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The High Court has ruled that thousands of gym and health club contracts enforced by membership management provider Ashbourne Management Services are unfair.
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01 Jun 2011
Fitness facilities have been urged by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to check the legality of their contract terms, following a High Court ruling against a management company.
news •
30 Aug 2011
Parkwood Holdings is to acquire leisure management company, CCL Leisure (CCL), from Clear Channel Entertainment UK (CCE) in a £100,000 cash deal.
news •
20 Apr 2004
Freedom Leisure has appointed Jeremy Rowe as head of operations for Wales & West as
the operator kicks off a host of new contract wins in the region.
news •
16 Nov 2015
North Hertfordshire-based Stevenage Leisure (SLL) has been nominated for a National Business Excellence Award.
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10 Apr 2006
Health and fitness club operators LA Fitness and Dave Whelan Sports (DWS)
and gym management company Harlands Group have agreed to give
consumers better cancellation rights and make their contract terms more
transparent after an OFT investigation.
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16 Sep 2013
Barnsley Premier Leisure's commercial manager Steve Roberts has been promoted to head of business development.
news •
06 Aug 2008
A personal trainer hoping to secure contracts and minimum levels of pay for fitness
professionals has received backing from the largest union in the UK.
news •
13 Feb 2017
Dollan Aqua Centre in East Kilbride is set to
undergo a £7m overhaul. The leisure centre closed
its door to the public last year when a routine
inspection revealed that the concrete structure of
the Grade-A listed building had deteriorated.
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10 Jul 2009
Leisure operator Everyone Active has been awarded two 10-year contracts to deliver
services on behalf of local councils.
news •
18 May 2018
Operator Freedom Leisure has made a double appointment as it bids to strengthen its
management team, welcoming Mike Worsnop as business development manager and
Alyson Zell as aquatic business manager.
news •
27 Feb 2015
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has opened an official investigation into
whether health club operators are in breach of the Unfair Terms in Consumer
Contracts Regulations Act 1999.
news •
03 Feb 2012
Football facilities specialist Dean Hogan has been named national contracts manager for
Pulse and will drive the leisure solutions provider’s push into the football operations
market.
news •
16 Feb 2016
New legislation will change health club membership contracts, says Liz Terry
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Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
better for retention than traditional 12-month tie-ins, according to a new report.
news •
27 Aug 2015
Philip Newborough, co-founder of investment company Bridges Fund Management, has claimed that
capitalism "risks losing its mandate" – and that every business needs to start thinking about social
impact.
news •
30 Jan 2019
Employment contracts for PTs working in the health and fitness sector are under the
spotlight following questions in the House of Commons about terms offered by The Gym
Group.
news •
03 Nov 2017
We ask industry leaders if it’s time to make
PT employment contracts fairer
HCM issue 3 2018
Health club operator and charity Nuffield Health has acquired corporate gym operator Bladerunner for an undisclosed sum.
news •
11 Nov 2010
Women-only franchise Vivafit opened its fourth Singapore club in August.
The club adopts Vivafit’s new model, which focuses on group fitness.
news •
15 Nov 2013
Leisure Trust Mytime has launched a new health and fitness club at the Goals Soccer Centre in Springfield Road, Hayes, Middlesex.
news •
04 Nov 2008
St Albans City and District Council (SACDC) is to seek a new preferred contractor for the demolition and reconstruction of Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre.
news •
26 Nov 2010
easyGym, a new budget fitness concept from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has officially launched its first club at The Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough, Berkshire.
news •
06 Jul 2011
Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his managing director position at Parkwood Leisure after
less than two years in the role.
news •
01 Mar 2019
Amid a growing budget sector, mid-market clubs are still hanging on – but for how much longer? We ask our expert panel
HCM issue 10 2016
Serco Leisure has won a 15-year contract with Birmingham City Council to manage nine
leisure centres across the city, including the design, build and operation of four new
swimming pools.
news •
27 Mar 2015
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership
process, creating greater powers for consumers when it comes to contracts and
cancellations.
news •
11 Mar 2024
There are changes at the top for Places for People Leisure (PfPL), with two mainstays
retiring and another winning promotion.
news •
22 Jun 2016
Pulse Fitness is delighted to announce the return of Liam Lister to its team of industry
talent. He has joined as director of regional sales.
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21 Dec 2023
Services giant Serco’s plans to offload its leisure arm
as part of CEO Rupert Soames’
strategy overhaul may be delayed by ‘up to a year’.
news •
05 Oct 2015
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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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