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| foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|1982}}
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| locations = 127 total<br />100 in the UK<!-- 97 of which are branded as David Lloyd --><br />27 across Europe<br /> <ref>https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/about-us David Lloyd Leisure. Retrieved 11 November 2019.</ref>
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'''David Lloyd Leisure''' is Europe's largest health, fitness and leisure business by revenue,<ref>https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/de/Documents/consumer-business/European-Health-and-Fitness-Market-2020-Reportauszug.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> operating 127 clubs across nine countries.
'''David Lloyd Leisure Limited''', [[trading as]] '''David Lloyd Clubs''' and commonly known simply as '''David Lloyd''', is a chain of [[health club]]s with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. It is the largest health, fitness and leisure business in Europe by revenue.<ref>https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/de/Documents/consumer-business/European-Health-and-Fitness-Market-2020-Reportauszug.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and operates 130 clubs in nine countries.


==History==
==History==
[[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]] established David Lloyd Leisure in 1982 and opened the first club, aimed at providing a family orientated, high quality fitness and leisure facility. This was somewhat distinct from the traditional gyms and sports centres of the time. There was also an emphasis on racquet sports.
Former professional [[tennis]] player [[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]] established David Lloyd Leisure in 1982 and opened the first club.


By 1995, there were 18 David Lloyd Leisure clubs when [[Whitbread]] PLC acquired the company for £182&nbsp;million,<ref name=bbc2007>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6717803.stm Whitbread sells David Lloyd gyms], BBC News, 4 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2011.</ref> incorporating it into its Restaurants & Leisure Division. Gerrard Duxbury remained as managing director of the division until 1996.
By 1995, there were 18 David Lloyd Leisure clubs when [[Whitbread]] PLC acquired the company for £182&nbsp;million,<ref name=bbc2007>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6717803.stm Whitbread sells David Lloyd gyms], BBC News, 4 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2011.</ref> incorporating it into its Restaurants & Leisure Division. Gerrard Duxbury remained as managing director of the division until 1996.


Whitbread ran more than 50 David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) clubs in the UK with a further number in [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]. However, by the mid-2000s, the business was giving Whitbread a poor financial return,<ref>{{cite news|last=Osborne|first=Alistair|title=Leisure boss ousted over poor figures|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2921501/Leisure-boss-ousted-over-poor-figures.html|accessdate=15 July 2011|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=2 September 2005}}</ref> and on 2 August 2007 they sold it to [[London & Regional Properties]] and [[Bank of Scotland]] for £925 million. Whitbread used the proceeds from the sale to repay debt.<ref name=bbc2007/>
Whitbread ran more than 50 David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) clubs in the UK with a further number in Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium. However, by the mid-2000s, the business was giving Whitbread a poor financial return,<ref>{{cite news|last=Osborne|first=Alistair|title=Leisure boss ousted over poor figures|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2921501/Leisure-boss-ousted-over-poor-figures.html|access-date=15 July 2011|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=2 September 2005}}</ref> and on 2 August 2007 they sold it to [[London & Regional Properties]] and [[Bank of Scotland]] for £925 million. Whitbread used the proceeds from the sale to repay debt.<ref name=bbc2007/>


London & Regional Properties already owned and operated Next Generation Clubs; the businesses were merged under the Next Generation Clubs' management team led by Scott Lloyd, David Lloyd's son.<ref name=nextgenerationclubs>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextgenerationclubs.co.uk/?p=press&a=1 |title=London & Regional Properties and Bank of Scotland acquire David Lloyd Leisure Ltd |accessdate=15 July 2011 |author= |date=5 June 2007 |work=Press release |publisher=Next Generation Clubs |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061334/http://www.nextgenerationclubs.co.uk/?p=press&a=1 |archivedate=8 October 2007}}</ref>
London & Regional Properties already owned and operated Next Generation Clubs; the businesses were merged under the Next Generation Clubs' management team led by Scott Lloyd, David Lloyd's son.<ref name=nextgenerationclubs>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextgenerationclubs.co.uk/?p=press&a=1 |title=London & Regional Properties and Bank of Scotland acquire David Lloyd Leisure Ltd |access-date=15 July 2011 |author= |date=5 June 2007 |work=Press release |publisher=Next Generation Clubs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061334/http://www.nextgenerationclubs.co.uk/?p=press&a=1 |archive-date=8 October 2007}}</ref>


