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Virgin Active is poised to expand its portfolio after announcing that it had agreed a deal to acquire rival health and racquet club operator Esporta in a deal worth £77.6m.
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26 Apr 2011
easyGym, the new budget club concept from easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will officially open for business this summer after signing a deal with Virgin Active.
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04 Apr 2011
A number of private equity groups are considering making a bid for health and fitness operator Virgin Active.
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26 Jul 2010
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.
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13 May 2009
The recently refurbished Virgin Active leisure club at Broadgate in the heart of London has benefited from the design expertise of Washroom Joinery.
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20 Jun 2008
Virgin Active has announced plans to open 20 new clubs, the majority in Italy, as it reported a 28 per cent rise in underlying full-year earnings to £76.2m.
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12 Jun 2008
Greg Sellar is embarking on a 10-date national tour in the first of JUMPYBUMPY’s new JUMPSTART Series of educational workshops and events for fitness professionals.
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13 May 2008
With a Virgin Active launch in Queensland, Australia, scheduled for later this year, the chain is now eyeing up a site in New South Wales.
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09 May 2008
Following the success of Power Plate® machines in its UK facilities, Virgin Active is installing them in a number of its key operations worldwide.
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04 Mar 2008
Star Trac’s international business continues to grow via a series of deals struck with Fitness First and Virgin Active.
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19 Dec 2007
Health club operator Virgin Active is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
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06 Dec 2007
Independent healthcare provider Nuffield Hospitals has acquired the Cannons Health and Fitness chain of health clubs from PPM Capital.
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03 Dec 2007
The next generation of the popular BOSU stability ball, the BOSU Ballast Ball, was unveiled by Physical Company at Leisure Industry Week.
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20 Sep 2007
Virgin Active's Northampton club has opened what is reported to be the biggest health club-based Power Plate® studio in the world.
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19 Sep 2007
Oldham Sports Centre in Greater Manchester has seen the installation of Fingershield Safety's award-winning door safety devices.
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12 Jul 2007
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
Builders are frantically preparing for the official opening of Twickenham's new South Stand when England play New Zealand on Sunday.
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02 Nov 2006
The largest operator of health clubs across Scandinavia, SATS, is believed to be up for sale for around £150m.
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11 Oct 2006
Holmes Place is set to open its fifth Privilege health club next month in Bank, Central London.
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05 Oct 2006
Two heart attacks and a subsequent heart bypass operation acted as a catalyst for 68-year-old bookseller David Corran to radically change his life.
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19 Sep 2006
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
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
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.
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12 Jul 2006
Recent expansions by Virgin Active Italy include the opening of new outdoor terraces at the group’s Genova and Florence clubs.
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08 Jun 2006
Two health club chains have been ranked in the top 15 of the fastest growing private companies in the UK, according to the latest Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 league table.
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26 Apr 2006
The health and fitness industry continues to face tough trading conditions with first quarter results in 2006 crucial to continuing the early signs of recovery in the market.
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10 Jan 2006
Virgin Active is to invest £2m in upgrading its latest opening at Broadway Plaza, Birmingham.
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27 Oct 2005
Health club operator Esporta has reportedly appointed investment bank Citigroup to advise and help it make acquisitions in the sector.
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17 Oct 2005
Entrepreneur Richard Branson is believed to be interested in acquiring the David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) health club chain.
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12 Oct 2005
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has bought back the 55 per cent interest in Virgin Active that it sold to Bridgepoint Capital in 2002 – for £134.5m.
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06 Oct 2005
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