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15th December 2015

In Quest, Right Directions, Sport England

IQL UK endorses STITCH accident benchmarking tool

New figures have been released for accidents in swimming pools as IQL UK, the trading subsidiary of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), puts its weight behind Right Directions’ accident benchmarking platform STITCH. The first annual report for the online tool, developed by the quality and health and safety specialist that delivers Sport England’s Quest quality scheme, ukactive’s Code of Practice and accreditation for the ASA’s Learn to Swim Pathway, found that swimming pools...

14th December 2015

In ReferAll

ReferAll launches 2016 Foundation Award

Exercise Referral Schemes across the country have just six weeks to get their entries ready for ReferAll’s Foundation Award, which has just been launched for 2016. ReferAll, which specialises in software solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from GP to leisure provider, created the Foundation Award in 2014, providing one Exercise Referral Scheme with access to the company’s scheme administrator module free of charge for a year. The annual Foundation Award, valued at £2,200, is...

13th December 2015

In Lifetime Training

Lifetime Appoints Head of Commercial Training for Fitness

Lifetime Training has appointed Sam Kenward as its new Head of Commercial Training for Fitness. In his new role, Sam’s focus will be on achieving the highest possible success rates and engagement levels amongst Lifetime’s self-funded Fitness learners. Kenward joined Lifetime Training as a Senior Course Advisor in 2008. He was promoted to Commercial Development Manager in 2013, gaining experience and valuable skills during his tenure. In his previous role as Commercial Development Manager, Sam was...

12th December 2015

In Quest, Sport England

Quest and NBS launch joint conference with CIMSPA

Sport England’s leading quality scheme for sport and leisure is joining forces with the industry’s top professional development body to launch a two-day conference. The annual conference of the Quest quality scheme and its sister initiative the National Benchmarking Service (NBS) has been highly successful since its inception in 2010. Next year, for the first time, the event will run side by side with the annual conference of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport...

10th December 2015

In Bigwave media, Inverclyde Leisure

Inverclyde Leisure teams up with Bigwave to boost figures

Inverclyde Leisure has boosted swimming lesson participation by more than 44% and related income by a staggering 82% at its Port Glasgow pool. The impressive increases are part of a company expansion plan by CEO, Kieron Vango, who brought in Bigwave media soon after his appointment in summer 2013, to help drive participation and income through a number of product development and commercial marketing projects. Other wins include a 45% increase in swimming lessons income at The...

8th December 2015

In Leisure-net

Leisure-net launches active-net Australasia

The Australasian health, fitness and leisure sector is set to benefit from a new, tried and tested networking event with the launch of active-net in Melbourne on 27 and 28 July 2016. Managed by leading UK industry insight specialist, Leisure-net Solutions, the event will bring together operators and suppliers for high-level business-skills workshops and business-focused networking at the Novotel St Kilda. active-net has already enjoyed two successful years in the UK and now Fitness Australia is putting...

1st December 2015

In Lifetime Training

Lifetime Training wins four awards in a week

National training provider Lifetime Training has scooped four prestigious national awards in the past few days, on top of organising a successful internal Lifetime Learner Achievement Awards ceremony in London. The company won Best Use of Technology, Large Training Provider of the Year and Apprenticeship Provider of the Year awards at the UK Active Training Awards 2015 as well as winning a Silver trophy for Best use of Social & Collaborative Learning Technologies/Best Online Distance Learning...

30th November 2015

In Kirklees Active Leisure

Kirklees Active Leisure wins top ASA Award for its aquatics

Ever taken a dip in one of Kirklees Active Leisure’s (KAL) nine pools? Then you’re in expert hands, as the charitable leisure trust has just won the ASA’s Facility Operator of the Year! KAL, which manages 14 leisure facilities and swimming pools on behalf of Kirklees Council, won the category for operators with up to 22 wet sites. The Amateur Swimming Association (the national governing body of swimming) recognised KAL for its outstanding programmes, performance and...

29th November 2015

In Virgin Active

Virgin Active teams up with Cap2 to take children’s programming online

Virgin Active has teamed up with Cap2 Solutions to take it’s children’s programming online. The health club chain will be managing all its 4,500 weekly swimming classes and 700 Active Aces weekly tennis lessons via the CoursePro course management software. Endorsed by the ASA, CoursePro removes paperwork processes from teachers and coaches, who can take registers and assess pupils, as well as log notes and achievements in real-time using an iPod. It simplifies the administration process,...

28th November 2015

In Retention Guru

Retention Guru to launch second retention convention

Globally-recognised retention expert Dr. Paul Bedford is to hold a second Retention Convention in the UK next year, focused on improving customer experiences. For the second time, the international speaker and author of the world’s largest retention study will bring together a number of world renowned experts to help operators unlock the secrets of retaining members longer. The two-day event at Austen Court, the home of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Central Birmingham, on...