Steve Watts

LEISURE & SPORTS SPECIALIST

Watts Consultancy Offers a unique solution of Sports & Leisure expertise having created owned & operated & represented many brands/ clubs over the last 30 years’

Steve Watts

Steve has a wealth of experience in the fitness industry, as both an owner and operator of 5 successful health clubs and his experience spanning over 30 years.

After working in the Hotel Industry he entered the private sector managing to secure private investments to open his first club. He worked from inception to completion managing all aspects.

In addition to this he has acted as Leisure Consultant for “HBOS & Lloyds TSB” on various projects including various football stadium’s and joint venture partnerships with Local Authorities.

After the success of his first club he went on to open ‘The Thames Club’ in Staines which won a coveted design award. He then opened his third club ‘The River Bourne Club’ in Chertsey which is still one of the most successful independent clubs in the South of England.

In 2013 he rebranded his first club in Bracknell to FW Urban Gym which is a fully functional indoor & outdoor training facility with the added benefit of an accredited OCR programme (Obstacle Training Course).

He represents various brands in Europe & the Middle East including PulseRoll & Cryo brands in the Recovery sector. I also represented on a consultancy basis various Fitness Groups, Corporate, independent & new ‘Set Ups’ in Europe & the Middle East.

In April 2018 Steve teamed up with Pete Hillier and together opened their own flagship site, eActiv Health Lounge. eActiv is the first club in the UK to offer a fully integrated digital solution using the innovative eGym system & then opened their second eActiv site in Wokingham Berks in 2021.

Services

New Venture

Working with you to kick start your business, with services Ranging from site location and procurement – marketing and brand – Bank Funding and Negotiations

Growing Business

Discovering development opportunities whilst increasing profitability, membership and company profile

Expanding Business

When your looking to build a chain and expand your brand we can help investigate development Opportunities, Help with Management and Staffing and provide upgrading Assessments

Portfolio

A small selection of Projects Built. Owned and/or Operated

River Bourne Health Club

The Thames Club

eActiv Health Lounge

(Staines, Surrey)

Eupepsia Performance Lab Sports

(Sports City Dubai)

eActiv Wokingham

(Wokingham Surrey)

Activspace, Bahrain

FW Urban gym & FW OCR

(Currently under Re-Development)

Fitness 360

Devere Bellhouse Hotel

(Beaconsfield)

Moredon Golf Club, Swindon

Wealdstone / BarnetFC

(Harrow, Middlesex)

Caversham Health Club

(Caversham, Berkshire)

Corinthia Hotel

(Central London)

The SB Group Academy

(Bracknell)

Body & Soul

(Middle East)

MTS

(Abu Dhabi)

Solutions for Sports Businesses

Total Sports Solution offers a wealth of experience & knowledge in the Middle East region offering consultancy to our array of clients. We also offer a variety of Sports & Fitness solutions ranging from Gym equipment and accessories, Gym operations, Gym staff recruitment, Training courses, operational knowledge, as well as solutions for your fitness club .

Total Sports Solution also specializes in fitness innovations such as Recovery Tools, Cryotherapy, the first 4D body scanner, floatation & O2 recovery therapy.

TSS are at the forefront of fitness and wellness solution providers in the Middle east. Our team at TSS has knowledge & experience in designing, operating, fitting out & product placement in sports facilities around Europe & the Middle East for over 30 years.

Develop your understanding of fitness and wellness with TSS and let us help you achieve real fitness goals.

Every journey begins with the first step, so give us a call or drop us an email and trust us when we say, YOU MATTER!'

Our Partners

Pulse Roll

Recovery Specialist

Prospec Changing Room Solutions

Debbie Flevotomou Architects

(UK, UAE, AFRICA, US)

Muhdo

(DNA Health Tests)

4DME

(4D Body Scanning)

Sectors

We offer expertise in Sectors

Health / Fitness Club

Hospitality / Corporate

Solutions

Explore some of the ways we can help you grow

New Venture Solutions

SITE LOCATION

We can provide a preliminary overview followed by a demographic and competitor analysis of the proposed location, and assist in analysing potential target market and membership potential.

DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY

We will work with operators to develop and determine the all-in capital cost of a proposed development together with the overheads, running costs and the projected income, to ensure that anticipated profitability is achieved or exceeded layout and design we will assist you with the design and layout of a proposed facility to optimize space, ensuring that the effective use and interaction of space is both user friendly and offers maximum sales potential.