On 5 September 2013 London & Regional Properties agreed to sell David Lloyd Leisure to [[TDR Capital]] for £750m. Since then, David Lloyd Leisure has grown from 90 clubs to 125 through both new build and acquisition of existing clubs and groups. During this period TDR Capital has invested £440m into the existing clubs to ensure that they continue to deliver market leading facilities and services for its members.
On 5 September 2013 London & Regional Properties agreed to sell David Lloyd Leisure to [[TDR Capital]] for £750m.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} Since then, the company has grown from 90 clubs to 130 through both new build and acquisition of existing clubs and groups. David Lloyd [[Bicester]] became DLL's 130th club (and 101st Club in the UK) when it opened in September 2022. The company operates a further 29 clubs in Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands.<ref name="AboutDLL">{{cite web |url=http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/about-david-lloyd-leisure/the-david-lloyd-story |title=About |publisher=David Lloyd Leisure |access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>
The David Lloyd Leisure Group now has 100 clubs in the UK and a further 27 clubs internationally comprising its three brands David Lloyd Clubs, Harbour Clubs in London and David Lloyd Meridian in Germany.
David Lloyd Cricklewood became DLL's 126th club (and 100th Club in the UK) when it opened in Spring 2022.
Since 2017, David Lloyd Leisure has been voted into the Sunday Times’ 25 Best Companies to work for by its team, for four years.

==Current operations==
David Lloyd Leisure currently operates 100 clubs in the [[United Kingdom]] as well as 27 in Europe in [[Spain]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Ireland]], [[Belgium]], [[Italy]] and the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="AboutDLL">{{cite web |url=http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/about-david-lloyd-leisure/the-david-lloyd-story |title=About |publisher=David Lloyd Leisure |accessdate=2 December 2014}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Tennis venues in the United Kingdom]]
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 11 December 2024

David Lloyd Leisure Limited
David Lloyd Clubs
FormerlyWillacre Limited (1980–1993)[1]
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
FounderDavid Lloyd
Headquarters
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
,
England, UK
Number of locations
  • 130 total
  • 101 in the UK
  • 29 across Europe[2]
Area served
UK, mainland Europe
Key people
  • Glenn Earlam (executive chairman)
  • Russell Barnes (CEO)
Services
  • Premium Health
  • Fitness
  • Racquets
OwnerTDR Capital
Membersc.710,000
Number of employees
c.10,000
Websitedavidlloyd.co.uk

David Lloyd Leisure Limited, trading as David Lloyd Clubs and commonly known simply as David Lloyd, is a chain of health clubs with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. It is the largest health, fitness and leisure business in Europe by revenue.[3] and operates 130 clubs in nine countries.

History

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Former professional tennis player David Lloyd established David Lloyd Leisure in 1982 and opened the first club.

By 1995, there were 18 David Lloyd Leisure clubs when Whitbread PLC acquired the company for £182 million,[4] incorporating it into its Restaurants & Leisure Division. Gerrard Duxbury remained as managing director of the division until 1996.

Whitbread ran more than 50 David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) clubs in the UK with a further number in Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium. However, by the mid-2000s, the business was giving Whitbread a poor financial return,[5] and on 2 August 2007 they sold it to London & Regional Properties and Bank of Scotland for £925 million. Whitbread used the proceeds from the sale to repay debt.[4]

London & Regional Properties already owned and operated Next Generation Clubs; the businesses were merged under the Next Generation Clubs' management team led by Scott Lloyd, David Lloyd's son.[6]

On 5 September 2013 London & Regional Properties agreed to sell David Lloyd Leisure to TDR Capital for £750m.[citation needed] Since then, the company has grown from 90 clubs to 130 through both new build and acquisition of existing clubs and groups. David Lloyd Bicester became DLL's 130th club (and 101st Club in the UK) when it opened in September 2022. The company operates a further 29 clubs in Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "DAVID LLOYD LEISURE LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 8 September 1980. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/about-us David Lloyd Leisure. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/de/Documents/consumer-business/European-Health-and-Fitness-Market-2020-Reportauszug.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b Whitbread sells David Lloyd gyms, BBC News, 4 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. ^ Osborne, Alistair (2 September 2005). "Leisure boss ousted over poor figures". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ "London & Regional Properties and Bank of Scotland acquire David Lloyd Leisure Ltd". Press release. Next Generation Clubs. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  7. ^ "About". David Lloyd Leisure. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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