Privately-owned health club group Kiss Gyms has appointed consultants Sports Solutions to identify and acquire new sites to push forward its "aggressive" expansion strategy.

Led by chief executive officer Rupert McKenzie-Hill, Kiss Gyms opened its first 15,600sq ft (1,449sq m) site in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, earlier this year. Sports Solutions has been named as the chain's property advisor and has been tasked with sourcing suitable locations for an additional 20 health clubs across the UK by 2012.

McKenzie-Hill said: "Sports Solutions' experience in identifying and securing sites throughout the UK will enable us to achieve our ambition to open good quality, low cost gyms." Sports Solutions managing director Chris Bevan added: "We have been appointed to work with Kiss Gyms to assist them in finding suitable sites in key areas in the UK and to help them achieve their exciting expansions plans."