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Places for People to run Sheffield’s latest leisure investments
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Apr 2015
Places for People Leisure (PPL) has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to manage and operate two new sites which represent the council’s biggest investment into the city’s leisure facilities for 20 years.
David Lloyd expands Orangetheory offering outside of London
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Apr 2015
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is rolling out Orangetheory Fitness beyond its London studios for the first time, as it bids to bring high-quality interval group training to the masses.
Fitness-focused Microsoft Band goes on sale in the UK
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Technology giant Microsoft has made its long-awaited entrance into the UK wearable technology sector with the launch of the fitness-focused Microsoft Band.
Chelsea FC chooses Technogym to supply fitness equipment
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Technogym has secured a new partnership with English Premier League leaders Chelsea Football Club, becoming the official fitness equipment supplier to the Blues' first team, development squads and ladies teams.
Studio Octopi selected to resurrect Peckham Rye Lido
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Studio Octopi – the architecture practice behind innovative plans to make outdoor swimming in London’s Thames a reality – have won an invited competition to design a new version of Peckham Rye Lido, also in the UK capital.
ukactive targets childhood inactivity following Compass merger
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Apr 2015
ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass.
Virgin Active to be sold to South African investors
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait.
Fitness First trains sights on LA fitness London clubs
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid hopes that a successful deal would help it corner the lucrative London market.
Physical Company keeps it in the family as John Halls becomes MD
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
John Halls has been appointed managing director of family-run fitness solutions provider Physical Company with immediate effect.
Global live streaming for forthcoming Retention Convention
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Apr 2015
Health club operators across the globe are being offered the chance to gain key business insights from industry renowned retention experts via a live stream of next month’s Retention Convention.
The Gym Group targets city slickers with rebranded concept
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Apr 2015
The Gym Group is aiming to get office workers up from their desks and onto a treadmill with the launch of its Charing Cross club in central London – the first site to open since the chain’s rebrand earlier this year.
Pulse lands leisure development contract worth 'up to £45m'
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Apr 2015
Pulse has won a 20-year contract to become Suffolk Coastal District Council’s (SCDC) Strategic Leisure Development Partner in a deal potentially worth up to £45m.
FIBO 2015 hits new heights with record turnout
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Apr 2015
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
YMCA Thornton £3m investment adds raft of rare leisure offerings
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Apr 2015
Wyre Council has invested more than £3m to rejuvenate Thornton Health and Fitness Centre in north Lancashire, with a glow in the dark bowling alley and an indoor ramp park staffed by semi-pro skaters among the new facilities.
Fitness First Germany sale ‘still on,’ says MD
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Apr 2015
The sale of Fitness First Germany is still alive, according to its managing director Stefan Tilk, who said the offload to an unnamed private equity firm is moving forward.
Active IQ event explores the future of training
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Apr 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ recently gathered physical activity sector employers, training providers and representatives from key industry bodies to explore the hot topic of industry training.
Pure Gym’s Humphrey Cobbold: Technology is democratising fitness
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Apr 2015
The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice than ever before and leaving businesses facing difficult dilemmas, says new Pure Gym CEO Humphrey Cobbold.
£1m fitness makeover for former lido in Newport Pagnell
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Apr 2015
Middleton Pool and Fitness Centre in Newport Pagnell is undergoing a £1m makeover, including the addition of a brand new low cost gym, as part of a major regeneration of the historic facility.
Nuffield Health’s Andrew Jones: Wellbeing memberships are the future
BY Jak Phillips | 08 Apr 2015
Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing memberships a core focus of the company’s gym chain moving forward – having been delighted with the initial results of the proposition.
FIBO 2015: Health club sector M&A activity on the rise
BY Jak Phillips | 08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by a significant jump in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seen over the past year.
     
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3665 to 3684 of 4768 news stories
Places for People to run Sheffield’s latest leisure investments
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Apr 2015
Places for People Leisure (PPL) has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to manage and operate two new sites which represent the council’s biggest investment into the city’s leisure facilities for 20 years.
David Lloyd expands Orangetheory offering outside of London
BY Jak Phillips | 21 Apr 2015
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is rolling out Orangetheory Fitness beyond its London studios for the first time, as it bids to bring high-quality interval group training to the masses.
Fitness-focused Microsoft Band goes on sale in the UK
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Technology giant Microsoft has made its long-awaited entrance into the UK wearable technology sector with the launch of the fitness-focused Microsoft Band.
Chelsea FC chooses Technogym to supply fitness equipment
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Technogym has secured a new partnership with English Premier League leaders Chelsea Football Club, becoming the official fitness equipment supplier to the Blues' first team, development squads and ladies teams.
Studio Octopi selected to resurrect Peckham Rye Lido
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Studio Octopi – the architecture practice behind innovative plans to make outdoor swimming in London’s Thames a reality – have won an invited competition to design a new version of Peckham Rye Lido, also in the UK capital.
ukactive targets childhood inactivity following Compass merger
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Apr 2015
ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass.
Virgin Active to be sold to South African investors
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait.
Fitness First trains sights on LA fitness London clubs
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid hopes that a successful deal would help it corner the lucrative London market.
Physical Company keeps it in the family as John Halls becomes MD
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Apr 2015
John Halls has been appointed managing director of family-run fitness solutions provider Physical Company with immediate effect.
Global live streaming for forthcoming Retention Convention
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Apr 2015
Health club operators across the globe are being offered the chance to gain key business insights from industry renowned retention experts via a live stream of next month’s Retention Convention.
The Gym Group targets city slickers with rebranded concept
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Apr 2015
The Gym Group is aiming to get office workers up from their desks and onto a treadmill with the launch of its Charing Cross club in central London – the first site to open since the chain’s rebrand earlier this year.
Pulse lands leisure development contract worth 'up to £45m'
BY Jak Phillips | 14 Apr 2015
Pulse has won a 20-year contract to become Suffolk Coastal District Council’s (SCDC) Strategic Leisure Development Partner in a deal potentially worth up to £45m.
FIBO 2015 hits new heights with record turnout
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Apr 2015
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
YMCA Thornton £3m investment adds raft of rare leisure offerings
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Apr 2015
Wyre Council has invested more than £3m to rejuvenate Thornton Health and Fitness Centre in north Lancashire, with a glow in the dark bowling alley and an indoor ramp park staffed by semi-pro skaters among the new facilities.
Fitness First Germany sale ‘still on,’ says MD
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Apr 2015
The sale of Fitness First Germany is still alive, according to its managing director Stefan Tilk, who said the offload to an unnamed private equity firm is moving forward.
Active IQ event explores the future of training
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Apr 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ recently gathered physical activity sector employers, training providers and representatives from key industry bodies to explore the hot topic of industry training.
Pure Gym’s Humphrey Cobbold: Technology is democratising fitness
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Apr 2015
The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice than ever before and leaving businesses facing difficult dilemmas, says new Pure Gym CEO Humphrey Cobbold.
£1m fitness makeover for former lido in Newport Pagnell
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Apr 2015
Middleton Pool and Fitness Centre in Newport Pagnell is undergoing a £1m makeover, including the addition of a brand new low cost gym, as part of a major regeneration of the historic facility.
Nuffield Health’s Andrew Jones: Wellbeing memberships are the future
BY Jak Phillips | 08 Apr 2015
Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing memberships a core focus of the company’s gym chain moving forward – having been delighted with the initial results of the proposition.
FIBO 2015: Health club sector M&A activity on the rise
BY Jak Phillips | 08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by a significant jump in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seen over the past year.
     
 


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