{"id":7130,"date":"2021-08-17T01:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=7130"},"modified":"2021-08-17T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:04:07","slug":"matrix-fitness-awarded-2020-golds-gym-vendor-of-the-year-for-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/matrix-fitness-awarded-2020-golds-gym-vendor-of-the-year-for-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrix Fitness Awarded 2020 Gold&#8217;s Gym Vendor of the Year for Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Matrix-300x56.png\" alt=\"Matrix: Strong, Smart, Beautiful\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Matrix-300x56.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Matrix-200x37.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Matrix-800x148.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Matrix.png 847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Matrix: Strong, Smart, Beautiful<\/p>\n<p><strong>COTTAGE GROVE, WI<\/strong> &#8211; Matrix Fitness, one of the world\u2019s fastest growing commercial fitness brands, was awarded the 2020 Gold\u2019s Gym Equipment Vendor of the Year at the recent Gold\u2019s Gym Global Convention on July 19 &#8211; 21, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 700 franchisees and 61 company-owned gyms ranked vendors in areas such as customer satisfaction, likelihood of referral and overall product quality. This year marks the sixth time the brand has been chosen for the prestigious award in the equipment category in the past 12 years. Other vendor winners included Home Depot Pro for the non-equipment category and ABC Fitness Solutions for the service category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful for such great vendors. Matrix has an outstanding portfolio, and we and our franchise partners love their quality and service,\u201d said J\u00f6rg Fockenberg, Gold\u2019s Gym Chief Development Officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely grateful to be honored by Gold\u2019s Gym International and the RSG Group as Equipment Vendor of the Year once again,\u201d said Kent Stevens, Matrix Executive Vice President of Sales. \u201cIt\u2019s been such a pleasure to observe Gold\u2019s Gym\u2019s perseverance after a turbulent year and their steadfast commitment to providing a safe and inclusive fitness experience at all locations. Their globally recognized legacy continues to inspire us as we proudly serve the fitness industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s annual gathering was the first live convention after Gold\u2019s Gym International was acquired by the German fitness company RSG Group in July 2020. Over 300 attendees gathered at the Red Rock Casino and Spa in Las Vegas for the three-day convention where they honored their iconic legacy as a world leader in strength and performance and set the stage for a whole new \u201cgolden era\u201d for Gold\u2019s Gym.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Robinson, Matrix Fitness Strategic Account Manager for Gold\u2019s Gym, adds, \u201cThank you to the Gold\u2019s Gym family for awarding us this respected accolade. Having the opportunity to cultivate partnerships within the Gold\u2019s family is the true honor.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COTTAGE GROVE, WI<\/strong> &#8211; Matrix Fitness, one of the world\u2019s fastest growing commercial fitness brands, was awarded the 2020 Gold\u2019s Gym Equipment Vendor of the Year at the recent Gold\u2019s Gym Global Convention on July 19 &#8211; 21, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[30,67],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7130"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7131,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7130\/revisions\/7131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}