Electrifying CrossFit business Rush242 opens a stimulating Spinningfields site – watch video case study here. Rush242 CrossFit CCXLII has been lifting lively and energetic new members since opening its doors in June 2023. We took a trip into Manchester to see the sensational Spinningfields site, just a stone’s throw from the City Centre. Their open … Read more
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After having made a name for himself in Los Angeles, the founder of LA Fitness – Fred Turok – and business partner David Stalker (formerly of UK Active) have opened their first indoor trampoline park in west London. Their name? Appropriately, Oxygen Freejumping.
This new start trampoline park harnesses the massive expertise of both Fred and David, as well as nearly £10 million in investment and fundraising, to create an ambitious plan to have 14 new clubs within the next 24 months. Their ultimate goal – after raising £15 million over the next 2 years – is to be the big name in indoor trampolining.
Team Karting is a brand new indoor go-karting centre based in Rochdale. They offer thrill rides for individuals or teams of ten or more on a 325-metre track that features 12 bends. The state of the art SODI 200cc Karts are suitable for ages 15 and up and the smaller 125cc cadets Karts are available for children aged 8-15.
Customers can arrive and drive with groups of 8 or less or come in groups of 8 or more for Iron Man endurance races, corporate packages, grand prix style events and go-karting leagues and championships. To make this whole indoor centre possible they needed to raise the funds for all the equipment.
Salford Red Devils are a 100+ year old rugby league football club based in Manchester. Their home ground – Salford City Stadium – holds a 12,000 capacity and they play at the highest club level, The Super League.
This season has seen a new owner Marwan Koukash take over and invest heavily in the club, the site development and the playing team (8 new top level signings). As well as their continued investment in the team, the club has also invested in new fitness equipment for the players’ gym, as well as new IT hardware for their operations staff.
One of the north’s leading Premiership rugby teams, Sale Sharks, is about to play its last game at its home ground of Edgeley Park in Stockport. It will then move to the new state-of-the-art Salford City Stadium, a venue with 7,000 seats and space for 5,000 to stand. To support this move, building and maintaining … Read more
The biggest Play Centre in the UK – underneath Manchester’s ski slope – from established Liverpool based operator called Yellow Submarine seized on the opportunity to sign a long lease in the iconic location of Manchester’s Trafford Center. The play center will be located underneath the ski slope and will have the UK’s largest slide. … Read more
In the past couple of weeks directors here at Johnson Reed have met and had talks with the directors of a League 2 football club about securing financing for expansion. While we can’t discuss the details too much at this stage, we have been asked to help secure financing a new community-led leisure complex at … Read more