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23 Jun 2020
Jan Spaticchia, founder of énergie Fitness, has led a successful management buyout to reacquire the
30 Aug 2017
Independent swimming tuition provider Swimming Nature has continued its drive for growth by securing contracts
30 Jan 2017
Independent swimming tuition provider Swimming Nature has appointed leisure industry veteran Steve Philpott as its
16 Jun 2016
énergie Group has concluded its crowdfunding round, finishing with a total of £629,300 from 283
03 Jun 2016
The énergie Group is to extend its crowdfunding push after the company was asked to
24 May 2016
The énergie Group has shot past its £500,000 target on Crowdcube, reaching the milestone with
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01 May 2016
énergie Group has today embarked on a limited equity offer to raise £500,000 via Crowdcube.
26 Apr 2016
Oxygen Freejumping has announced plans to bring the bounce to Leeds this summer with a
04 Mar 2016
Places for People Leisure has announced that Carolyn D’Costa has been appointed to the company’s
22 Feb 2016
Oxygen Freejumping has set its sights on reaching 30 locations across the UK by 2018,
07 May 2015
Former Places for People Leisure CEO Steve Philpott has become the latest leisure industry heavyweight
04 Feb 2015
Former Places for People Leisure CEO Steve Philpott has taken up a position as non-executive
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
04 Dec 2014
Places for People Leisure Management (PPLM) chief executive Steve Philpott is to retire next year
02 Apr 2014
Leisure operator and developer DC Leisure has rebranded as a social enterprise called Places for
05 Jul 2013
The winners of the 2013 Flame Awards have been announced during an event at the
13 Dec 2012
Property management and development group Places for People has acquired management contractor DC Leisure. According
16 Sep 2011
DC Leisure chief executive Steve Philpott has joined the board of the newly-formed Institute for
15 Jun 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is inviting feedback from the industry as it seeks to
23 Mar 2010
After 250 hours of debate, involving more than 60 of the industry's leading innovators, the
19 Feb 2009
ISRM will hold a one-day seminar on the government's planned rollout of the free swimming
05 Feb 2009
As the fitness industry develops, there is a call for more awards to recognise excellence
14 Oct 2008
Management company DC Leisure has become the first chain to successfully complete the quality assurance
07 Jul 2006
DC Leisure has rewarded Sonia Eastick’s company loyalty by offering her the role of group
22 Dec 2005
Leisure operator DC Leisure has received accreditation from the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management
09 Mar 2004
Steve Philpott, chief executive of DC Leisure, has said the future is bright for leisure
21 Nov 2003
The independent UK private equity firm, Sovereign Capital, has acquired DC Leisure Management in a
03 Jun 2003
Steve Philpott – former head of David Lloyd Leisure and Crown Sports – has joined
30 Jan 2003
The application for the development of a level four qualification for the REPs has been
12 Jul 2001
Crown Sports has bought the Trainstation chain from the 3i Group with a listing on
Crown Sports, is continuing its ongoing expansion following the acquisition of two private health club
Crown Sports' subsidiary Crown Content, is acquiring the publishing division of Information Australia, with completion
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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