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Operations Director, Dave Sanders, and General Manager, Craig Worley, began working with Pride Gymnasium in 2013 to apply experience gained from their 25 years in the industry and drive the business forward to meet its full potential. The popular facility has undergone a huge £250K refurbishment in 2016, and now boasts one of the best-equipped gyms in North Hertfordshire!

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The UK’s biggest bespoke freerunning park, Fludity Freerun, has just opened its doors in Cardiff. We find five minutes to catch up with Director, Frazer Meek, to discuss the trials and tribulations of getting freerunning recognised as an official sport, and now, a business.

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Gym 64 boasts all the facilities of a top luxury health club, yet has a modest monthly membership fee starting at just £39 per month. Having first approached us five years ago for equipment finance for the Dunfermline site, we were thrilled when owners, Alan and Nindy Goodsir, and the team at Gym 64 returned to us for help financing their second site in Kirkcaldy.

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Director of Evolution Strength, Jimmy Hayns, first stepped foot in the gym at the age of 16 and hasn’t looked back since. Realising a dream almost a decade old, he took the plunge and opened a strength and bodybuilding gym on Oswestry high street.

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Not even six-months in from the opening of its first trampoline park in Bolton, one of the UK’s leading and most innovative operators, Jump Xtreme, is thriving. We catch up with Director, Cliff Nicholls, to see how he’s getting on with his new venture… You opened your doors in Bolton to the public in March. … Read more

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It pays to be proactive in business. So split that word up and you get the key ingredients for a new wellness centre. ‘Pro’ for the two professionals that are setting up a new gym in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. And ‘Active’ for a fair description of the fitness facilities that are being incorporated into … Read more

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When you’ve spent a relaxing summer’s day enjoying some corporate hospitality or revelling in a wedding celebration, the chances are you’ll have been inside a marquee, sitting at an immaculately decorated table. Have you ever considered the amount of washing and ironing that goes on to make sure you appreciate your host’s efforts? Seamless Interiors … Read more

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When you’re catering for the entertainment needs of young children by setting up a soft play centre, it’s crucial to invest in safe and suitable kit. In the summer of 2010, Johnson Reed was delighted to help the Treasure Chest Soft Play Centre with start-up soft play equipment finance to ensure that only the best … Read more

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It seems the need to keep fit is ever-present, and if you suddenly get the urge to go mountaineering, Scotland is a good place to be. No, not the Cairngorms or the Grampians, but at the Gym 64 leisure centre in Fife. They’ve just taken delivery of Scotland’s first Freedom Climber – a revolutionary rotating … Read more

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Many motorists on the M60 around Manchester have marvelled at the iconic Chill Factore building near the Trafford Centre. It’s been Manchester’s leading indoor real snow centre for some time, but now there’s much more than just skiing and snowboarding on offer. They are now concentrating on kids’ activities to provide great days out for … Read more