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PureGym Group has announced that group chief financial officer, Alex Wood, is taking over the
16 Feb 2026
Proof that fitness is becoming increasingly mainstream is evidenced by Clive Chesser, CEO of PureGym,
07 Aug 2025
Ragdale Hall, the destination spa hotel in Leicestershire, UK, has been sold to US firm
11 Apr 2025
PureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing
08 Jul 2011
Punch Taverns has announced that the de-merger of the Spirit business from the rest of
13 Apr 2011
Punch Taverns has reported pre-tax profits of £61m for the 28 weeks ending 5 March
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
24 Mar 2011
Punch Taverns has announced its plans to downsize its leased estate to around 3,000 pubs,
11 Mar 2011
JD Wetherspoon chair Tim Martin has criticised "zealous" and "unsustainable" increases in regulations and taxes
17 Nov 2010
Punch Taverns has confirmed that finance director Phil Dutton is to step down from the
13 Oct 2010
Pub group Punch Taverns has unveiled plans to sell around 1,300 leased properties after reporting
26 Aug 2010
Pub operator Punch Taverns has revealed that increased pub refurbishment activity and good weather conditions
09 Jul 2010
Pub group Punch Taverns has revealed that this summer's World Cup has helped increase like-for-like
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
30 Jun 2010
Pub operator Greene King has bought four pubs from rival Punch Taverns for a combined
25 May 2010
Punch Taverns' new chief executive, Ian Dyson, is to take up his role on 6
06 May 2010
Ian Dyson, since April 2008 the group finance and operations director at Marks & Spencer
23 Apr 2010
Punch Taverns has announced plans to invest £20m across its UK pub estate to help
30 Mar 2010
Pub operator Punch Taverns has confirmed that chief executive Giles Thorley is set to leave
19 Feb 2010
The future of the King's Head, a theatre pub in Islington, London, has been safeguarded
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
02 Feb 2010
Former Punch Taverns and Inn Business board member Stephen Lambert has been named as non-executive
28 Jan 2010
A 38-week trading statement from Suffolk-based brewer Greene King reports business over the last nine
26 Jan 2010
Punch Taverns has sold the Mothers Huff Cap Inn near Alcester, Warwickshire, to a private
18 Jan 2010
UK pub and restaurant companies have been boosted by a 2.9 per cent increase in
24 Nov 2009
Good weather in south east England during the summer has helped pub company Fuller, Smith
16 Oct 2009
An action group of tenants and leaseholders is planning a mass "beercott" of pubcos Punch
14 Oct 2009
Punch Taverns has reported a 38.9 per cent decrease in pre-tax profits in its preliminary
07 Oct 2009
One of Punch Taverns' leading shareholders has suggested that the UK pub operator should consider
08 Sep 2009
Suffolk-based brewer and pub operator Greene King (GK) has reported strong sales growth in its
26 Aug 2009
Punch Taverns could be poised to dispose of yet more pubs after announcing that a
13 Aug 2009
Property agent Gerald Eve has been appointed to sell a total of 24 pubs for
07 Jul 2009
Punch Taverns' plans to raise £375m through a new share issue have been approved by
15 Jun 2009
Punch Taverns, the troubled UK pub operator, has announced plans to raise £350m through a
10 Jun 2009
Greene King, the Suffolk-based pub operator and brewing company, has reached an agreement with Punch
27 May 2009
Shepherd Neame has announced that it is to acquire 13 freehold pubs from Punch Taverns
14 May 2009
A committee of MPs has called upon the Competition Commission to launch an investigation into
01 May 2009
Punch Taverns plans to put 1,250 of its struggling pubs into a new 'turnaround division'
27 Mar 2009
Punch Taverns has announced that it has disposed of six freehold properties within central London
13 Mar 2009
Late-night leisure operator Luminar Group has appointed Robert McDonald as its new finance director. McDonald,
30 Jan 2009
An iconic live music venue in Leicester, which has hosted some of the biggest names
16 Jan 2009
Punch Taverns, one of the UK’s largest pub operators, saw its shares fall 31 per
06 Jan 2009
The Spirit Group, the managed pub division of Punch Taverns, has taken back 31 pubs
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
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