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'{{coord|51.765|-0.240|display=title|region:GB_scale:2000}} '''David Lloyd Leisure''' is a chain of fitness and racquet sport centres founded by the British professional [[tennis player]] [[David Lloyd (tennis)|David Lloyd]]. ==History== David Lloyd established David Lloyd Leisure in 1980 and opened the first club, aimed at providing a "family orientated" 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. ==Acquisition by Whitbread PLC== 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. David Lloyd remained as managing director of the division until 1996. ==Acquisition by London & Regional Properties== Whitbread ran more than 50 David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) clubs in the UK and Northern Ireland 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=http://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/> 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.<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= 2011-07-15 |author= |date=5 June 2007 |work=Press release |publisher=Next Generation Clubs |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071008061334/http://www.nextgenerationclubs.co.uk/?p=press&a=1 |archivedate= 2007-10-08 }} </ref> {{As of|2011}}, Scott Lloyd remains the current CEO.<ref>[http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/home/aboutdavidlloyd/seniorteam Senior Leadership Team], David Lloyd Leisure. Retrieved 15 July 2007.</ref> ==Current operations== DLL is Britain's biggest tennis operator and manages more than 500 tennis courts. There are 79 clubs in the UK and a further 10 across the rest of Europe.<ref name=DLL>[http://www.whitbread.co.uk/our_businesses.cfm?id=david_lloyd_leisure David Lloyd Leisure]</ref><ref name="AboutDLL">[http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/home/aboutdavidlloyd About David Lloyd Leisure]</ref> ==Unethical Business Practices and Intimidation== David Lloyd Leisure Ltd does not comply with it's own terms and conditions, particularly clauses relating to member safety. As an organisation it engages directly in intimidation and victimisation, and encourages it's employees to provide false witness statements, fabricates evidence/events and ignores indisputable evidence when conducting internal investigations (the conclusions of which directly contradict independent Police investigations). This spans every level of management from the Regional Director downwards. They attempt to coverup the dishonesty and gross misconduct of employees, including managers and do not adequately protect their customers from violent members and subsequent false allegations by employees (who attempted to cover up an extra marital affair of another employee, when her husband attacked the wrong person). It's employees directly attempted to interfere with a independent Police investigation, by making false claims of domestic violent and allegations of sexual harassment (later dropped by the company after 3 investigations) and intimidation (the definition of which was redefined following each internal investigation to fit David Lloyd Leisure Ltd's conclusions). David Lloyd Leisure Ltd also does not comply with its legal obligations under the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998, and deliberately withholds data it is legally required to disclose. WOW - who wrote this ?????????? ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.davidlloydleisure.co.uk David Lloyd Leisure Official Site] {{Whitbread}} [[Category:Tennis venues in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Health clubs in the United Kingdom]]'