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US gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of John Kersh as managing director of international development. Kersh has ... More

UK-based boutique operator TRIB3 will open its first site in The Netherlands next year. Due to open during Q2 2012, the opening will mark the ... More

Boutique fitness operator, TRIB3, has announced it will open a new global HQ and flagship studio in the heart of Manchester. The company has agreed ... More

Karl Dietrich, the former global development officer at easyGym, has been named chief development officer at boutique fitness brand TRIB3. An industry veteran, Dietrich has ... More

Fitness First Middle East is to launch an entirely new budget chain for the region. Speaking to local media, CEO George Flooks said the company ... More

Multi-brand wellness operator Evolution Wellness plans to launch new concepts and brands into the Asian market – as well as a rapid expansion of its ... More

Fitness industry veterans Allan and Jonathan Fisher have completed a Series A capital investment deal in boutique fitness brand TRIBE3, which has seen them acquire ... More

Premium Russian fitness operator World Class plans to build a budget gym brand and grow its franchise operation as part of its growth strategy. Speaking ... More

Membership at The Gym Group has broken the 500,000 mark, according to the low-cost brand's latest trading update for the first five months of the ... More

Health club operator Holmes Place has acquired Israel’s second largest fitness chain, Future Wave Fitness, in a deal worth €23m (US$26m, £20m). Future Wave Fitness ... More

Impuls has launched a new €1m full-service fitness club in the heart of Lithuania’s capital city, Vilnius. The club is the first in the Baltic ... More

The énergie group is gearing up to roll out its low-cost brand, Fit4less by énergie, into eastern European, with the announcement of a site in ... More

Leading Canadian health club operation GoodLife Fitness recently opened its latest club in downtown Calgary, within the Bank of Montreal building. The 1,858sq m (20,000sq ... More

National chains of low-cost, high tech self-service gyms are set for accelerated growth in 2014, introducing new nationwide brands, bringing down monthly membership fees, grabbing ... More

Image: The club is just 3,000sq ft in size Budget operator Fit4less by énergie has opened its smallest ever club in Maidstone, Kent. The 3,000sq ... More