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LOW-COST GYM
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
A state-of-the-art
low-cost gym is now
open for business in
Newton Aycliffe.
OneGym has opened its doors
on Aycliffe Business Park after an
extensive, four-month refurbishment
of its premises on Durham Way South.
Paul and David Pearson opened
OneGym in Bishop Auckland in 2012,
offering users access to all the latest
fitness equipment without costly addons like swimming pools and saunas
that they don’t necessarily want to
use.
And having attracted healthy
membership numbers at their first
fitness facility, the brothers have
now opened a second, much larger
OneGym in Aycliffe, while members of
OneGym can use both facilities using
their same PIN Number.
Eight new jobs have been created
at the new 12,500 sq ft fitness centre,
which has facilities for fitness classes
as well as a gym in which more
than £150,000 has been invested in
installing the latest Cybex exercise
equipment.
The
low-cost
gym
business
model was originally established in
the US and mainland Europe, with
membership costs kept significantly
below those charged by leisure
facilities in hotels or ‘lifestyle’ gyms.
Having proved that the concept
works in the North-East, the OneGym
management team remains ambitious
about extending their brand presence
to further parts of the region in the
next few years.
Managing director Paul Pearson,
who has a longstanding background
in the regional health and fitness
industry, said: “We were always very
confident that OneGym would be a
hit in the North-East, and comfortably
surpassing our membership targets
for Bishop Auckland has shown our
expectations were well founded.
“We can keep membership costs
down by cutting out all the added
frills that gym users don’t necessarily
want, but end up paying for anyway
elsewhere, while still offering the
top quality equipment and changing
facilities that people expect and
tailoring the way we operate precisely
to meet users’ needs.
“We’ve wanted to open in Newton
Aycliffe for a long time and think the
demand will be just as strong as we’ve
had previously, especially from all
the businesses that are right on our
doorstep.”
Dave Pearson added: “We’ve already
attracted the sort of membership
numbers we expected at Aycliffe and
we expect them to pick up gradually
as the word about our facilities gets
around.”
The original launch of OneGym was
funded through an investment from
regional fund management firm NEL
Fund Managers via the Finance For
Business North East Growth Fund that
it administers, as well as by further
capital from NatWest Bank and the
firm’s management team.
Memberships are available
from £14.99. Join online today
at www.onegymfitness.com