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new products for dll’s amida spas
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has secured a deal with Aromatherapy Associates, Rodial and Alpha-H to provide products for new treatments and therapies across its Amida Spa estate. The products will be offered from
October/November at all Amida Spa facilities, which are located at selected DLL racquet and fitness clubs and the operator’s Harbour clubs. DLL business development manager Hazel Geary says: “T ese are exclusive products available at premium locations and, as such, are a perfect off ering for Amida.”
GramercyOne, the company behind the FitnessBooker software, announced that it has secured US$14.5m (€10.5m, £9.2m) of VC funding from a raft of new backers led by Revolution Ventures – the company behind Living Social and spa resort Miraval. T e investment will enable
the company to accelerate the development of all versions of its cloud-based soſt ware – such as FitnessBooker, SpaBooker and SalonBooker – which run off its generic Booker platform. It will also enable expansion into new vertical markets. In announcing the deal, Revolution
president Tige Savage said: “GramercyOne allows the e-commerce revolution to move from the sale of products to the sale of services. T e company’s applications fi nally make it as
T e award is designed for advanced instructors
online resources for exercise referral training
Ofqual-approved accreditation body Active IQ has announced the launch of new eLearning and online resources in support of its Level 3 Certifi cate in Exercise Referral. T e award is designed for advanced instructors and personal trainers looking to work with special populations in areas such as cardiorespiratory and mental health issues. New resources unveiled by Active IQ
will offer greater support to learners working to build on existing Level 2 and 3 skills and provide a greater understanding of medical conditions.
keiser uk secures contract with athletes’ commission
Fitness equipment supplier Keiser UK has become an offi cial supplier to the British Athletes’ Commission (BAC). T e deal will see all BAC members being able to benefi t from savings on Keiser UK equipment, as well as a range of special off ers. T e British Athletes’ Commission is the
voice of all Olympic, Paralympic and world class funded athletes. T e Commission was set up in 2004 to represent the interests of athletes in Great Britain to the key decision makers in sport.
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vc deal for fi tnessbooker owner
T e investment will go towards expanding the GramercyOne services
easy to purchase and schedule an appointment online as it is to purchase a song or a book.” Josh McCarter, CEO of GramercyOne, says:
“Cloud-based tools are changing the way the world does business and we’re looking forward to continuing to set the benchmark in this exciting and critical sector.”
government grant for active leisure training
T e government has revealed that the fi rst round of bids to the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) will include a £1.7m grant being made available to increase skills in hospitality, while active leisure will benefit from nearly £900,000. As a result of the money
earmarked for active leisure, SkillsActive will create a Group Training Association for the sport and active leisure sector that will help employers shape and invest in training. It will be given a target of increasing the
SkillsActive will set up the new Group Training Association for the sector The funding is part of a £20m matched
volume of apprentices from 11,000 to 18,000 a year. SkillsActive will also deliver projects designed to improve the access to specialist training and qualifi cations for workers in the playwork and fi tness and leisure sectors.
funding scheme that aims to help employers to deliver more eff ective skills solutions through more apprenticeships, new professional standards and closer partnerships with education and training providers.
technogym’s arke kit for eis sheffi eld
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has become the fi rst company in the north of England to provide Technogym’s Arke kit for gym users. T e Arke tools are new to the Fitness Unlimited gym at the English Institute of Sport-Sheffi eld
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and are designed to improve co-ordination, stability, balance, fl exibility, strength, speed, agility and respiratory capacity. T e 16-piece collection has a water, earth,
air and fi re theme and can be found in the functional training area of the gym.
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