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Drayson celebrates rise from school drop-out to UK fitness industry's Outstanding Individual of 2017
Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to young person development
ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed Active Training Awards' Outstanding
Individual of the Year title along the way.
news •
13 Dec 2017
Frank Reed’s gym chain Sweat! has received £3.75m (US$5m, €4.2m) worth of equity
investment that will see a roll-out of five new clubs in the next 12 months – doubling its
portfolio of sites.
news •
05 Dec 2017
The physical activity sector’s best performers in workforce development were announced
last night (30 November) at the Active Training Awards 2017.
news •
01 Dec 2017
The Bannatyne Group has cast its net across the Irish Sea after buying Virgin Active's
Belfast club.
news •
29 Nov 2017
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
Fitness equipment brand Keiser UK has promoted Garry Spreadborough to the position of
UK key account manager.
He rises up the ranks from regional business manager for the South East and London.
Before joining the company in 2015, Spreadborough gained over 10 years of industry experience...
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22 Nov 2017
The Bannatyne Group has added Wildmoor Spa and Health Club in Stratford upon Avon,
Warwickshire, to its portfolio after purchasing the business for an undisclosed sum.
news •
15 Nov 2017
A research project by spinal injury charity Aspire and the University of Birmingham will
help establish best practice for training and employing disabled people in the fitness
industry.
news •
11 Nov 2017
MoveGB, the variety membership platform, is expanding rapidly throughout London, granting customers the widest choice of activities and freedom of location.
product innovation •
10 Nov 2017
Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-
term health conditions better access to physical activity opportunities.
news •
09 Nov 2017
Entrepreneur Chris Lane has come out of retirement, buying and rebranding a former
Virgin Active site in Angmering, West Sussex as a Lanes Health Club.
news •
31 Oct 2017
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
Debenhams is partnering with former Virgin Active co-founder Frank Reed to launch in-store
gyms as part of the retailer’s strategy to attract more customers and a younger female
base.
news •
26 Oct 2017
Fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness has appointed two new account managers as
it expands its team to meet growing demand from the local authority and trust sector.
news •
25 Sep 2017
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has completed the sale and leaseback of its health and fitness
property in Newbury, Berkshire for £17.6m (US$23.4m, €19.5m).
news •
14 Sep 2017
Sleep services are being offered by some
gyms, but do they really improve poor sleep?
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The Bannatyne Group will pump £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into refurbishing its newly-
acquired Humberston health club in North East Lincolnshire, which it bought from Virgin
Active.
news •
01 Sep 2017
Virgin Active’s Barbican health club has introduced
a new class to its line up.
product innovation •
21 Aug 2017
The Bannatyne Group has bought Virgin Active Humberston, with members and staff to
transfer over at the end of the month.
news •
15 Aug 2017
Virgin Active is teaming up with children's television characters The Octonauts as
part of an initiative to encourage more youngsters to learn to swim.
news •
15 Aug 2017
Virgin Active has launched Punch - a boxing workout that consists of 12 rounds, focusing
on speed, core and power.
news •
20 Jul 2017
New research shows there is a simple trick to
extending health club membership life by four
times.
product innovation •
19 Jul 2017
A roll-out of fitness classes and improved member experience helped revenue at Virgin
Active rise by 6 per cent to £483million (US$615.5m, €548.6m) in the year to 31
December 2016, results from South African investment group Brait show.
news •
15 Jun 2017
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is entering the Italian health club market after it exchanged
contracts to buy the Malaspina Club in Milan.
news •
14 Jun 2017
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has acquired The Park Club – one of the most exclusive health
clubs in London – and spent £5.5m (US$7.1m, €6.3m) transforming its Kensington site into a
'Harbour Club'.
news •
05 Jun 2017
Who are the biggest, most profitable club
operators in Europe? Deloitte reveals all
HCM issue 6 2017
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
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016
as membership numbers and revenues increased, EuropeActive research has revealed.
news •
05 Apr 2017
South African investment group Brait, which owns a controlling stake in Virgin Active, has
scrapped plans to transfer its registered offices from Malta to the UK, and list in London,
due to Brexit.
news •
29 Mar 2017
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