Matrix Fitness Systems has signed a number of new public sector contracts.

The manufacturer has secured a partnership agreement with operator Abbeycroft Leisure to equip the gym at Haverhill Leisure Centre in Suffolk; the centre is currently undergoing a £6m refurbishment, predominantly funded by St Edmundsbury Borough Council.

The redevelopment includes the expansion of the gym to twice its former size, with 100 stations divided into zones. There will also be a dedicated combat and personal training area.

"We will be the first leisure centre in the country to offer Matrix's new G7 strength range and the new MyRide console, and the first public sector site to have the new 7 Series CV range," says GM Dom Greenwood. The centre, which has around 1,400 gym members, will also refurbish its sports hall, swimming pool, soft play area, squash courts and changing areas. Haverhill is scheduled to reopen on 4 July 2009.

Matrix has also secured public sector contracts with Bletchley Leisure Centre, Stevenage Leisure and Fusion which, in partnership with local authorities, provides sport and leisure services in Southwark, Lambeth, Tunbridge Wells, Croydon, Hounslow and Leatherhead.