SCOTTISH FITNESS START UP OPENS NEW HEADQUARTERS

Scottish fitness start-up Factory Weights has confirmed plans to open a 40,000 sq ft headquarters in Glasgow’s East End in May.

The founders Tom Russell and Craig Guthrie are set to open the new site on London Road in the Gallowgate. Founded in Glasgow in the spring of 2021, Factory Weights capitalised on the boom of at-home workouts and online training programmes.

They are aiming to employ 20 to 30 members of the local community as part of wider regeneration plans within the Gallowgate area.

Russell said: “We launched our business after seeing the demand for good quality gym equipment surge throughout the pandemic, but as we move out of this period both trade customers and consumers are still training more than ever and fitness and health is still very much a priority across both sectors.

Our new headquarters will have a fully stocked shop where both the public and those within the fitness industry can purchase gym equipment. We will also have a showroom and a state of the art gym and training facility – once open we plan to launch a personal training academy to help aspiring PT’s grow their businesses further.”

He added: “We plan to work with local schools and businesses to help them reap the benefits of working out via free equipment, and we’ll be working on a local campaign to help provide affordable access to our training facility for those who live and work in the surrounding area.”