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23 Apr 2024
PureGym saw revenues rise by 15 per cent in 2023, with the company announcing plans
02 Dec 2023
PureGym has delivered a positive set of third quarter results, with revenues increasing to £137.7m,
28 Sep 2023
PureGym’s holding company, Pinnacle Bidco, has completed the £805m refinancing which was announced on Tuesday
26 Sep 2023
Pure Gym’s holding company, Pinnacle Bidco plc, has set out to raise £805m through issuing
01 Sep 2023
PureGym added 190,000 new members in the first half of 2023 when compared with H1
19 Jan 2023
Pure Gym Arabia, the franchise partner of Pure Gym Group in the Middle East, has
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22 Dec 2022
Rebecca Passmore was promoted to MD of Pure Gym in September 2020 – the same
24 Oct 2022
Pure Gym says it will open over 20 gyms across the UAE, with the first
26 Aug 2022
Pure Gym saw its Q2 revenues jump to £119m, a 9 per cent increase on
17 Aug 2022
Pure Gym has opened its latest location in the Middle East as part of a
15 Dec 2021
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in Australia, with
27 Jul 2021
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
28 Dec 2020
Polish medical insurance outfit, Medicover, has rescued Polish operator, Fitness World, out of administration. The
03 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise partnership
17 Nov 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym, has confirmed to HCM that the company's operations in Poland
06 Nov 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
13 Jul 2020
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
14 Apr 2020
Ross Kirton, head of leisure agency at Colliers International, says landlords with portfolios containing gyms
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
27 Mar 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March
12 Dec 2019
PureGym is set to become the second largest fitness operator in Europe, after revealing plans
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
22 Jun 2018
PureGym has completed the acquisition of Soho Gyms and its 10 clubs, all of which
26 Apr 2018
The opening of 20 new sites and membership growth in its existing clubs has helped
21 Feb 2018
Budget club operator Pure Gym has reached 1 million members in the UK, following a
03 Nov 2017
US buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners has won a two-month bidding contest for Pure
26 Sep 2017
Bidders have reportedly tabled offers for the UK’s biggest health and fitness group Pure Gym
11 Jul 2017
Pure Gym has appointed Rebecca Passmore as its director of operations, replacing Jacques de Bruin,
30 Mar 2017
Pure Gym's planned initial public offering (IPO) that was abandoned last year cost the group
30 Mar 2017
Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises
11 Oct 2016
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, has confirmed this morning to Health Club Management that
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
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We all know we need to stand more. Now an exciting new partnership between Physical and Teca Fitness expands this thinking into UK gyms and beyond
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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New research from UCLA Health looked at the impact of Kundalini yoga on memory and found a significant impact, finds Megan Whitby
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Associate, Miova“I’d love to see a national wellness service working hand in glove with NHS primary care”
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As more trans women, trans men
and non-binary people join health
clubs, it’s time to work out a system
where everyone feels included,
protected and safe in the locker
room. Kath Hudson reports
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Appointed president of Xponential Fitness when she was only 34, Sarah Luna attributes her career success to the grit, determination and stamina she honed as a dancer by day and Pilates teacher by night.
She talks to Kath Hudson about how owning her choices has given her the resilience to take on one of the top jobs in the US fitness industry, while also raising a family
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
to keep up with industry trends
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It’s time to start the conversation
about pelvic health. It’s not
just menopausal women who
have challenges: young women
and men can also experience
issues they’re too embarrassed
to discuss or seek help for,
as Kath Hudson reports
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“The Colruyt family saw that government wasn’t moving fast enough towards prevention and realised real change would have to come from companies”
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