The standard of refurbished and remanufactured equipment is now so high that it gives new kit a run for its money. Health Club Management speaks to some happy customers
Health and fitness facilities are able to satisfy discerning members with the ever-improving quality of refurbished kit
BRIGHT & APPEALING Supplier: Physique Sports Client: Failsworth Sports Centre, Failsworth, UK Failsworth Sports Centre is one of 14 sports centres run by leisure trust Oldham Community Leisure (OCL). The site has a gym, pool, dance studio and refreshments lounge. A recent refurbishment has seen the addition of a teen gym.
THE BRIEF Physique Sports was given the remit of creating a gym that teenagers would want to visit, therefore staying off the streets.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “The remanufactured equipment we supplied was bespoke, to fit in with the vibrant colour scheme of the gym,” says Daniel Jones, sales director at Physique Sports. “The new kit is bright and modern, which is key to attracting younger gym-goers.
The gym is now considered a cool place for all ages to go.”
The project has been a great success, with memberships rising since the refurb, adds OCL facilities manager Paul Watson.
The brightly-coloured kit is a hit with teenagers
NEW PARTNERSHIP Supplier: ServiceSport Client: Tandridge Leisure Centre, Oxted, UK Tandridge Leisure Centre offers a mixed gym for the community – run by Tandridge Trust, Surrey.
THE BRIEF Tandridge Trust wanted to update its facility with reliable, robust and aesthetically pleasing equipment; existing machines were traded in to allow it to meet its budget. ServiceSport supplied remanufactured Life Fitness Classic Renew cross-trainers and Life Fitness Summit Trainers. All Classic Renew equipment meets health and safety and environmental European legislation.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT Susie Marriott, commercial director of ServiceSport, says it’s one of the first installations for ServiceSport as a licensed remanufacturer for Life Fitness. “Together we’ve developed an approved process for remanufacture, which amounts to 80 per cent of the parts being replaced with new parts,” she says.
ServiceSport has teamed up with Life Fitness
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Supplier: GymKit UK Client: Thamesmead Gym, London, UK This 370sq m (4,000sq ft), 30-year-old gym in south London was taken over 11 years ago by head coach Kaylan Townsend. As well as offering a mainstream gym, one of the club’s specialities is outreach work and it’s involved with many disability projects, GP referrals, healthcare and rehabilitation, and working with youths and ex-offenders. Many ex-offenders have now turned their lives around and become fully qualified personal trainers.
THE BRIEF The club wanted good, branded equipment on a tight budget, with a full installation service and warranty. GymKit provided a full range of refurbished Precor cardio equipment and Technogym strength equipment, alongside Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines and fitness accessories including bench and weights.
Townsend says: “The EasyLine Circuits sourced by GymKit have proved an asset to our disability project and rehabilitation work. GymKit manages to source whatever we want, when we want it, providing us with complete circuits. In a previous installation, they even managed to source the Cybex plate-loaded circuit for us – that was like gold-dust for us!”
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT Howard Braband, director of GymKit UK, says the company is proud to work with this gym, which supports a local community with its health and fitness needs. “The company has used us many times now, and to be part of such an important facility is a great honour,” he says.
The community-focused gym had a tight budget
SLEEK & CHIC Supplier: Technogym Client: Fred’s Personal Training, London, UK Founded by personal trainer Fred Fergé, Fred’s Personal Training is an exclusive private studio in south London, which provides a range of one-to-one personal training, nutrition and pre and post-natal fitness services.
THE BRIEF Fergé wanted to give the five-year-old studio a facelift by installing new equipment, keeping the studio on par with the best in the market. With affluent and discerning customers, he wanted premium equipment that would exceed customer expectations in functionality, appearance and feel.
Technogym provided a blend of Still Novo CV equipment – its remanufactured range, including Excite+ Run, Recline and Synchro – alongside Arke kit for functional training, as well as a variety of strength equipment, including an Olympic Half Rack. “The state-of-the-art design and functionality of Technogym’s equipment perfectly suits our ethos, underlined by a quality assurance that provides us with peace of mind,” says Fergé.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT The equipment was a seamless fit for the sleek environment of the studio, fulfilling both form and functionality requirements. There has been positive feedback from both owner and trainers, reporting that prospects have been impressed by the look and feel of the equipment and that clients find the machines user-friendly.
