Duncan Bannatyne established the Bannatyne Group as a major UK health-club group.
The Bannatyne Group operates health clubs, spas and hotels and is named after its founder, Scottish entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne. Before and during his television career, Bannatyne built businesses in several sectors, including leisure and fitness. His work in the health-club industry became one of the central parts of his business profile.
The company name can be confused with other UK fitness operators such as Fitness First, David Lloyd Clubs and Nuffield Health. Those are separate organisations and are not the business founded by Bannatyne. Dragon's Den helped make Bannatyne a familiar public figure, but his health-club group was established through his wider entrepreneurial career rather than created by the television programme.