unveiling of the refurbished Salford Quays site in
Manchester.
news •
28 Oct 2015
Nuffield Health has acquired the lease for the historic Barbican health club site
in London, which is
currently operated by Virgin Active.
news •
19 Mar 2021
Two of the 16 health clubs which David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) intended to acquire from Virgin
Active will now not be included in the deal, after concerns were raised by a competition
watchdog.
news •
25 May 2017
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