Humphrey Cobbold news
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
27 Jul 2021
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
28 Dec 2020
Polish medical insurance outfit, Medicover, has rescued Polish operator, Fitness World, out of administration. The
03 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise partnership
20 Sep 2021
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit, the
17 Nov 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym, has confirmed to HCM that the company's operations in Poland
06 Nov 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
07 Sep 2021
The best in class of the physical activity sector have been revealed at the ukactive
13 Jul 2020
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
14 Apr 2020
Ross Kirton, head of leisure agency at Colliers International, says landlords with portfolios containing gyms
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
27 Mar 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March
15 Sep 2021
Suffice to say that the pandemic has completely changed the way fitness professionals work and
12 Dec 2019
PureGym is set to become the second largest fitness operator in Europe, after revealing plans
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
22 Jun 2018
PureGym has completed the acquisition of Soho Gyms and its 10 clubs, all of which
26 Apr 2018
The opening of 20 new sites and membership growth in its existing clubs has helped
21 Feb 2018
Budget club operator Pure Gym has reached 1 million members in the UK, following a
03 Nov 2017
US buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners has won a two-month bidding contest for Pure
26 Sep 2017
Bidders have reportedly tabled offers for the UK’s biggest health and fitness group Pure Gym
11 Jul 2017
Pure Gym has appointed Rebecca Passmore as its director of operations, replacing Jacques de Bruin,
30 Mar 2017
Pure Gym's planned initial public offering (IPO) that was abandoned last year cost the group
30 Mar 2017
Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises
11 Oct 2016
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, has confirmed this morning to Health Club Management that
10 Oct 2016
Reports breaking overnight suggest Pure Gym's planned IPO will not now go ahead. According to
15 Sep 2016
Pure Gym will plough some of the money it raises from selling its shares into
14 Sep 2016
Budget health club operator Pure Gym has announced plans to float on the London Stock
04 Jul 2016
Pure Gym is to put its planned IPO on ice amid the ongoing market turbulence
07 Jun 2016
Former ukactive CEO David Stalker believes it’s time for the fitness industry’s old guard to
15 Apr 2016
Pure Gym has given itself a solid launchpad for its expected summer IPO, reporting significant
21 Jan 2016
Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch
18 Jan 2016
Pure Gym is preparing for a change of ownership, with a stock market float worth
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the
25 Jun 2015
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
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“Connecting the dots will be key as we recover from the pandemic – from reducing the likelihood of people developing mental health problems, to supporting the government’s obesity strategy”
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The Gym Group has taken its digital hybrid strategy full circle,
piloting in-gym workout pods and studios with its home workout
delivery partner, Fiit. HCM talks to the team driving the project
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Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
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end of lockdowns? Cesar Carvalho shares
some bounceback numbers with HCM
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Andy Janes and Jamie Whisken explain the vision behind
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Les Mills is launching a new digital network called
Les Mills Connect to help clubs build back better and
emerge from the pandemic with a stronger business
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“This partnership with F45 is an exciting business venture for me”
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GLL is best known for running leisure
facilities on behalf of local authorities
across the UK, but a lesser-known
part of its remit is its GLL Sport
Foundation which supports Olympic
hopefuls. Liz Terry finds out more
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Generations rarely have the opportunity to
reset public opinion and effect behaviour change
for good, but post-pandemic two unequal
movements with a lot in common will be the
focus of governments, says David Minton
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Booming membership sales, busy suburban clubs and members visiting during
the working day. Operators are reporting it’s good to be back. Kath Hudson finds
out what business has been like since the re-set button was pressed
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Changes to DNA which occur during exercise give protection against a wide range of diseases, according to new research from the Univesity of Copenhagen
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Running booms when health clubs and gyms are closed.
Could this enthusiasm result in treadmill training
becoming the new spinning? Kath Hudson reports
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Life Fitness introduces Integrity SL, the next-generation LED console with intuitive functionality and digital connectivity
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“The speed of the bounceback has been staggering. By the end of July, we’d regained our pre-pandemic membership levels”
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