Virgin Group news
06 Jul 2022
Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness
13 Mar 2021
A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness
31 Dec 2020
Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash
12 Nov 2018
Virgin Holidays, the travel arm of the Virgin Group, has opened a flagship travel agency
14 Mar 2018
Virgin Group has confirmed plans to open a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland – the group’s
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25 Jan 2017
The Virgin Group has increased its involvement in the fitness and exercise sector with the
16 Apr 2015
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait. Virgin
16 Jan 2015
The first Virgin-branded hotel has opened in Chicago’s Loop district in the 26-storey Old Dearborn
09 Dec 2014
Speculation is once again rife of a high-profile IPO for Virgin Active, although this time
08 Dec 2014
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning to ‘shake up’ the cruise line sector with the
07 May 2014
Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close
Altrafit has taken further steps to cement its reputation as a provider of high-quality, affordable
02 May 2014
UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of
10 Jan 2014
Virgin Active is investing £100m in its UK sites over the next three years as
22 Oct 2013
The WHOLE WORLD Water campaign is gathering pace, with more operators signing up to the
10 Jun 2013
Virgin Hotels has announced the location of their new hotel set to be unveiled in
28 Aug 2012
Image: Lawless has been named president and CEO Dubai Holding has announced a new-look structure
29 Mar 2012
Virgin Hotels is expected to open its first property by the end of 2013 in
12 Oct 2011
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, has warned that the world faces "the mother of
06 Jul 2011
Richard Branson's Virgin empire will soon boast a city centre hotel arm, alongside its luxury
11 Oct 2010
Virgin Galactic's bid to become the first company to offer commercial space travel has moved
30 Sep 2010
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group has announced the launch of Virgin Hotels, a new four-star
26 Jul 2010
A number of private equity groups are considering making a bid for health and fitness
24 Nov 2009
Construction work on the world's first purpose-built spaceport in New Mexico, US, which will be
09 Nov 2009
Prospective bidders for the majority stake in National Lottery operator Camelot - said to be
13 May 2009
Health club operator Virgin Active plans to open 25 clubs in northern Italy over the
23 Jan 2009
North Wales-based coin-operated amusement company HB Leisure has appointed Alex Sparks as managing director. Sparks
10 Jun 2008
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is to launch an ‘urban hotel brand’ and is reportedly building
14 Aug 2006
Virgin Active has announced changes to its management team in Italy in order to drive
08 Nov 2005
The responsibility of providing a major share of the Olympic funding has been made available
18 Oct 2005
Health club operator Esporta has reportedly appointed investment bank Citigroup to advise and help it
17 Oct 2005
Health club operator Esporta has reportedly appointed investment bank Citigroup to advise and help it
12 Oct 2005
Entrepreneur Richard Branson is believed to be interested in acquiring the David Lloyd Leisure (DLL)
06 Oct 2005
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has bought back the 55 per cent interest in Virgin
31 Mar 2003
Virgin Active has begun its expansion into continental Europe, by concluding negotiations for its first
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Green Gym Group partnered with Xplor
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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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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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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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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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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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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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Disappointment about being
passed over for promotion
gave Neil Randall, the resilience
he needed to climb the ranks.
He talks to Kath Hudson about
the challenges he faced early
in his career and the skills
he learned from them
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“Having now done some franchising, we realise that doing boutiques well requires detailed focus, blood, sweat and tears that can only be delivered by the homegrown team”
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Dr Tim Anstiss is developing coachbots that are supporting positive
behaviour change for operators such as Life Leisure and KA Leisure
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The Maybourne Group has unveiled its all-new London
hotel The Emory. Megan Whitby goes behind the scenes
at Surrenne, its cutting-edge health and wellness club
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A new study has found major differences in the way males and females utilise fat during exercise, as Kath Hudson reports
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As the UK healthcare sector struggles with ever-increasing demand, health club operators are stepping in and offering members welcome medical support. Kath Hudson reports
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Founder, One Living“When you bring the mental, emotional and physical together as one and find balance, it can connect you to the magical”
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Indoor bikes may remain stationary, but the discipline is in constant motion.
Innovators tell Steph Eaves how they’re keeping pace with the latest trends
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Charlotte Greenwood talks
us through new research from
Savanta, which is seeking to
deliver a deeper understanding
of what motivates consumers
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Weight loss drugs are altering consumer behaviour, disrupting sectors from food retailing (smaller portions) to apparel (less fabric needed). We need to move fast to align with this new reality
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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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