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27 Jun 2025
A creditors’ voluntary liquidation is in progress at London-based boutique operator, United Fitness Brands (UFB).
29 Jan 2025
Boutique operator, United Fitness Brands is considering closure of a number of its London sites,
10 Jul 2024
As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power
16 Jan 2024
Richard North has taken up the role of CEO at United Fitness Brands (UFB), owner
16 Sep 2004
Richard North, chief executive of InterContinental Hotels has been sacked at the instigation of the
13 Jul 2004
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) yesterday (12 July) placed hotels on the market with a net
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
28 May 2004
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced plans to put a further £500m worth of hotels up
22 Apr 2004
One year after breaking away from Six Continents, InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the launch
17 Mar 2004
InterContinental Hotels has announced the sale of its Central Park property in New York for
19 Nov 2003
Last month, InterContinental announced an agreement to acquire a new midscale extended stay brand, Candlewood
16 Sep 2003
InterContinental Hotels (IHG), the hotels business of the former Six Continents group, has reported results
27 Aug 2003
InterContinental Hotels (IHG) has sold its Mayfair London hotel to the Radisson Edwardian luxury hotel
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
11 Feb 2003
The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) will be holding a summit in Geneva,
11 Feb 2003
The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) will be holding a summit in Geneva,
9 Dec 2002
Six Continents has said that it still plans to go ahead with the demerger of
9 Dec 2002
Six Continents has said that it still plans to go ahead with the demerger of
3 Oct 2002
Six Continents (SC) has abandoned its quest for a major hotel acquisition and announced plans
3 Oct 2002
Six Continents (SC) has abandoned its quest for a major hotel acquisition and announced plans
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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us, says the activity advocate
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He talks to Kate Cracknell
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Designing multi-functional
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fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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