Exhibitor Quotes

“I have been impressed with the way in which LIW has responded to a challenging market and has adapted the show accordingly... As an organisation we are always looking at developing interesting partnerships with suppliers and LIW provided a good opportunity to see a range of products in one arena.”

Roger Eldergill
Matrix Fitness Systems
www.matrixfitness.co.uk

Organised by

Independent Operators Unite 2009

IOU 2009 was a huge success with a positive response to the seminars and a great turn-out to the IOU party. See below for details of the party raffle winners:

IOU Party Raffle winners:

Ashbourne Management – Simon Harvey, Everybody’s Gyms, 01775 768500, info@everybodysgym.com

Chartex Products International - Kenny Murdoch, Millenium Leisure, 01779 821866

Creative Fitness Marketing –
Abid Khan FitAll Health and Fitness
Mike Davidson

Debit Finance Collections – Sally Jeffrey, Fitness Factory, 17 Broad road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1HZ, 0117 9352060, fitnessfactoryltd@googlemail.com

Dynamic Activity – Colin Gardener, Tri-It-Gym Ltd

Energie Fitness Clubs – Lisa Wilson, Fitness Factory

Exact training – Chris Nicholls, Welsh Back Squash & Health Club

Fitness Industry Association
Glen Broadway, Atlanta Gym York
Mark Clifford, 07970 862810, Clifford Health Clubs
Pat Lee, Fit For All, Portland Road Trading Estate, Hove, BN3 5NT, 01273 885486
Caroline Lacey, Laceys Fitness
Abbi Lacey, Lacey’s Fitness
Vicki Southall, Springfield Fitness and Spa
Tony Stevenson, Lifestyles Health Fitness
Mark Beaumont-Thomas, Ashbourne Management Services
Alexander Anderson, Andtrade Ltd/Bodyworks
Ashly Simmonds, The Fifth Dimension H&F

Fighting Fit Training and Development - Roundabounce

Fiserv – Sam Ronaldson, Time Fitness

Fitech Limited – Sonja Batha, ActiveZone Gym, Guildford

Fit for Sport - Kathy Winnell, Energy Health and Fitness

Fitnesstv – Jenny Wildi, Bodymission Ltd

Fitpro – Ian Simpson, No Limits, Alnwick, NE66 1HR, 01665 604606

Fusing Fitness – ZoeCarter, Daves Gym

GB Fitness – Andy Pattison, Pride Health and Fitness Kendal, 01539 723723, 07921 952725

Trixter – Kerry Cooper, Progression Fitness Studio

GG Fit Ltd – Brandon Harris, Fitforall/Bluesky PT/Vibrofit

Gymkit Uk – Elvis Meade, Ripped Gym

Harlands Group – Andy Hutton, One Life Leisure, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, 01506 416118

Hatrick Marketing –
Suzanne Longstaff, The Training Exchange Gym, 01782 746640, suzanneany@aol.com
Gary Barnett, Future Fitness, 280 Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 3BG, 01132 310044

Idass Fitness – David Heath, fit2gether

Independents Insurance - Robert Birchall, Hearts Health Club

Instyle Fitness – Darren Rook, Reshape Health and Fitness

John Ansell and Partners – Jayne Hadden, Route 2 Fitness

Jordan Fitness – Ian Brown, Fusing Fitness Limited

Juice Performance – Alan Marsh, Kingfisher Health Club

Keiser – Kevin Connolly, Springfield Fitness and Spa

Lifetime – Jonathan Swinn, The Fitness Bank

Matrix – Duncan Teasdale, Powerhouse Fitness Centre

Mend – Ashley Simmonds, The Fifth Dimension

Milon Industries – Steve, TJS Exercise Co, Isle of Wight, 07976 638419

National Skills Academy – Lynette Fallon, Red Carpet Health and Fitness, Worlester, 01905 26000