Remanufactured kit matches the studio’s hi-spec interior
LOOKS LIKE NEW Supplier: Fit4Sale Client: Her Total Fitness, Ohio, US Her Total Fitness is a 1,115sq m (12,000sq ft) women’s only club in Ohio, which opened in March 2014 offering a gym, group exercise and cycling classes, PT, massage and on-site childcare.
THE BRIEF Co-owner Brandy Bates wanted high quality equipment that would look high-end, brand new and appealing to the female client base. Fit4Sale sourced a mixture of remanufactured Life Fitness and Precor equipment.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “This was a nice clean deal for Fit4Sale, as it was mainly all the more current models of both strength and CV,” says director Nick Pugh. “We were under pressure to meet the client’s budget, the demand for high quality, as well as their deadline for the grand opening – and we delivered on this. We made sure the majority of the equipment matched in the colour of the frames, which we did in platinum, with black upholstery. This gave the facility a very clean look.”
CELEBRITY APPEAL Supplier: Pulse Client: Magee Health and Fitness, Belfast, Northern Ireland Launched last January by ex-professional boxer Brian Magee, this independent club offers a fitness suite, classes, specialist boxing training and PT. It has a loyal membership base of 300, including sports professionals and a handful of celebrities.
THE BRIEF Magee wanted to source a mix of durable CV, resistance and free weights equipment that would withstand pounding and the needs of professional sports people, while not being too intimidating to the general public.
Pulse supplied a range of refurbished CV, resistance and free weights to the value of £40,000. Pulse Resale equipment is assessed for performance and reliability and a full service history is provided for most resale equipment.
Magee comments: “I chose Pulse as they were able to provide a complete, hassle-free, value for money solution of equipment supply, service and maintenance contract.”
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “Pulse was delighted to be associated with someone with such a reputation in the sporting world,” says Linda Forster, marketing manager for Pulse. “As an amateur, Magee competed for Ireland in the middleweight division in the 1996 summer Olympics. As a professional, he won the European WBA, the IBO and British super middleweight titles.”
Ex-pro boxer Brian Magee needed the kit to withstand heavy use by sports people, but to appeal to general users too
Ex-pro boxer Brian Magee needed the kit to withstand heavy use by sports people, but to appeal to general users too
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The standard of refurbished and remanufactured equipment is now so high that it gives new kit a run for its money. Health Club Management speaks to some happy customers
Health and fitness facilities are able to satisfy discerning members with the ever-improving quality of refurbished kit
BRIGHT & APPEALING Supplier: Physique Sports Client: Failsworth Sports Centre, Failsworth, UK Failsworth Sports Centre is one of 14 sports centres run by leisure trust Oldham Community Leisure (OCL). The site has a gym, pool, dance studio and refreshments lounge. A recent refurbishment has seen the addition of a teen gym.
THE BRIEF Physique Sports was given the remit of creating a gym that teenagers would want to visit, therefore staying off the streets.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “The remanufactured equipment we supplied was bespoke, to fit in with the vibrant colour scheme of the gym,” says Daniel Jones, sales director at Physique Sports. “The new kit is bright and modern, which is key to attracting younger gym-goers.
The gym is now considered a cool place for all ages to go.”
The project has been a great success, with memberships rising since the refurb, adds OCL facilities manager Paul Watson.
The brightly-coloured kit is a hit with teenagers
NEW PARTNERSHIP Supplier: ServiceSport Client: Tandridge Leisure Centre, Oxted, UK Tandridge Leisure Centre offers a mixed gym for the community – run by Tandridge Trust, Surrey.
THE BRIEF Tandridge Trust wanted to update its facility with reliable, robust and aesthetically pleasing equipment; existing machines were traded in to allow it to meet its budget. ServiceSport supplied remanufactured Life Fitness Classic Renew cross-trainers and Life Fitness Summit Trainers. All Classic Renew equipment meets health and safety and environmental European legislation.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT Susie Marriott, commercial director of ServiceSport, says it’s one of the first installations for ServiceSport as a licensed remanufacturer for Life Fitness. “Together we’ve developed an approved process for remanufacture, which amounts to 80 per cent of the parts being replaced with new parts,” she says.
ServiceSport has teamed up with Life Fitness
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Supplier: GymKit UK Client: Thamesmead Gym, London, UK This 370sq m (4,000sq ft), 30-year-old gym in south London was taken over 11 years ago by head coach Kaylan Townsend. As well as offering a mainstream gym, one of the club’s specialities is outreach work and it’s involved with many disability projects, GP referrals, healthcare and rehabilitation, and working with youths and ex-offenders. Many ex-offenders have now turned their lives around and become fully qualified personal trainers.
