Start Fitness

Start Fitness
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

References

  1. ↑ "Start Fitness opens two new sports stores in Newcastle". Journal. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Start Fitness". Start Fitness. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. 1 2 "Start Fitness to back famous Blaydon Race". Chronicle Live. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Soaring entry numbers for Start Fitness North East Harrier League". Chronicle Live. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Fastest 50 businesses for 2014 revealed". Journal. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
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