Crown Group Extend Their Portfolio with Leisurextra
February 2007
The Crown Group are delighted to announce that they have been awarded the contract to manage the café, bar, function and vending facilities of 75 leisure centres across the country over a 10 year period. To do so they have launched Leisurextra, extending the reach of the Crown Group into the sports and leisure market.
The Crown Group has over thirty years experience in the catering, events and hospitality industry and have branched into a new sector with this announcement. Leisurextra will be targeted to solely manage this new area of the business.
To drive Leisurextra to become a leader in the sports and leisure market, they are delighted to have appointed Dale Wild as Managing Director. With over 25 years of experience in public leisure facilities management, Dale will lead a designated and dynamic team appointed to oversee, manage and develop this new area of the business.
With a projected turnover in excess of £50 million, together with
the level of potential business available in this sector of the public
leisure market, Dale comments, I
am thrilled to be involved in this new and exciting company, which will
set new standards within the leisure industry across the country. Being
a member of the Crown Group will allow us to draw on the skills and
expertise of the member companies to provide a first class service
which is competitively priced. I look forward to a very exciting first
year with the company.
Charles Beer, Chief Executive of the Crown Group comments, The
Crown Group are delighted to have won the contract at all 75 units and
by constituting Leisurextra we are certain of its success. We are very
excited by this new opportunity and I look forward to watching the
future growth of this new area of the Group.
Leisurextra is set to launch this month & will run, maintain and manage the food and beverage business across 75 centres throughout the country.
For more information visit www.leisurextra.co.uk


