Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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Matrix Fitness Announces Record-Breaking Year With 21% Sales Growth in 2018
Posted: February 1, 2019 in Suppliers
COTTAGE GROVE, WI - Matrix Fitness, the commercial brand of Johnson Health Tech (JHT), reported $528 million in global revenue for 2018, its highest top-line number to date, with an increase of 21% over 2017. While the company saw increased sales globally, most notably, U.S. sales grew 40% in Q4 2018, with a total 26% increase for 2018. Read More...
ABC Financial Services Acquires Brazilian Market Leader, Evo W12
Posted: January 31, 2019 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, USA and SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - ABC Financial Services, LLC, announced that it has acquired Brazil-based Evo W12 Inovações Tecnologicas, South America’s largest provider of club management software to over 2,700 facilities across 10 countries. ABC is the leading provider of software, billing, and membership services to over 7,000 North American commercial and franchise health and wellness facilities. Read More...
MYE Fitness Technologies Rolls Out AppAudio System at 24 Hour Fitness Locations
Posted: January 30, 2019 in Chains, Suppliers
VALENCIA, CA - MYE Fitness Technologies is set to roll out their popular AppAudio TV Audio streaming app in select 24 Hour Fitness locations, announced Tony Garcia, MYE president and CEO. A simple and free AppAudio download from the iTunes or Google Play store enables 24 Hour Fitness members to enjoy TV audio on their Apple or Android devices from television monitors throughout the facility. Read More...
PTR Introduces Young GameChangers
Posted: January 24, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - In an effort to support younger tennis coaches, Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is excited to announce the introduction of Young GameChangers, four of whom have been selected to present at the PTR International Tennis Symposium. As part of the organization’s Mentoring Program, PTR is grooming Young GameChangers to be the presenters of tomorrow. Read More...
First-Time ACSM Certification Exam Pass Rates Reach Historic Levels
Posted: January 23, 2019 in Suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - In 2017, ACSM Certification completed its regularly scheduled job task analysis (JTA) study and update of the ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT) and ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) certification exams. The net result of these efforts is that pass rates have jumped dramatically and are at historically high levels for the ACSM-CPT and ACSM-EP certification exams. Moving forward, ACSM will apply the same rigorous redevelopment standards to the ACSM Certified Group Exercise Instructor (ACSM-GEI) and ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) certification exams. Read More...
Wellbeats Nominated for Seventh Annual BOLD Awards
Posted: January 23, 2019 in Suppliers
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wellbeats announces that they have been nominated for the Seventh Annual BOLD Awards, presented by the Minnesota Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG.) The BOLD Awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made BOLD moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Read More...
FlexIt, Pay as You Go Gym App, Announces Partnership With AccuWeather
Posted: January 23, 2019 in Suppliers
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - FlexIt, the mobile-based solution that allows users to only pay for the gym time they use, announces its partnership with AccuWeather. Through this partnership, AccuWeather users will be encouraged to use various FlexIt fitness facilities based on the weather conditions in their area. Read More...
Kyle Garner Joins ABC Financial as EVP of Sales and Marketing
Posted: January 17, 2019 in Suppliers
LITTLE ROCK, AR - ABC Financial (ABC) announces the addition of Kyle Garner as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With over twenty years of experience in sales leadership and management process, as well as financial management in the technology industry, Garner has expertise in management of all sales, marketing and financial aspects of an organization. At ABC, he will be responsible for managing and directing the execution of sales plans and initiatives towards new and existing markets. Read More...
Zeamo Announces Vendor Relationship With ABC Financial
Posted: January 17, 2019 in Suppliers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Zeamo, the New York City-based Health Club aggregator that reaches over 40 million full-time employed workers, announces the new relationship with ABC Financial allowing Zeamo to integrate with ABC Financial’s software to ensure users quick and easy access to mutual health club partners, while simultaneously removing added work from front desk staff. Read More...
TRX Completes Strategic Growth Recapitalization
Posted: January 16, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TRX announces it has successfully recapitalized the business with a strategic growth capital investment from Equity38, LLC ("Equity38"). Structured as a management buyout of previous investors by Equity38, the partnership was ideal for TRX in that it maintains the company's existing infrastructure, led by Founder/CEO and former Navy SEAL, Randy Hetrick, while also arming TRX with the capital and significant additional category expertise and resources from Equity38, to further develop the TRX brand and business to an even higher level. Read More...
