Virgin active receives suit For luxury expansion

The agency, that's majority-owned with the aid of South African funding organization Brait, would no longer say how a lot it became getting from rival Nuffield fitness for the web sites.

Their locations were also no longer disclosed as workforce have not begun to be absolutely knowledgeable of the deal - although Nuffield did say it supposed to retain all people and their club's memberships.

Virgin - sold remaining year for £682m - is making an investment in 'series' golf equipment, running typically in London currently.

The expansion will see them sited in other major towns and cities in the united kingdom.

the gathering chain, which specializes in luxury spas, will run along Virgin's existing own family and racquets golf equipment.

Its chief executive, Paul Woolf, said: "This transaction is an acceleration of our global approach to attention on excessive-cease golf equipment in metropolitan regions.

"we will have a miles more focused united kingdom business with particular energy in London, the South East and larger cities and cities.

"it'll additionally assist boost up funding into our united kingdom estate, mainly as we keep growing our uk series portfolio of golf equipment".

Nuffield - a now not-for-income healthcare organisation - stated the deal might take its united kingdom fitness portfolio to 112 web sites - double that of Virgin.