heAlth & Fitness Flame Awards winners revealed


The winners of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and Matrix Flame Awards for 2012 have been announced at the Ball of Fire – the finale of the Flame Conference. An audience of 800 dele-


gates spanning the UK health and fitness sector attended the awards ceremony, which was held at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International on 27 June. Among the winners of the


FIA and Matrix Flame Awards 2012 was Everyone Active, which picked up two prizes – Leisure Centre Operator of the Year and Spark of Innovation (Operator). Meanwhile, there were also awards for the


Everyone Active was the recipient of two FIA and Matrix Flame Awards


LivingWell Health Club in Maidstone, Kent – Club of the Year (under 1,000 members); Chartham Park Golf and Country Club, West Sussex – Club of the Year (1,000-3,000 mem- bers); Benton Hall Golf and Country Club,


Essex – Club of the Year (more than 3,000 members); and Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Stowmarket – Centre of the Year. Te Flame Awards have been delivered by


the FIA for more than 15 years and are designed to celebrate excellence in the UK sector. Details: http://lei.sr?a=q2T8H


Technogym to equip FA’s national centre


Technogym has been named official fitness equipment sup- plier to England’s new national football centre under a new exclusive agreement with the Football Association (FA). St George’s Park is located


near Burton-upon-Trent and will open later this summer. Te deal includes three gyms located within the sports facil- ity and two hotel gyms. Te three gyms at Perform


at St George’s Park – called Human Performance Lab; Rehabilitation Centre; and Strength and Conditioning – will contain 120 pieces of Technogym kit. Perform, part of Spire Healthcare Group, has


Technogym will equip a total of five fitness facilities at St George’s Park Installation work at the three sports facil-


been appointed to operate the gyms, with the equipment to include Technogym’s Excite+, Selection and PureStrength ranges.


ity gyms will be completed this month (July), while the complex’s two hotel gyms are sched- uled to open to residents during August. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=x7U4n


WLCT launches temporary fitness facility in Selby


Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) has opened temporary fitness facilities in Selby, North Yorkshire, following a fire at the town’s Abbey Leisure Centre earlier this year. Te new Profiles Health and Fitness Centre includes a 400sq m (4,306sq ſt) gym and 80sq


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m (861sq ſt) dance studio - housed at a former bingo club on Portholme Crescent. Technogym has provided 85 pieces of equip-


ment for the gym, while a programme of fitness classes will also be held in the new centre. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=A9R5j


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