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London-based operator, Foundry, has completed its third round of investment as it prepares for expansion, with plans to grow its estate through both acquisitions and ... More

Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK – the document is currently being processed, with details due ... More

Marg Mayne will stand down as CEO of Mytime Active next year, after more than seven years in the role. Mayne joined Mytime Active as ... More

Mid Ulster District Council (MUDC) in Northern Ireland has won a landmark VAT case, which could see councils in the country receive a multi-million pound ... More

Following 25 years of service, Matthias Li, chief executive of Hong Kong attraction Ocean Park, has announced that he will retire at the start of ... More

énergie Fitness has tasted success at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, winning the Brand Awareness & Innovation category. énergie beat off competition from a shortlist ... More

Duncan Bannatyne is to return to frontline involvement in the health club, spa and hotel business that bears his name, as current CEO, Justin Musgrove, ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is shuffling its top team heading into 2019. The water-safety charity has appointed Mike Owen as chair, ... More

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a knighthood for services to cultural education. With a portfolio that ... More

The opening of a new hotel at its Old Trafford ground has helped Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) post a 92 per cent increase in ... More

Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his chief executive position at London Sport to become the managing director of Parkwood Leisure. Fitzboydon will officially join ... More

ukactive has bolstered its senior team in an effort to drive forward the physical activity agenda in 2017. Jack Shakespeare, Joe Robinson, Lara Lill and ... More

Roger Maslin, former managing director of Wembley Stadium, has been appointed new CEO of Plymouth’s National Marine Aquarium (NMA). Maslin, who spent 17 years at ... More

Netherlands-based High Five has made three new appointments to its top team as it looks to strengthen its position across its key UK and European ... More

UK-based The Bannatyne Group will roll out 16 new spas, CEO Justin Musgrove said this week in an announcement reporting the health club chain’s 2015 ... More

The Bannatyne Group returned an impressive set of financial results for 2015, putting the health club chain on firm foundations for an expected IPO in ... More

The Bannatyne Group is sizing up a £300m float on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) as owner and founder Duncan Bannatyne seeks funds to expand ... More

Places for People Leisure has announced that Carolyn D’Costa has been appointed to the company’s board as finance director. Having most recently headed up finance ... More

Duncan Bannatyne has rewarded the senior management team which helped his health club chain navigate a tricky 2015 with a series of promotions. Last year ... More

The Bannatyne Group is working to reposition itself as an upmarket operator in 2016, centred around a major investment programme and a change in philosophy. ... More

A £300,000 vote of confidence from Pure Gym co-founder James Jack has helped boutique fitness chain 1Rebel surge to £3m in its latest funding round ... More

Boutique fitness chain 1Rebel has powered past its latest £1.5m crowdfunding target with more than eight days to spare, boosted by a sizeable vote of ... More

The former finance director of the Bannatyne Group, Christopher Watson, has been jailed after admitting to defrauding the company out of nearly £8m over a ... More

TV Dragon and leisure entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne has said he feels ‘betrayed’ over revelations of fraud and money laundering by former staff at The Bannatyne ... More

The former chief executive of world-famous football club Manchester United will open the World Travel Market London 2015 when it kicks off on 2 November. ... More