DR JOHN MORGAN
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HEALTH CLUB AWARDS<br />
THE WINNERS<br />
HEALTH CLUB AWARDS<br />
énergie takes national<br />
crown at the members’<br />
choice Health Club Awards<br />
T<br />
he énergie Group took the<br />
much coveted National Chain<br />
title at this year’s Members’<br />
Choice Health Club Awards,<br />
with its brand énergie Fitness For Women.<br />
It’s the first time since 2011 that the title<br />
has been won by a private operator, with<br />
Everyone Active dominating the category<br />
for the last two years and Nuffield Health<br />
winning the inaugural title in 2011.<br />
énergie also took the Best Budget<br />
Chain Gold with its Fit4less brand, beating<br />
last year’s winners Fitness4less into silver<br />
spot. Jan Spaticchia, chair and CEO of<br />
énergie, said: “This has been an amazing<br />
year for us and we’re proud to have won<br />
so many awards – testament to the effort<br />
we put in to looking after our customers.<br />
“The Members’ Choice Health Club<br />
Awards has become hugely benefi cial to<br />
énergie and each of the franchisees, as it<br />
positions the winners as award-winning<br />
clubs or gyms in their communities – all<br />
voted for by their members. I’d like to<br />
say well done to each club that achieved<br />
excellence this year.”<br />
Focus on people<br />
The fourth annual Health Club Awards<br />
– this year sponsored by Physical<br />
Company, USN UK and Les Mills in<br />
partnership with Health Club<br />
Management magazine – took place<br />
on the first night of LIW at the<br />
National Motorcycle Museum.<br />
The black tie affair was attended by<br />
250 guests and hosted once again by TV<br />
presenter Mark Durden-Smith, who<br />
kept the audience entertained with his<br />
unique brand of humour throughout the<br />
evening. Meanwhile Steve Bernstein,<br />
director of sales from sponsor USN UK,<br />
gave one of the highlights of the night<br />
when he stepped on stage to show off<br />
his skills as a Frank Sinatra tribute singer.<br />
Durden-Smith spoke about the<br />
importance of the awards. “Getting your<br />
hands on one of these trophies says an<br />
awful lot about your club,” he said. “It<br />
sets you apart from the competition and<br />
sends out a clear message that you’re<br />
passionate about what you do and have<br />
your members right at the heart of all<br />
your thinking and planning.<br />
“You all have the one secret weapon<br />
that’s key to the success of any club, and<br />
that’s really good people. It’s people who<br />
make the difference, it’s people who<br />
really connect with customers, and that’s<br />
what we’re here to celebrate tonight.”<br />
The team from Westwoods Health Club in Edinburgh celebrate<br />
taking gold in the Premium Club category for Scotland<br />
Rick Thompson and his team from i-motion Gym<br />
collect the gold for Best Budget Club in Yorkshire<br />
Left: Avalon Leisure are<br />
presented with their Silver<br />
in the Best Small Chain<br />
category – one of the<br />
evening’s national awards<br />
– by sponsor USN<br />
Right: Emma Edwards and<br />
Steve Bradley of Fitness4less<br />
receive the Best Medium<br />
Chain Gold Award from<br />
sponsor Physical Company<br />
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