Olympix Fitness – Joe Cooke, PJ’s Health and Fitness Club

Power Plate International – Mark Alexander, Arena Health and Fitness

Premier Training Solutions – Declan Ryan, Active4less

Pure Lifestyle – Carl Hooper, The Training Exchange Gym, Hill Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1NL, 07890 742083, 01782 746640

Promote PR – Matthew Russell, Fusion Leisure Ltd

Retention Management – Jon Patey, RPM Fitness Studio

Servicesport UK – Richard North, The Academy Health Club

Startrac – Les Stephenson, Tropicana Health Club

Supatuff Uk – David Welby, Fitness 2000, Irealand

The Optimal Life Fitness Group – Mark Booth, Betterbodies, 94 High Street, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6AJ, 01275 845353

The Retention People – Chantal Fallon, Red Carpet Health & Fitness, Worcester, 01905 26000

Thump Boxing UK – Mario Rederzolli, fitrooms, 254 – 258 North End Road, Fulham, London, SW6 1NJ, 020 7610 1410, Mario@fitrooms.com

Veqtor – Julie Cunnigham, Fusion Fitness Ltd, 1a Burn View Lane, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8BY, 01288 356635

Worldgymchallenge – David Eblesardes, Gym Heaven, 02476 346414, d.eblesardes@ntlworld.com

Pure Iconic water – BJ Rule, The Optimal Life Fitness

Activo – Andy Dyson, Pinetops Health & Fitness

Accelerate your business with:

Five powerful seminars to help you run your business more effectively

A FREE party for Independent Operators at the Jam House in Birmingham with food and drink laid on and featuring an industry band!

Breakfast briefing with an open panel discussion

Independent Operator Lounge at LIW, allowing you to network with a host of independent operators from across the UK

Details of seminar times are listed below.

Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Time	Session	Speaker
13.00-14.00	Cutting costs, saving money and making more money in today’s economic climate Whether it's ways to reduce your overheads, increase staff productivity, maximise government funding for your health club, you'll be hard pressed to leave this seminar without at least three money saving and revenue producing ideas.	Kevin Scott
14:30-15:30	Retention: Low cost ways to keep and retain members in your independent club It costs seven times more money to get new members than to retain existing ones. In this session, you'll find useable and practical ways to stop the leaking bucket of members out of your club and in the same way covert your members to become raving fans as to why members should join and stay at your club.	Richard Ekstrom
16:00-17:00	Tips, tricks and suggestions from clubs around the world to boost your business. This is a collection of various ideas used an implemented in independent clubs around the globe. From low cost ways to market your gym, to easy ways to programme your members and proven ways to increase retention, this is a punchy, to-the-point presentation that is not worth missing.	Dave Wright

PLUS: 'The Big Bash' - IOU evening party, 8pm

Exclusive only for IOU participants and supports to Independents who have registered at LIW

The Jam House
Birmingham.
3 - 5 St Pauls Square,
Birmingham,
B3 1QU

Thursday 24th September 2009

Time	Session	Speaker
08.30-10.00	Independent business breakfast The most anticipated event of the independent year, this is a breakfast meeting with a panel of six independent operators from around the country sharing their stories, their mistakes, their lessons and their glory in running their own business. This will be a fantastic opportunity within an open forum to discuss various ideas, struggles and opportunities in running independent health clubs from those that have proved successful over the years.
11.30-12.30	Sales and marketing secrets perfect to boost profit for any Independent Operator For any business, the large part of their success relies on marketing and selling memberships and products to potential and existing members. This session is designed to cover these pillars of your business offering a plan of action for you to complete in this dog eat dog world.	Chevy Kelly and Emmett Williams
13:00-14:00	Secondary Sales – from supplements to PT – how to make more money from the ‘other stuff' Making money in the fitness industry no longer ends with the membership fees. By providing other services to your members, some clubs are maximising their profits whilst also helping their existing members. Find out the secrets to success of these champions.	Paul Brown

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