Bannatyne Fitness has purchased the two health clubs operated by GL-14 in Manchester and Fairfield, Hertfordshire.

In a short statement to GL14 members, Nigel Armstrong, managing director of parent company The Bannatyne Group, said that the clubs will be rebranded and the spa facilities refurbished.

"We are very excited about the future and would like to assure that the rates, tariff, terms of membership and facilities will remain the same for the foreseeable future," he said.

"Over the coming months you will see that the branding will change as well as a vast investment in the new spa which will be launched over the coming few months."

GL-14 opened its first site in Manchester in 2002 and followed it up with a second club in Fairfield in 2007.

Bannatyne Fitness currently operates 61 health clubs and 32 spas.