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Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK –
the
document is currently being processed, with details due in nine days.
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14 Jul 2023
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising
costs and working from home which has undermined some of its city centre clubs.
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03 May 2023
The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status
HCM issue 6 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels’ flagship luxury
department store in Liverpool, which debuts today (23 June 2022).
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23 Jun 2022
The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise
HCM issue 2 2022
Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the option to access up to all of its 45
clubs.
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27 Oct 2021
For this unprecedented year, we asked a stellar line up of industry big hitters, from around the globe, to give their thoughts on how COVID has shaped the health and fitness industry and where we go from here
HCM Handbook 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail
stores during 2021 – each of which will feature fitness studios.
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08 Jan 2021
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for
£37m.
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24 Aug 2020
A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the
retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for six months – would save 375,000 jobs and offer a
return on investment of nearly £7bn.
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12 Aug 2020
DW Sports has gone into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym
portfolio.
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03 Aug 2020
DW Fitness First has launched its new Kit & Collect service, aimed at increasing secondary revenue
at its clubs by "turning its changing rooms into fitting rooms".
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16 Aug 2019
Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest
sports participation brand.
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04 May 2018
Fitness solution provider Reiver Fitness has signed a
technology partnership with software specialist
FunXtion.
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20 Apr 2018
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the
latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting
our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries
HCM Handbook 2018
DW Sports expects to offset losses of £8m (US$10.8m, €9m) from the last financial year
as its new portfolio of Fitness First health clubs starts to bear fruit.
news •
15 Jan 2018
Martin Seibold, former managing director of Fitness First UK, has been appointed CEO of
Fitness First Germany.
news •
04 Nov 2017
Fitness First Bishopsgate, part of the DW Fitness First Group, has undergone a £1m
refurbishment, with cash being spent on a new swimming pool, mind and body studio,
steamroom and changing rooms.
news •
23 Aug 2017
Who are the biggest, most profitable club
operators in Europe? Deloitte reveals all
HCM issue 6 2017
Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First, is leaving the company eight
months after it was acquired by DW Sports, Health Club Management can reveal.
news •
08 May 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in
the industry during the last few years, the Gym Group's former chief operating officer has
said.
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02 Mar 2017
Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First Asia have merged to create one of the largest fitness
club networks in Asia.
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01 Mar 2017
DW Sports’ Scott Best and Fitness First UK’s Martin Seibold outline their plans for the future, as the two brands join forces
HCM issue 1 2017
DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in one fell swoop
with the acquisition of Fitness First UK and its whole 62-club portfolio.
news •
30 Sep 2016
Quadrant Private Equity has agreed to acquire Fitness First Australia from hedge
fund giant Oaktree Capital Management, in a deal signed yesterday (29
September).
news •
30 Sep 2016
The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in its final act, as
up to five operators are understood to have completed separate deals to buy out the
nearly 70-strong portfolio – with DW Sports leading the way.
news •
02 Sep 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
thought to be Fitness First – as part of its continued growth.
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31 Aug 2016
The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks.
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28 Aug 2016
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the budget clubs, according to a well-
placed source.
news •
01 Jul 2016
DW Sports Fitness director Scott Best has moved into the booming boutique studio sector
with the launch of his first Best’s Bootcamp site in London’s Charing Cross.
news •
20 May 2016
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