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Eight Inch
Eight Inch manufactures and distributes products made from TTURA, a composite material made from 85 per cent recycled glass.

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Oblique Studios, Stamford Works, Gillett Street, Hackney, London N16 8JH

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+44 (0)20 7503 3400
(Please mention leisure-kit.net)

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+44 (0)20 7503 3500

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www.eightinch.co.uk
Eight Inch news

15 Apr 2004
Bottles into bars with TTURA

The Pitcher & Piano pub chain has taken recycling to a new dimension by installing bar counters made from empty bottles.
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Eight Inch features

HCM People
The founder of Physique 57 talks about the global development of her barre-based wellness and lifestyle brand

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HCM People
The Life Leisure execs talk about their radical approach to the provision of physical activity in areas of deprivation

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HCM People
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof

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Q&A
Chiva-Som has opened a major new property in Qatar, with treatments focused on Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine. We talk to the GM

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Research round-up
Deloitte’s eighth annual report into the European health and fitness market has assessed the destruction of the pandemic. Liz Terry summarises some key findings

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Statistics
We take a look at highlights from Deloitte’s European Health & Fitness Market Report, which gives insights into the impact of the pandemic on the sector

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Editor's letter
Government interventions are shaping the industry, says Liz Terry

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Women in sport
Dame Sarah Storey is working with Škoda to address gender disparities in elite cycling

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North America Research
US spa revenues, visits and locations have all increased, according to ISPA’s latest industry study

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Trends report
We break down the American Alliance of Museums’ TrendsWatch report

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Saga Holographic hits Kickstarter target to roll out holographic indoor bike   08 May 2024

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Active Oxfordshire secures £1.3 million to tackle shocking levels of inequality
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Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new programme for children. The funding has come from .... more>>
Mark Tweedie joins Miova to lead on pivot to active wellbeing
Mark Tweedie joins Miova to lead on pivot to active wellbeing   02 May 2024

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Sport England’s Active Lives insight finds record activity levels, but enduring health inequalities
Sport England’s Active Lives insight finds record activity levels, but enduring health inequalities   26 Apr 2024

While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain with the same groups missing out, according to Sport .... more>>
Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise, finds new research
Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise, finds new research   24 Apr 2024

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Mytime Active calls a halt to dumping 432,000 pairs of plastic overshoes into landfill each year   21 Apr 2024

Charitable trust, Mytime Active, has removed all single-use plastic overshoes from its swimming pools and leisure centres, as part of ongoing .... more>>
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Workers' Educational Association and CLUK team up to launch Carbon Literacy Course   21 Apr 2024

Community Leisure UK is helping the drive to Net Zero with the launch of a bespoke carbon literacy course. Offered in partnership with the Workers' .... more>>
Circadian Trust invests in wellness to support its NHS partnerships
Circadian Trust invests in wellness to support its NHS partnerships   20 Apr 2024

Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to support health and wellbeing across South Gloucestershire, UK. The .... more>>
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ukactive is the UK’s leading not-for-profit membership body for the physical activity sector, bringing together more than 4,000 member organisations and partners in our shared ambition to get More People, More Active, More Often.

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