Today, payasUgym.com has been shortlisted as The Start-Up Business of the Year 2012 at this year’s National Business Awards in partnership with Orange. As the world’s largest online gym access programme, payasUgym.com provides people with greater opportunities to participate in sport and fitness by offering a range of flexible options to use hundreds of existing gyms and health clubs ranging from discounted day passes, short term membership options and outdoor training.
Going up against the likes of Shutl, Crowdcube and Cause4 they will battle it out for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the National Business Awards gala dinner held on 13th November in London. Michael Hayman, Co-founder, Start-Up Britain and judge for the category said: “payasUgym.com is an innovative entry to the established health and fitness market that is using effective partnerships – with both gyms and businesses – to drive good growth figures.”
Jamie Ward, CEO of payasUgym.com said: “We are delighted to be shortlisted as The Start-Up Business of the Year for 2012. At a time when more and more people are looking to integrate sport and fitness into their day-to-day lives payasUgym.com provides a valuable and innovative service which seeks to increase participation levels across the UK.”
The National Business Awards has today revealed over 150 of Britain’s leading businesses and business leaders as finalists in the prestigious awards programme. Organisations shortlisted include a range of private, public and third sector companies, including National Grid, Marks and Spencer, and London early Years Foundation.
All National Business Awards finalists represent an annual turnover in excess of £135 billion and collectively employ over 700,000. They cover activities as diverse as digital marketing, international road haulage and logistics, water engineering and life sciences: sectors that reflect key areas of UK capability with high potential for international expansion. The diverse size of the companies entering is also huge – ranging from a business with an annual turnover of less than £50k to high growth and high value companies with multi-billion revenues.
Baroness Virginia Bottomley, Chair of Judges said: “This year has been a challenging environment for British businesses: these finalists demonstrate how companies are succeeding in the current climate through innovation, originality and tenacity. It’s good to see a broad range of companies both in sector and size – an impressive representation of the potential British businesses have. Congratulations to all our finalists.”
The National Business Awards supports Help for Heroes, a charity that offers support and advice for wounded soldiers.
Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all finalists and to book a table at the event.
