Flame Awards Winners 2008

Club of the Year (under 1,000 members) - Spirit Health Club, Bristol

Club of the Year (1,000 - 2,500 members) - LA Fitness Fareham

Club of the Year (2,500 - 4,000 members) - Esporta Thorpe Wood Health and Racquets Club

Club of the Year (over 4,000 members) - Benton Hall Golf and Country Club

Centre of the Year - Hillsborough Leisure Centre

Corporate Club of the Year - RBS Health and Leisure Centre

Spirit of FLAME - LA Fitness New Barnet

For the first time in FIA (Fitness Industry Association) history a FIA Operator of the Year Award was presented this year.

This award is open to any operator and recognises the operator's commitment to raising the standards within the industry and engaging the local community.

This year's FIA Operator of the Year

DC Leisure Management.

Congratulations to all winners!

If you are interested in entering FLAME 2009 and want to know more then please read on for further information.

What is FLAME?

The FLAME (Fitness Leadership and Management Excellence) awards recognise and applaud excellence and best practice within the health and fitness industry. The awards provide clubs and centres with rigorous independent assessments to help benchmark their facility.

Why enter FLAME?

The FLAME awards are an opportunity to earn the industry's most prestigious title:CLUB or CENTRE of the year.

This positions you to:

Give your team INSPIRATION, by uniting them in their efforts to continually deliver excellence.

Receive INDUSTRY RECOGNITION as a result of your teams commitment to excellence and best practice.
Re-ignite your MOTIVATION by having a clear and achievable goal to work towards.
Earn recognition for your OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE by consistently exceeding your member's expectations.
To BENCHMARK your club against competition.
Showcase your BUSINESS FLARE.
Validate your INNOVATION.
To position yourself as a MARKET LEADER.

Who should enter?

Each year a wide range of sites from all sectors compete to receive the prestigious FLAME awards to prove that they are amongst the very best facilities in the country.

All clubs and centres will benefit from taking part in the FLAME process as it is designed to assess every aspect of the business.

Criteria for entry

The facility must:

Be an FIA member.
Be compliant with the FIA's Code of Practice.
Have been operating throughout the full period, 1st July 2007 - 30th June 2008.
Have no ongoing legal action.
Have no ongoing personnel grievances.

For more information on FLAME 2009 please contact the FIA on 020 7420 8578