PROCUREMENT

We will obtain the best value when procuring fitting out and equipment, which ensures that they achieve the optimum balance of cost and quality, combined with ‘on time’ delivery. This invaluable experience is available to all of our Clients as part of our comprehensive service.

PRE-SALES MANAGEMENT

We can assist and/or run a successful Pre-sales campaign to offer much needed up-front income by creating a reactive response prior to the opening.

MARKETING

We will assist and/or run a successful marketing campaign ensuring maximum coverage to fit within an agreed budget.

BANK FUNDING AND NEGOTIATIONS

We enjoy established relationships with a number of major banks and private funders, and can offer advice, support and essential professional support throughout the funding process.

Existing Business Solutions

TROUBLESHOOTING

We can provide a business audit to assist you to identify the business problems and issues, followed by recommendations on feasible solutions.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND REPORT ON POTENTIAL PROFITABILITY

We will provide a preliminary business audit offering advice to maximize potential profitability.

MEMBERSHIP LEVEL AND PROFILE

We can analyse membership levels and member profiles and offer advice on membership tracking packages to accommodate differing club sizes.

MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING

We can offer advice on management and staffing ensuring adequate staffing levels, assisting with training requirements or offering a full Management Service with one of our service partners.

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

We are able to offer essential advice on equipment selection and pass on our substantial discounts that we have negotiated with many of the top fitness suppliers, again allowing you the Client to benefit from our established business relationships.

MARKETING

We will assist and/or run a successful marketing campaign ensuring maximum coverage to fit within an agreed budget.

STRUCTURES AND LAYOUTS

The structure and layout of a health or sports facility will have a dramatic impact upon it’s profitability, and particular attention should be paid to maximizing ‘secondary income’. Our many years experience of successfully developing and managing a wide range of different establishments will ensure that the potential of your business is fully realised

UPGRADING ASSESSMENTS

We will offer a feasibility audit on the current ‘state of play’, providing advice on upgrade opportunities aimed at optimizing a rapid increase in income. Development Opportunities ALS can offer advice and support on proposed enhancements to maximize income potential and minimize capital investment.

Associates

Pete Hiller

Marketing Director/Consultant

Pete was an experienced franchisee in the leisure industry, as well as a personal trainer before establishing his own marketing company focused on fitness industry pre-sales and rebranding.

Pete played an integral role in the development and rebranding of “Pride Fitness” in Letchworth, taking their client base from 450 to just under 1000 in a 3 month period. He was also responsible for the pre-sale of a 16k sq foot gym in Ipswich ( “FTC Gym”) which sold just over 1000 memberships before it opened it’s doors.

Pete works as a consultant for “Beatz” fitness brand which launched in the UK last year and continues to help fitness facilities with their lead generation.

Pete has worked with Steve on their recent marketing promotions and continues to support development within the Middle East.

In April 2018 Pete teamed up with Steve Watts and together opened their own flagship site, eActiv Health Lounge. eActiv is the
first club in the UK to offer a fully integrated digital solution using the innovative eGym system.

Abhinav Murali

Consultant

A U.K graduate with a keen interest in sports & fitness, Abhinav has worked in the fitness industry for a little over 10 years. He pursued a career in the Middle East and has represented various leading brands such as Precor, Life-fitness, Matrix, etc., Currently residing in Dubai, He understand how this industry works(out). Thus, understanding the client’s vision, goals and requirement is one of his biggest strengths especially in this region.

Lulu Katrivesis

Senior Spa Consultant

Lulu Katrivesis is a specialist in the Spa sector with a career experience of 20 years’in International 5* Hotel establishments and exquisite Spas for Royal Families Specialising in the creation & improvement of existing Spas to gain maximum organisational effectiveness, radically improving Treatment & Retail Sales revenues introducing Systems and Spa Operating Procedures. By applying new trends and ideas in advance of other competitors, by being innovative which is essential.

Our Planning and Consulting service can offer new concept ideas through to opening and hiring of professional talent. Training Spa staff onsite to a highly knowledgeable level in their specific job description, ready for a new opening or a major upgrade.

Monitoring the Spa Design to introduce a concept according to the Client's required style & cultural requirements. This evolves to create not only beautiful and organised spaces, but ensures efficiency in the delivery of the Spa & that it meets operational needs. paying attention to the creation of the Senses, essential to help create the perfect harmonious environment.

Working with Client & Design teams, once the concept is established, steering the development of an architectural brief towards a successful Spa realisation.

Lulu Katrivesis

Spa Industry Consultant

Mobile: +971 56 7330350

Email: katrivesis@aol