funding news & features
Neena Dhillon takes a look at three new leisure facilities in the UK that demonstrate how creative thinking can help to deliver value in these times of reduced government spending
HCM issue 7 2013
Should the fitness industry follow the example of the spa sector and launch a central research portal?
HCM issue 6 2013
CEO David Stalker reports on a recent focus group examining children's activity and school sport
HCM issue 6 2013
Toxteth Fire Fit Hub in Liverpool is a new, £5.2m, dual-use community facility enabling firefighters to get fit for duty, while also helping to inspire youngsters in an area of social deprivation to be more active. Lauren Applegarth reports
HCM issue 6 2013
Becca Douglas takes a look at some of the initiatives aiming to deliver a legacy from last year's London Paralympic Games
HCM issue 6 2013
The founder and CEO of Mytime Active talks to Kate Cracknell about opportunities in public health, building community partnerships and re-investing profits to change lives
HCM issue 6 2013
Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made
HCM issue 5 2013
The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing
HCM issue 5 2013
Cloud-based spa software company SpaBooker has secured an investment of US$27.5million (£17.9m;
E21m) in series B financing in a deal led by Bain Capital Ventures.
The company will use the funding to continue to refine and develop its software, which gets five new releases a year, with a focus on the continued development of revenue-driving marketing tools.
The company will use the funding to continue to refine and develop its software, which gets five new releases a year, with a focus on the continued development of revenue-driving marketing tools.
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16 Apr 2013
On 1 April, Clinical Commissioning Groups replaced Primary Care Trusts, passing responsibility for health to local authorities. How will this impact the fitness industry?
HCM issue 4 2013
CEO David Stalker outlines the key changes to public health commissioning which came into force this month, and what these mean for health and wellbeing providers
HCM issue 4 2013
A new report into outdoor fitness found that 100 per cent of respondents were planning outdoor classes for 2013. We take a closer look at some of those plans
HCM issue 4 2013
The Sports Science Institute of South Africa's Brent Walsh discusses the work of this unique facility
HCM issue 3 2013
The sports Operations Manager for Glasgow Life talks to Kate Cracknell about driving a culture of physical activity, and making positive changes at a population level
HCM issue 2 2013
Football clubs are developing community outreach programmes that are addressing social issues and linking local people together. Neena Dhillon reports
HCM issue 1 2013
Fitness operators must investigate new revenue channels to grow in 2013, says Mintel's Michael Oliver
HCM issue 1 2013
A new £37m initiative has been launched with the support of government funding
to improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for nearly 170,000 older
people across the UK.
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01 Jun 2012
Pete Ellis, chair and CEO of SpaFinder, has launched WellTech, a new health and
wellness-focused 'incubator' designed to support, develop and bring new
technology companies to market. Selected firms using technology to devise new consumer health and wellness solutions will receive a minimum investment of US$50,000.
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28 Mar 2012
The EU is now focusing on physical activity as a way of addressing obesity, and is looking to our sector for solutions, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 3 2012
ThriveWell's Erin Ercoline talks to Kate Cracknell about the DIVA exercise and nutrition programme for breast cancer patients
HCM issue 3 2012
Cloud-based business management software provider GramercyOne has launched
GoSuite, a free booking and marketing tool aimed at small and medium-sized
service businesses.
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27 Oct 2011
GramercyOne, the company behind spa industry software SpaBooker, announced today
that it has secured US$14.5m (10.5m euro, £9.2m) of VC funding from a raft of
new backers led by Revolution Ventures - the company behind Living Social, spa resort Miraval and Exclusive Resorts.
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20 Oct 2011
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