UK news update
Active Training Awards 2014 winners announced
The activity sector’s leading training providers gathered in December to celebrate top achievers at the Active Training Awards. More than 150 training companies,
employers, HE providers and commercial vocational providers were on hand to hail exceptional performance and commitment to vocational training and development. There was a three-stage assessment
process for the awards, comprising a submission and then feedback stage from employers and learners. The final stage included a presentation to a panel of experts. “Training and development is rapidly changing to meet the demands of today’s workforce,” said ukactive CEO and CIMSPA chair David Stalker. “We’ve focused this year on driving a discernible shift in training standards and it’s great to be able to recognise top players across the industry.” See link below for the full list of winners. Details:
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Serco to sell leisure arm in strategy overhaul
Burnham backs exercise drive
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged that physical activity would be available on prescription from every GP surgery under a Labour government. The respected physical activity advocate made the bold pledge at the recent ukactive National Summit in central London. In his keynote address, the MP for Leigh said Labour would make physical activity a national priority and ensure exercise can be prescribed by having an exercise professional on-staff at every GP surgery. There was also the promise of a more people-focused NHS under Labour, embracing physical activity to make healthcare
preventative and the organisation sustainable. Burnham said that changing activity patterns is the easiest lifestyle change to make, but acknowledged that many still struggle and must be supported. “The message of physical activity should be all-inclusive so people don’t feel intimidated,” he added. Burnham said healthy lifestyles must be
instilled from an early age. He outlined plans to set new standards for food in schools – with targets such as reduced fat and salt – as well as ensuring that all children leave school with the ability to swim and ride a bike safely. Details:
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Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech at the ukactive National Summit 2014 Rupert Soames: Heading Serco’s revamp
Up to 70 UK leisure and sports facilities face uncertainty after operator Serco announced plans to sell its leisure arm. Services giant Serco is looking to offload several of its ‘non-core’ businesses as part of a strategy overhaul, ahead of a planned £550m rights issue. One of these businesses is Serco Leisure, which manages 70 UK locations including Bisham Abbey and Lilleshall National Sports Centres, the National Water Sports Centre and Manchester Aquatics Centre. Livingstone Partners is understood to be handling the sale of the leisure unit, which has 66,000 members across its facilities. A Serco Leisure spokesperson told HCM the process is ongoing and that it “wouldn’t be appropriate” to timescale the completion of the sale at this stage. Leading the strategy overhaul is new group CEO Rupert Soames – the grandson of Winston Churchill. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=Q8j4M
10 JD Gyms reveals 2015 expansion plans
Retail megabrand JD Sports, which announced its entry into the gym market with the launch of JD Gyms in early 2014, has outlined its plans for expansion in 2015.
The operator opened its second club in December 2014, in Liverpool city centre – located within a Grade II listed, three-storey property – and expects to open a further two sites in Q1 2015. “Following this, we’re looking to roll out
further sites during 2015. However, we’re also open to expansion through acquisition,” said JD Gyms MD Alun Peacock. JD Gyms’ clubs will generally be 15,000–
35,000sq ft sites located in high population centres, with equipment from different manufacturers for a ‘best in class’ strategy. “For the time being, the gyms will not be located within JD Sports stores, but this is not ruled out,” added Peacock. Details:
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Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
JD Gyms’ Alun Peacock confirms the chain is open to expansion through acquisition
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