Dave Whelan news

Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK – the document is currently being processed, with details due ... More

Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising costs and working from home which has undermined some ... More

Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the ... More

Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m. DW Sports, which previously operated 75 sports retail stores and ... More

Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months after it was acquired by DW Sports, Health Club Management ... More

DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in one fell swoop with the acquisition of Fitness First UK ... More

The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in its final act, as up to five operators are understood ... More

DW Sports owner Dave Whelan expects to take over 63 Fitness First gyms within the next two weeks. In an interview with the Wigan Evening ... More

The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator – thought to be Fitness First – as part of its ... More

The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks. Industry sources indicate the portfolio of clubs is likely to be split at ... More

The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the ... More

DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment can exclusively reveal. Pure Gym acquired the 42-site LA fitness ... More

Health and fitness club operators LA Fitness and Dave Whelan Sports (DWS) and gym management company Harlands Group have agreed to give consumers better cancellation ... More

Jayne Best, daughter of leisure entrepreneur Dave Whelan, has acquired the St. Brelade's Bay Hotel on the island of Jersey. The four-star hotel changed hands ... More

Barry Aspinall the managing director of DW Sports and Fitness, formerly JJB Fitness Clubs, has resigned after 15 years with JJB due to family circumstances. ... More

Dave Whelan, the founder of JJB Sports, has secured the acquisition of the troubled company's nationwide chain of fitness clubs in a £83.4m deal that ... More