Andrew Cosslett news

As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett has joined as a leisure advisor has ... More

Fitness First has announced it will invest £7.5m in a series of ‘Connected Fitness Labs’, which will combine professional trainer expertise with the latest fitness ... More

Former Fitness First CEO and current chair Andrew Cosslett has joined global private equity firm Advent International as an operating partner, with a brief to ... More

Speculation is mounting that Fitness First could soon be up for sale, with owner Oaktree Capital Management said to be lining up a potential suitor ... More

Pure Gym founder and executive chair Peter Roberts has called on the government to abolish VAT on gym memberships to encourage more people to get ... More

Fitness First Group has debuted its exclusive new health club concept, Gravity. The first Gravity club launched in Singapore earlier this month – designed by ... More

Fitness First is planning to sell up to 10 regional UK health clubs as the chain continues its strategic shift upmarket towards premium clubs in ... More

Fitness First has abandoned plans to sell off its German division after offers failed to match up to the gym chain’s valuations. The attempted sale ... More

Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett – the man credited with leading the gym chain’s turnaround from the brink of bankruptcy to a resurgent business – ... More

Fitness First Group has revealed details for its exclusive new health club concept, Gravity. The first Gravity health club will launch in Singapore in July, ... More

Fitness First Group has today (20 May) revealed details for its exclusive new health club concept, Gravity. With a joining fee in the region of ... More

Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett believes the gym chain has put its darkest days behind it, pointing to improving financial figures released today (11 May) ... More

Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid hopes that a successful deal would help it corner ... More

A decision on the proposed sale of Fitness First’s 80 health clubs in Germany is expected to be taken in the next “couple of weeks,” ... More

Fitness First will inject £86m (US$130m, €110m) into the global health club chain this year, accelerating a transformation programme that CEO Andrew Cosslett says will ... More

Fitness First is in talks to sell its 80 health clubs in Germany as the business bids to hasten its transformation and Asian expansion, Health ... More

Traditional health clubs offering a broad selection of activities at a mid-range price are at serious risk of having their business ‘salami-sliced’ away by specialised ... More

Fitness First has appointed David Anderson as chief marketing officer to lead the latest phase of its brand transformation. Anderson is thought to have impressed ... More

Fitness First has announced it will double the pace of its UK and Australia club transformation programme – citing encouraging business results – as the ... More

Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym chain unveiled its new flagship club in central London, with ... More

Fitness First has hit out at the lack of supervision in British health clubs, producing research it carried out with YouGov which claims Brits spend ... More

Fitness First has taken its first step into the UK microgym market with opening of BEAT – its new heart rate training club in London’s ... More

Health club operator Fitness First has completed its restructuring, following a turbulent two-year period during which the privately-owned group has struggled under a burden of ... More

Image: Fitness First will retain 80 UK health clubs Fitness First has announced plans to sell 67 UK gyms and has initiated a Company Voluntary ... More

Andrew Cosslett, the former chief executive of Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has been named as the new chief executive officer of health club chain Fitness ... More