Start Fitness
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| Ltd. | |
| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Cramlington, Northumberland United Kingdom |
Key people | Anthony Wallett, Gary Middlemiss, Directors |
| Products | Sports equipment and apparel |
Number of employees | 75 |
| Website | www.startfitness.co.uk |
Start Fitness is a sports retailer founded in 1991 and is based in Cramlington, Northumberland. It operates through catalogues, retail shops and its website. It has two[1] retail stores in Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a subsidiary of W & M Wholesale limited and part of the Start group including Start Cycles and Start Football.[2] Start Fitness supports many local running events such as the[3] Blaydon Race in 2010, and more recently the North East Harrier League.[4]
Operations
Today, Start Fitness has two business units based in Newcastle and Durham, with plans on opening more stores nationally.
Sponsorship
Start Fitness sponsor a number of local and national running events, from the yearly [3] Blaydon Races, to English Schools Athletic Association events.
Awards
- The Journal Fastest 50 businesses for 2014[5]
References
- ↑ "Start Fitness opens two new sports stores in Newcastle". Journal. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ "Start Fitness". Start Fitness. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Start Fitness to back famous Blaydon Race". Chronicle Live. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ "Soaring entry numbers for Start Fitness North East Harrier League". Chronicle Live. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ "Fastest 50 businesses for 2014 revealed". Journal. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2015-02-10.