THE BRIEF The club wanted good, branded equipment on a tight budget, with a full installation service and warranty. GymKit provided a full range of refurbished Precor cardio equipment and Technogym strength equipment, alongside Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines and fitness accessories including bench and weights.
Townsend says: “The EasyLine Circuits sourced by GymKit have proved an asset to our disability project and rehabilitation work. GymKit manages to source whatever we want, when we want it, providing us with complete circuits. In a previous installation, they even managed to source the Cybex plate-loaded circuit for us – that was like gold-dust for us!”
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT Howard Braband, director of GymKit UK, says the company is proud to work with this gym, which supports a local community with its health and fitness needs. “The company has used us many times now, and to be part of such an important facility is a great honour,” he says.
The community-focused gym had a tight budget
SLEEK & CHIC Supplier: Technogym Client: Fred’s Personal Training, London, UK Founded by personal trainer Fred Fergé, Fred’s Personal Training is an exclusive private studio in south London, which provides a range of one-to-one personal training, nutrition and pre and post-natal fitness services.
THE BRIEF Fergé wanted to give the five-year-old studio a facelift by installing new equipment, keeping the studio on par with the best in the market. With affluent and discerning customers, he wanted premium equipment that would exceed customer expectations in functionality, appearance and feel.
Technogym provided a blend of Still Novo CV equipment – its remanufactured range, including Excite+ Run, Recline and Synchro – alongside Arke kit for functional training, as well as a variety of strength equipment, including an Olympic Half Rack. “The state-of-the-art design and functionality of Technogym’s equipment perfectly suits our ethos, underlined by a quality assurance that provides us with peace of mind,” says Fergé.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT The equipment was a seamless fit for the sleek environment of the studio, fulfilling both form and functionality requirements. There has been positive feedback from both owner and trainers, reporting that prospects have been impressed by the look and feel of the equipment and that clients find the machines user-friendly.
Remanufactured kit matches the studio’s hi-spec interior
LOOKS LIKE NEW Supplier: Fit4Sale Client: Her Total Fitness, Ohio, US Her Total Fitness is a 1,115sq m (12,000sq ft) women’s only club in Ohio, which opened in March 2014 offering a gym, group exercise and cycling classes, PT, massage and on-site childcare.
THE BRIEF Co-owner Brandy Bates wanted high quality equipment that would look high-end, brand new and appealing to the female client base. Fit4Sale sourced a mixture of remanufactured Life Fitness and Precor equipment.
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “This was a nice clean deal for Fit4Sale, as it was mainly all the more current models of both strength and CV,” says director Nick Pugh. “We were under pressure to meet the client’s budget, the demand for high quality, as well as their deadline for the grand opening – and we delivered on this. We made sure the majority of the equipment matched in the colour of the frames, which we did in platinum, with black upholstery. This gave the facility a very clean look.”
CELEBRITY APPEAL Supplier: Pulse Client: Magee Health and Fitness, Belfast, Northern Ireland Launched last January by ex-professional boxer Brian Magee, this independent club offers a fitness suite, classes, specialist boxing training and PT. It has a loyal membership base of 300, including sports professionals and a handful of celebrities.
THE BRIEF Magee wanted to source a mix of durable CV, resistance and free weights equipment that would withstand pounding and the needs of professional sports people, while not being too intimidating to the general public.
Pulse supplied a range of refurbished CV, resistance and free weights to the value of £40,000. Pulse Resale equipment is assessed for performance and reliability and a full service history is provided for most resale equipment.
Magee comments: “I chose Pulse as they were able to provide a complete, hassle-free, value for money solution of equipment supply, service and maintenance contract.”
WHY THE PROJECT STANDS OUT “Pulse was delighted to be associated with someone with such a reputation in the sporting world,” says Linda Forster, marketing manager for Pulse. “As an amateur, Magee competed for Ireland in the middleweight division in the 1996 summer Olympics. As a professional, he won the European WBA, the IBO and British super middleweight titles.”
Ex-pro boxer Brian Magee needed the kit to withstand heavy use by sports people, but to appeal to general users too
Ex-pro boxer Brian Magee needed the kit to withstand heavy use by sports people, but to appeal to general users too
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