1Life will retain its separate identity but will be driven by Parkwood Leisure’s senior leadership team utilising Parkwood’s support services.

The new structure will ensure 1Life can continue to deliver quality leisure provision and maximise local opportunities to support community health and wellbeing. The acquisition will further enhance the working relationships with partner councils, customers and colleagues.

“This acquisition is great news for 1Life, its customers and clients with 1Life becoming part of a much larger, secure and market leading operator in the sector. Following recent events that have impacted the entire sector it was important to secure a strategic outcome and destination for the company that would be in the best long term interests of all stakeholders,” said Ian Hendrie, CEO and CFO of 1Life.

Glen Hall, managing director of Parkwood Leisure, said the acquisition allows the organisation to share its experience to benefit more communities across the country.

“Parkwood Leisure have invested significantly in customer focused initiatives and the 1Life acquisition opens up many exciting opportunities to improve the customer experience as well as improving efficiency through economies of scale. Recognising the need to tailor delivery to local circumstances, Parkwood Leisure has developed innovative and scalable support services, which can now be offered directly to local authorities and other leisure operators.”