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Fitness First Fitness First is planning to expand its UK chain of 177 health clubs with up to seven new sites in 2007, as part of a global expansion programme that will involve up to 70 new clubs. 15-Jan-2007 Fitness First is planning to acquire Fitness Exchange, the London-based chain of ten clubs, for more than £10m. 11-Sep-2006 Fitness First has acquired three LivingWell health clubs in Australia from Hilton Hotels Corporation for about £10m, and HHC is now looking to sell its 25 UK clubs. 03-Jul-2006 BC Partners is set to acquire the Fitness First chain of 440 fitness centres from Cinven for £800m, and aims to open up to 250 new sites over the next five years. 22-Sep-2005 Fitness First, the operator of 346 fitness clubs, is to undergo a £204m management buy-out backed by Cinven, and 40 new clubs are expected to open in the coming year. 11-Apr-2003 Fitness First, the operator of 311 health clubs, is to reduce the number of new openings to 50 next year, and is considering plans to put the business up for sale. 21-Nov-2002 Fitness First has bought the Curzons chain of 12 London health clubs from Whitbread for £6m. 08-May-2002 Fitness First has acquired an 85% stake in the Just for Ladies chain of fitness clubs. 11-Mar-2002 Fitness First has raised £75m in a rights issue to fund the expansion of its health clubs, with 55 new outlets opening this year to take the total to 280. 01-Feb-2002 Fitness First is to develop a fitness club at the former Cumberland Infirmary site in Carlisle, with the creation of 30 jobs. 08-Nov-2001 Fitness First has awarded a £3m contract to Alfred McAlpine to build three fitness centres in Manchester, Coatbridge and Greenock. 31-Aug-2001 Fitness First is planning to expand its chain of fitness clubs from 156 to 190 by the end of the year, and hopes to surpass 700 clubs over the next eight years. 29-Jun-2001 Fitness First is planning to open a further 50 fitness clubs by October to add to the existing 140. 26-Jan-2001 Fitness First is planning to open its third Northern Ireland outlet in October, at the Boucher Road's Lislea retail park, and further sites are being sought. 14-Aug-2000 Fitness First is acquiring Sportathlon Holdings for £2.9m, in order to expand its health clubs into Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, China and Indonesia. 30-Jun-2000 Fitness First has submitted plans for the development of a fitness centre in Exeter city centre. 09-May-2000 Fitness First has announced plans to set up two new health clubs in Chesterfield and Burton, with the creation of 60 jobs. 31-Jan-2000 Fitness First is to open a health club in Madrid early next year, and is also looking at opportunities in Luxembourg and the Netherlands. 28-Jan-2000 Fitness First is to open a new health club in Hull early next year, with the creation of 20 jobs. 15-Dec-1999 Fitness First has raised £40m in a share issue in order to fund the expansion of its chain of health clubs to 300 over the next five years. 25-Jun-1999 Fitness First is looking for a site in Derby to open a £1m health club. 08-Feb-1999 Fitness First is planning to expand its chain of health and fitness clubs from 27 to 45 this year, and is also looking to buy another business in continental Europe. 05-Feb-1999 Fitness First is to set up a £1.5m health and fitness centre in Swindon, with the creation of up to 40 jobs, and is now seeking premises in a further 13 towns and cities. 14-Jan-1999 Fitness First Clubs is developing a £1m health club in east Belfast which will create up to 50 jobs, and it is now looking for more sites in Northern Ireland. 20-Oct-1998 Fitness First has acquired a 50% stake in Fitness Club Freizeitanlagen for £10m, its first move into continental Europe. 08-Aug-1998 Fitness First is to raise a further £10m to finance 12 new health clubs by October, which would take the total to 26. 04-Feb-1998 Fitness First is linking up with Berkeley Group, the housebuilder, in a £10m joint venture that will develop up to 15 new clubs under the Fitness First Berkeley name. 01-Dec-1997 Fitness First, the health club operator, has raised £8m in a share placement and has plans to open three more clubs in early 1997. 11-Oct-1996 Fitness First, the operator of health clubs, is planning to raise up to £8m on the Alternative Investment Market in order to fund an expansion from its current six clubs to over 25. 23-Sep-1996 More from the Leisure sector Related pages: Newcastle City Council Belfast City Council De Vere Western & Oriental Charles Wells Fitness First website: www.fitnessfirst.co.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008