Expanding gym chain to launch new city centre venue

The Ultra Flex gym and fitness chain has unveiled plans to open a new site in York city centre.

The business has taken a ten-year lease on the former Topps Tiles premises on Layerthorpe, which will be its fourth venue.

The premises will undergo a refurbishment programme to provide a 11,000 sq ft gym complex including a main gym, studio, café, physiotherapy facilities and barber shop.

The new York gym will feature a large range of free weights as well as cardio and resistance machines, a 25m prowler track, nutritional supplements and sun beds.

Expected to open for business in May, the York venue will complement the popular Ultra Flex gyms in Leeds, Normanton and Rotherham.

Mike Motanov, manager of Ultra Flex York, said: “Layerthorpe is a great location, close to the city centre while offering lots of parking for our members. The premises also gives us plenty of space to feature a huge range of high quality exercise kit from all over the world which is proving so popular at our other gyms.

“The business has an ongoing relationship with Clarion, we trust them to give good advice and they were as efficient as ever in helping us to secure this lease.”

Grace Allison of Clarion’s property team advised Ultra Flex.