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Fitness club chain Nuyuu Fitness has appointed Rangel Sehalic as group operations manager as it looks to continue expanding its UK portfolio.
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28 May 2010
ukactive has begun a search for two additional members to join its board of directors.
news •
21 Aug 2019
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE)’s new guidelines for
commissioners regarding exercise on referral schemes have been praised by
ukactive as helping to ‘drive forward the evidence base for physical activity.’
news •
26 Sep 2014
Andy Kay and Mhairi FitzPatrick, the pair behind ARK Leisure and London’s 37°
health clubs, have launched a new leisure-focused funding venture called
Socius Investing.
news •
09 May 2014
Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the
efficiency of exercise referrals from GP to leisure provider, has launched a new
foundation designed to support leisure providers as they seek to work more
closely with local authorities in the area of public health.
news •
22 Jul 2014
A two-year research project will look to find ways to transform the UK's
physical activity facilities
into musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs that could be used by the National Health
Service (NHS).
news •
04 Jul 2022
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as
part of some localised lockdowns.
news •
07 Aug 2020
The UK's physical activity sector is currently lobbying to have gyms and leisure centres
classed as essential services, in order for them to be able to operate during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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13 Nov 2020
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and
care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities in order to reduce pressures on the health
service.
news •
12 Jan 2022
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure
centres
and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at "extremely low levels".
news •
10 Dec 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next
six months of the
pandemic "are not enough" to secure the future of the physical activity sector.
news •
25 Sep 2020
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across
Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels".
news •
23 Dec 2021
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a total of 46,000,
according to a new report, out today, from industry body Community Leisure UK (CLUK).
news •
27 Aug 2020
David Stalker, chief executive of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has called for the entire active
leisure sector to do its bit to ensure a successful legacy from the 2012 "summer of sport".
news •
20 Sep 2012
Government plans for a major shake-up of Post-16 vocational education have been met
with disappointment from the leisure industry, after the newly-proposed routes into skilled
employment appeared to overlook the sector.
news •
12 Jul 2016
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and
leisure facilities
available for disabled people.
news •
26 Aug 2021
A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK has established the
current winners in the race to elevate the sector's digital performance, as well as highlighting
areas for development.
news •
14 Dec 2021
The UK government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this
winter, as part of a £1bn additional support package for local councils.
news •
22 Oct 2020
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans
to leisure operators which are struggling with the COVID-19 shutdowns.
news •
05 May 2020
New resources designed to accompany the Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (QCF)
have been launched by awarding organisation Active IQ with immediate effect.
news •
18 Jun 2012
Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called
for
the leisure sector to get better at understanding the data they hold and to utilise the social
value they create.
news •
10 May 2018
The Laura Trott Leisure Centre, in Broxbourne,
Hertfordshire, has become the first UK leisure
facility to install eGym.
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04 Sep 2017
Horse Racing legend AP McCoy has been announced as the headline speaker for this
June’s ukactive Flame Conference 2015.
news •
16 Mar 2015
Workforce development has been announced as the theme for active-net 2017, with the
two-day conference to explore efforts and initiatives from the likes of Sport England
and CIMSPA to professionalise the physical activity sector.
news •
07 Jul 2016
Pulse has announced two new appointments as it seeks to strengthen its education and
business development teams.
news •
08 Jul 2016
UK-based direct debit billing provider DFC has been
acquired by Debitsuccess, provider of e-commerce
services for subscription-based businesses.
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09 Dec 2013
SkillsActive is to conduct a survey on the need for increased foreign language, cultural and communication skills within the active leisure sector as part of its Talking Sport project.
news •
30 Aug 2011
Budget chain Xercise4Less has secured growth investment worth £42m from Swedish
credit provider Proventus Capital Partners.
news •
15 May 2018
Falling unemployment and a strengthening UK economy mean that 60 per cent of
businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector are planning to increase wages in the year
ahead, according to a new employment survey.
news •
24 Mar 2015
London-based CryoAction is expecting to quadruple its business in the next year or so, as demand for
"freeze therapy" increases among the leisure sector.
product innovation •
31 Oct 2019
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