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We help health, fitness and wellness businesses to grow and scale through franchising

Trusted by some of the fastest growing brands in the sector

With over 20 years’ experience in the UK fitness franchise sector, we have the expertise, support, and systems to help health, fitness, and wellness businesses to grow both domestically and internationally.

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Empowered Brands is backed by RM Funds which is an alternative asset management business. Founded in 2010, with offices in London and Edinburgh, the firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors, multi-asset allocators, family offices and retail investors. Since inception the business has transacted in excess of £50 billion of assets, and advised and or originated, structured and managed over £1.5bn of sterling assets and over €700m in European assets.

How to work with us

You can partner with us to grow your health, fitness, or wellness brand across the UK and Ireland through franchising. 

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We're also seeking master franchise partners to expand the énergie Fitness brand into new international territories.

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You can also own any of our franchise brands through a single or multi-unit franchise package.

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To learn more and enquire about partnering with us, get in touch.

PREVO 2024

The Annual Prevo Conference and Awards Dinner is the celebration of achievement in the franchise network, recognising the franchisees, locations and staff members who have driven exceptional performance. 

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At the Annual Prevo Conference and Awards Dinner franchisees from all our brands come together to feel as though they are part of a community and wider network of franchise owners building businesses in the health, fitness, and wellness space. 

Our Brands

We work only with brands that have the capacity to become leaders in health, fitness and wellness.

All our brands offer world class service for their customers and a robust and profitable business for their franchisees.

énergie Fitness

Empowering people to transform their lives

Founded in 2003 with just a single club, énergie Fitness is now a market-leading fitness franchise group with over 80 clubs across the UK, Ireland and Spain, 110,000 members and c.£30m network turnover.  énergie is a top ranked fitness chain on Trustpilot.

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UBX

The fastest growing boxing & strength provider in the world

Co-founded by Managing Director, Tim West and four-time world champion Australian boxer, Danny Green, UBX Training began franchising in 2016 under its Australia brand UBX Training. In 2019, the brand expanded overseas with the first UBX Training club opening in New Zealand. As of 2024, there are over 100 locations globally across 7 countries.

fit+

The market leader in digitally operated, staffless gyms

Founded in Germany by Björn Krämer and Torsten Boorberg in 2016, fit+ has grown to over 250 gyms in over 10 countries, taking the European market by storm and proving the success of the model. fit+ partnered with Empowered Brands in early 2024 to rollout the brand across the UK & Ireland.

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Our Team

Passionate about service and obsessive about customer results, Empowered Brands is led by a team with over 100 years' experience collectively in building successful businesses.

The highly effective management team consists of innovative entrepreneurs and Chief Executive’s who have a track record of leading very successful enterprises and corporations. They have developed global brands and are experienced in building brand value and in bringing companies successfully to market.

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or want to know more about becoming one of our brands, please get in touch.

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Testimonials

Empowered Brands were an obvious choice to partner with to rollout fit+ across the UK and Ireland given their extensive experience in the sector, and their passion to bring the direct positive benefits fit+ gyms can have to people across local communities.

Torsten Boorberg, co-founder, fit+

News

Check out these articles to learn more about our latest news.
If you’d like more information, get in touch directly.

Two brand-new UBX gyms to open in Kingston and Islington

October, 2024

UBX continues to expand its footprint across the UK & Ireland with two new franchised locations set to open in Kingston and Islington.

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Kingston and Islington will become the 8th and 9th UBX gyms to open in the UK & Ireland under master franchisor Empowered Brands, joining a growing global network of more than 100 UBX locations worldwide.

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UBX continues to expand its footprint across the UK & Ireland with two new franchised locations set to open in Kingston and Islington.

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