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Jordan Fitness has welcomed Stuart Barbour and Pam Thatcher to its team. Barbour joins the team from a


strong sales background within the fitness industry as sales accounts manager. He will be responsible for managing key account customers and distributors based both in the UK and internationally. With a keen interest in sport,


Barbour’s role will encompass helping customers get the most out of their Jordan Fitness equipment. Meanwhile, Thatcher joins Jordan Fitness as financial controller. With extensive experience


Barbour (left) and Thatcher have joined the Jordan Fitness team


within accountancy roles, she will be ensuring effective control of costs and management of financial processes.


Octane Fitness adds Paul Nugent to sales team ukactive’s FLAME conference will kick off with a golf and spa day on 2 July


JUNE


24–25 ❘ Facilities Management (FM) Forum Venue Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, UK Summary Organised for FM directors and managers involved in the procurement of FM products and services. Web www.forumevents.co.uk


JULY


Paul Nugent has joined specialist cross-trainer supplier Octane Fitness UK as part of the company’s plans to strengthen its sales team. Neil Campbell, general manager of Octane Fitness UK, says: “I’ve known Paul from when


www.leisurediary.com Worldwide event listings for leisure professionals NEWS Jordan adds Barbour and Thatcher GET INSPIRED


Multiple configurations to satisfy your facility’s training objectives and exercisers’ goals.


together scholars and students from a wide range of applied and integrated health sciences. Web www.atiner.gr


Ian Warren joins Right Directions team AUGUST


2–3 ❘ ukactive FLAME Conference Venue Telford International Centre, Telford, UK Summary This annual conference is ukactive’s biggest networking and educational event, attended by key decision-makers and senior management from across the sector. It kicks off with a golf and spa day for delegates on 2 July. The Ball of Fire gala dinner, featuring the FLAME Awards, takes place on the evening of 3 July. Web www.ukactive.com


Industry veteran Ian Warren has joined the Right Directions team as head of health and safety. With a career spanning more than 30 years in the leisure industry, and extensive experience of providing health and safety advice, Warren’s role will be to deal with the rapidly growing number of health and safety clients on the company’s books. Warren was part of the team that created


CCL Leisure – the first private leisure management company to be formed out of Competitive Tendering in 1988. As well as leading the group’s health and safety programme, Warren was involved in the due diligence process prior to CCL’s sale in 2004. Since then, he has gone on to set up a


29–1 August ❘ 9th Annual International Conference on Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences Venue Athens, Greece Summary Organised by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) and the Pan-Hellenic Association of Sport Economists & Managers (PASEM). The annual conference is designed to bring


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small not-for-profit organisation running a community sports hub and carried out a range of consultancy work. Warren says: “My aim is to help Right Directions ensure it meets the needs of its


7–11 ❘ IDEA World Fitness Convention Venue Los Angeles, US Summary Claimed to be the world’s largest, longest-running international fi tness convention and featuring diverse educational programming from world- renowned presenters. Web www.ideafit.com/world


SEPTEMBER


3–5 ❘ BASES Conference 2013 Venue UCLAN, Preston, UK Summary The annual conference of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK. Web www.bases.org.uk


GRAVITY appoints Lloyd Salmon to sales exec role He worked out of Esporta and The Gym


Lloyd Salmon has joined the GRAVITY UK team as sales executive, focusing on growing the portfolio of smaller studios that could benefit from GRAVITY training on Total Gym equipment. Salmon entered the fitness industry six years ago to become a personal trainer.


5–7 ❘ Annual IHRSA / Fitness Brasil Latin American Conference & Trade Show Venue São Paulo, Brazil Summary Latin America’s premier health and wellness event, featuring three days of seminars, networking and a trade show. Web www.ihrsa.org/fitness-brasil


Group clubs before going it alone, running a successful PT business and setting up Lifechange Bootcamps. With 15 years of sales experience and an understanding of fitness, he is seen as a strong addition to the team.


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Warren has worked in leisure for more than 30 years


health and safety client base. I plan to do this by supporting the other team members to ensure we have a wide and consistent base of information to supply simple and supportive advice to our clients. I’d like to make the implementation of health and safety something our clients see as worthwhile, rather than a chore.”


Our new Tablet Consoles are the first


to sync with Android mobile devices and offer superior navigation and a more personalised experience.


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he started at Life Fitness many years ago. He will be working the London and South East area and I am sure he will do very well.” Octane Fitness was founded in 2001 and specialises in elliptical cross-trainers.


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