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28 Dec 2020
24 Hour Fitness will emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy this week after the gym chain
23 Jun 2020
Jan Spaticchia, founder of énergie Fitness, has led a successful management buyout to reacquire the
26 May 2020
HCM understands that the directors of énergie Fitness have brought in specialist company FRP Advisory
02 Jul 2019
Basic-Fit, one of the biggest fitness operators in Europe, has confirmed the completion of its
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
24 Jan 2019
Functional fitness equipment supplier TRX has recapitalised its business by securing capital investment from private
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
07 Nov 2018
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. and OneSpaWorld (OSW), a global provider of health and wellness products and
27 Feb 2018
Disney has announced a major expansion of Disneyland Paris, with the operator unveiling €2bn (US$2.46bn,
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
14 Jun 2017
Disney has once again upped its stake in Euro Disney, increasing total ownership of Disneyland
06 Mar 2017
It’s almost a year since Universal’s parent company Comcast acquired DreamWorks, and now Merlin Entertainments
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19 Jan 2017
Former Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway and Shearings Leisure Group CEO Denis Wormwell have been
13 Jan 2017
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has delayed plans to redevelop its southwest wing by
14 Nov 2016
Spafinder Wellness has announced it has been acquired by Blackhawk Network, the global gift card
01 Jul 2016
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
21 Jun 2016
Lifetime Training is to be bought by its management in a deal backed by private
10 May 2016
As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former Fitness First
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
06 Apr 2016
The Walt Disney Company has released a statement confirming Chief Operating Officer Tom Staggs, a
30 Mar 2016
The potential sale of Fitness First UK has sparked “a significant amount of interest,” with
19 Feb 2016
Fitness technology giant Gantner has been acquired by the private equity backer behind high street
18 Jan 2016
Pure Gym is preparing for a change of ownership, with a stock market float worth
12 Aug 2015
Picsolve has acquired Dutch ride photography company Maxifoto International, in a move that steps up
06 Aug 2015
Resurgent health club chain Total Fitness is bidding to drive growth through “opportunistic” acquisitions as
31 Jul 2015
Another day, another US fitness IPO. Following the news this week that budget chain Planet
16 Jun 2015
Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their
02 Jun 2015
Sport and entertainment architects, Populous, have announced a merger with Jump Studios, a London-based practice
01 Apr 2015
Privaty equity firm NorthEdge Capital has backed a buyout of Total Fitness Health Clubs Limited
03 Mar 2015
The owner of Sports Leisure Management (SLM) has acquired wellness intervention provider Weight Management Centre
07 May 2014
Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close
17 Jul 2013
Menzies Hotels Group is looking for a new owner after its parent company Cordial Hotels
08 May 2013
US private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors has signed an agreement under which UK-based affiliates
23 Apr 2013
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital is investing £30m in management buyout and expansion of
01 Mar 2013
Indoor go-kart operator TeamSport is to expand rapidly over the next three years after completing
08 Apr 2011
France-based private equity firm 21 Centrale Partners has acquired Switzerland's larges health club operator Silhouette
07 Apr 2011
France-based private equity firm 21 Centrale Partners has acquired Switzerland’s larges health club operator Silhouette
26 Nov 2010
Independent health club operator The Third Space is planning to open a number of new
04 Nov 2010
Nigel Talbot-Ponsonby is stepping down from his role as executive chair of Humberts Leisure after
11 Oct 2010
The management team of health club chain Total Fitness has acquired the group's UK and
13 Apr 2010
West Yorkshire-based Sutcliffe Play has become the UK's first employee owned playground equipment manufacturer. In
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
data to life to engage and delight members
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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boost health club retention
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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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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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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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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“I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year ”
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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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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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