Flame Awards 2014 finalists unveiled

Finalists for the new-look 2014 Flame Awards were announced yesterday afternoon by ukactive CEO David Stalker during a live webinar.

The awards will take place on 2 July at Telford International Centre and will be held in conjunction with the annual Flame Conference

This year's event has undergone a shake up to better reflect how the leisure sector has evolved and to create opportunities for clubs, industry suppliers and stakeholders to celebrate how their work impacts health.

The Flame Awards 2014, sponsored by Matrix, will also see the introduction of new awards and for the first time operators and suppliers will be up against each other in a number of new categories.

These new categories include ‘Workplace Wellbeing’, ‘Shaping the Future Generation’, ‘Go Green’ and ‘Go Outdoors’.

Another addition is the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award. This category will give suppliers the opportunity to put themselves forward against the best in the sector.

The full list of nominees are:

Leisure Centre of the Year Multi-use

• Alfreton Leisure Centre – Places for People Leisure

• Concord Leisure Centre - SIV• Eltham Leisure Centre - GLL

• Fareham Leisure Centre – Everyone Active• Kentish Town Sports Centre - GLL

• Mid-Suffolk Leisure Centre – Everyone Active• Valley Health & Fitness - SIV

• William Gregg VC Leisure Centre – Places for People Leisure

Leisure Centre of the Year Streamline

• The Beacon Sports Centre – GLL• Epping Sports Centre – Everyone Active

• Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre – Places for People Leisure• Featherstone Sports Centre

• Hammersmith Fitness & Squash Centre - GLL• Little Venice Sports Centre - GLL

• Sprinters Leisure Centre - GLL• Waltham Abbey Pool - Everyone Active

Health Club of the Year Multi-use

• Benton Hall Golf & Country Club – The Club Company

• Darlington - Lifestyle Fitness • Orpington – LA Fitness

• Ribby Hall Village Sports & Leisure• Tottenham Court Road – Fitness First

• The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club – The Club Company• Wilmslow – énergie Fitness Club

Health Club of the Year Streamline

• Chartham Park Golf and Country Club – The Club Company

• Eastleigh - Spirit Health Club• GSK House Fitness & Wellness Centre - Sodexo

• Gloucester - Spirit Health Club• Maidstone - LivingWell Health Club

• Stoke-on-Trent - Spirit Health Clubs • Taunton - Spirit Health Clubs

• Wyboston Lakes Health & Leisure Club – 1Life

Leisure Centre Operator of the Year

• 1Life• Places for People Leisure

• GLL• Everyone Active

• SIV

Health Club Operator of the Year

• énergie Fitness Clubs• Spirit Health Clubs

• The Club Company

Workplace Wellbeing

• CSPN Workplace Challenge• 1Life

• Everyone Active• Southampton Solent University

Shaping the Future Generation

• Fit For Sport & Everyone Active

• FUNdamentals - Everyone Active• Leeds University

• Plymouth Life Centre - Everyone Active• St Albans – 1Life

• Swim School – 1Life

Go Outdoors

• British Military Fitness• Britain on Foot

• Inverclyde Leisure• Nordic Walking

• North Kesteven Social Strollers• St Albans Sport & Health Development Team

Go Green

• 1Life

• Stevenage Leisure Ltd • Cranlea Human Performance – Woodway Curve Treadmill

Healthy Partnership Projects

• BH Live

• Edinburgh Leisure• Fit Fans Hull

• Herts Sports Village• North Ayrshire Leisure

• Xcite West Lothian

Supplier of the Year

• Alliance• GYMetrix

• Life Fitness• Lifetime Training

• Premier Training• Precor

• Promote PR• Zoggs

Spark of Innovation

• DNA Fit

• Gladiator Education - Aball1• GymSymphonies

• Life Leisure - actiLIFE• Oxygen Consulting - Gymtopia

• Pool Platforms – Splash Deck• Rugged Interactive – CardioWall

Spirit of Flame

• Dave Covey, St Crispin's Leisure Centre, 1Life

• Dorit Chomer, Westminster Gym, Jubilee Hall Trust• Joakim Valsinger - British Military Fitness, Perth, Scotland

• Vladimir Fistric, Watford Leisure Centre, Woodside, Everyone Active