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Industry
  
Retailing

Founded
  
1991

Number of employees
  
75

Website
  
www.startfitness.co.uk

Headquarters
  
Cramlington

Type of business
  
Ltd.

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Key people
  
Anthony Wallett, Gary Middlemiss, Directors

Products
  
Sports equipment and apparel

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 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. Start Fitness supports many local running events such as the Blaydon Race in 2010, and more recently the North East Harrier League.

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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 Blaydon Races, to English Schools Athletic Association events.

Awards

  • The Journal Fastest 50 businesses for 2014
  • References

    Start Fitness Wikipedia