Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up for growth, Robert Rowland now steps into an advisory role.

Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will include the addition of a new proprietary small group training concept.

A creditors’ voluntary liquidation is in progress at London-based boutique operator, United Fitness Brands (UFB).

Toronto boutique operator, Sweat and Tonic, has announced the launch of a new reformer Pilates brand, Reformd, which will be the world’s highest capacity Lagree method studio.

Boutique operator, United Fitness Brands is considering closure of a number of its London sites, with its studio in Chiswick already shuttered as of last week.

In this month’s HCM, 1Rebel co-founder, James Balfour, talks about how the boutique operator is having its best year ever.

Midlands-based boutique operator, MK Health Hub, has launched a Pilates-inspired concept called MK Reformed, with plans to franchise.

As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power Station this month, the multi-brand boutique operator has told HCM it's moving into franchising.

Boutique operator Heartcore is paying damages to a violinist whose career was cut short following an accident during a class in 2019.

Frasers Group, owner of Everlast Gyms, has acquired the assets of WIT Fitness from administrators RG Insolvency, adding the brand to its portfolio.

London boutique operator, Frame, has teamed up with the Tate Modern to offer two yin and sound yoga classes, following by a tour of the art gallery.

There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London, an increase of 17.4 per cent when compared to 2018 – a year considered the 'heyday' for the sector.

Lift Brands has appointed Kevin Yates to its EMEA leadership team as chief operations officer.

Growing interest in corporate wellness is creating exciting new opportunities for the health and fitness industry, finds Kath Hudson

Boutique operator TRIB3 is restructuring to refocus on international growth and franchising. The company will move out of direct operations and consolidate its global headquarter in Barcelona.

The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press which claimed that the company has "collapsed".

Boutique operator, Blok, has secured £3.75m in pre-Series A bridge funding to drive the growth of its business, which includes hybrid studios and a digital fitness platform.

Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market.

Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed the chain was on the verge of collapse as 'misleading'.

Boutique operator 1Rebel has launched its first 1Rebel Labs Studio at its club in Holborn.

1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has pivoted to launch its first local studio in Hammersmith, west London.

TRIB3 has secured a franchise deal which will see it open 20 studios across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently launched Empowered Brands group, and vice- chair of BMF.

Health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England have opened their doors today (12 April) for the first time during 2021.

Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in June 2020, has announced plans to accelerate the roll-out of its four key brands in Europe. The company also plans to expand, with the acquisition of new businesses.

Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their at-home fitness solutions to the next level by owning their own bespoke Gymbox space.

UK-based boutique operator TRIB3 will open its first site in The Netherlands next year.

Boutique operator FitSpace has opened its second studio in London, within the ESPA Life luxury spa at the Corinthia hotel.

Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise sessions led by an avatar.

Boutique operator Digme is joining the hybrid fitness revolution by launching an at-home proposition.