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Independently-owned budget health club chain truGym is to open its fourth health and fitness club in Bromley, Kent, at the end of February. The 1,300sq m (14,000sq
ft) club will join sites in Maidstone, Peterborough and Plymouth. The equipment at each club has been supplied by Evolution Fitness. All sites are open from
6am to 10pm and are manned during opening hours. Monthly memberships begin at £12.99, which includes a selected range of group classes such as BodyPump. Yoga and Zumba are also available at extra cost. TruGym director and owner Parm Singh says
The new Bromley venue will join the operator’s portfolio of three clubs
the company is looking to expand aggressively, including adding franchising services. “So far, all clubs have been company-owned, but we are looking to open our first franchised
club later this year,” Singh told Health Club Management. “In fact, we’ve very recently recruited our first franchisee, so we’re actively looking for a site for him to operate.” Singh added that he is currently looking to
add seven further sites during 2012, bringing the number of truGyms locations to 11.
Roll-out for Shropshire independent chain
Independently-owned health club business Bodytech is to roll out its affordable fitness concept throughout the UK by offering franchise opportunities to potential partners. Jeff Anderson founded the
Shropshire-based Bodytech chain in 1998 in Shrewsbury, before opening a second site in Market Drayton with business partner Peter Metcalfe in 2006. Further sites opened in Whitchurch and Chester (2007) and Oswestry (2009). Each Bodytech club has a
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floorspace of 743–929sq m (8,000–10,000sq ft) and offers a personal approach to customers. Anderson now believes that the model can
be replicated across other small market towns, and says the concept offers an alternative to
“impersonal” budget gyms as the populations in those locations are too small. “We have created a powerful, well-known
brand and have accumulated a great deal of experience,” says Anderson.
Independent supplier wins entrepreneur award
Paul Bodger, director of Edinburgh-based supplier Anytime Fitness, has won the Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Anytime recently completed its first acquisition
of rival supplier Cardinal Sports and was forecast to achieve a turnover of £4m in 2011.
february 2012 © cybertrek 2012 Bodger, who is also owner of independent
health club operation Time Fitness, says: “To get this sort of recognition from the judges and the other leading Scottish businesses validates everything we’re striving for.” The award is handed out each year by WeDO Scotland.
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