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It’s Go Time: An Installation Like No Other

LIV North’s fulfillment team is consistently demonstrating our ability to complete what seems like an impossible installation with proper pre planning and perfect execution. This week our challenge is to install 185 pieces of Life Fitness Cardio equipment into two gyms on two separate days. 

Working out of a temporary warehouse, we have unloaded five truck loads of equipment. This converted into nine truckloads of assembled equipment, like the one shown below, which have been in storage until today when the first of two gyms were being installed. 

After day one we are on time and ready for Thursday’s installation. Included in this installation are:

  • 91 Life Fitness Integrity Treadmills
  • 11 Life Fitness Integrity Upright Cycles
  • 11 Life Fitness Integrity Recumbent Cycles
  • 51 Life Fitness Integrity Elliptical Trainers
  • 10 Life Fitness Integrity Lower Body Arc Trainers
  • 11 Life Fitness Integrity Total Body Arc Trainers

LIV North continues to exceed our customers expectations on fulfillment of orders and quality installations from initial planning through to completion. A special mention to Jennifer Hodenius, Fulfillment Manager-Eastern Canada and Stephan Decouvreur, Senior Installation Manager for their excellent work executing these installations.

Learn more about the Life Fitness Integrity Series here.

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The Finishing Touch

To put the finishing touches on our new head office in Mississauga, we asked our sales team to send in some of their favourite installation photos to frame and put up on our walls.

Although there is not enough room to fit all the pictures that were sent in, there is lot’s of time to circulate them into our frames over time. It is amazing to look at the many excellent installations LIV North have completed over the last couple of years despite the conditions.

Check out the photos submitted by our team.

  • Rocky Ridge YMCA
  • Badlands Training
  • Athletic Kulture
  • Granite Club
  • YMCA
  • Algonquin College
  • U Calgary
  • Ten York
  • Stampede Ranch
  • Pump Fitness MC
  • Lepine McGarry Terrace
  • Cadillac Fairview HSBC
  • Park Hyatt Yorkville
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Woodway, through LIV North Inc. has enhanced Service Technicians across Canada

As fitness facilities across Canada work to restore operations, the task of servicing their dormant fitness equipment becomes a top priority.

LIV North’s service team in conjunction with Woodway USA recently conducted a service training that was run through a virtual hands on session with four LIV North locations across Canada. “As Canada’s leading fitness equipment supplier we want to make sure all our technicians are trained and ready on all the new advancements to ensure fast reliable service for all our customers.” Said Brian Townsend, VP Operations, LIV North.

Proper maintenance as well as ongoing service routines will maximize performance and prolong the lifespan of your fitness equipment. With over 14 trained technicians covering Canada, contact LIV North to have your fitness equipment inspected, calibrated, lubed, and serviced to ensure your patrons and members receive an optimal experience.

LIV North provides a wide range of preventative maintenance plans for all sizes and types of fitness facilities. Please contact us regarding your equipment maintenance at service@livnorth.com

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Facility Feature: Park Hyatt

Park Hyatt is located in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood and is lined with upscale boutiques, Victorian-era homes as well as chic restaurants.

Iain Anderson, the Territory Manager for LIV North in the GTA, has worked with the Park Hyatt Team to design a beautiful 1400 sq/ft. space. It was important that the equipment selected for this facility was of the highest quality with state of the art cardio & strength equipment. Products chosen for this project was the Life Fitness Elevation Series Cardio with SE3HD Console, Insignia Strength, and Synrgy Training System which incorporates Functional Training and Accessory Storage.

After your workout, visit one of Stillwater Spas’ thirteen treatment rooms to relax before going out on the town!

This is a beautiful upscale hotel with a fitness centre to match, not only for people travelling from out of town, but also for people from around the GTA to enjoy a getaway weekend.

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North America’s Largest YMCA Outfitted with Life Fitness by LIV North

The sheer size and scope of the Cor Van Raay YMCA in Lethbridge, Alberta is impressive enough—more than 260,000 square feet consisting of amenities like a large field house, massive aquatics center, an indoor playground and a well-planned fitness center. It is by far one of the largest installs done by LIV North.

It’s no easy task outfitting a facility as large as the Cor Van Raay YMCA, but LIV North employed a well-planned approach. The work started by combining three key components—space, product and the YMCA’s vision of community. Together with our team first approach, we were able to deliver top of the line fitness equipment for members to enjoy for years to come. After 3 1/2 years of planning ended, the opening of the standout facility was in May 2019 and members have been enjoying it thoroughly ever since. 

There were several key steps that contribute to the success of this install and partnership:

Complete buy-in from both sides. YMCA chose LIV North due to the involvement of the entire team. Sales, Logistics, Ownership, Delivery Crew, and the ability to bring everything together. Both sides were in constant communication over 3 1/2 years of meetings both in Calgary and Lethbridge. 

The delivery happened on one of the coldest weeks of the year in Lethbridge reaching -30 degrees celsius. There were complications like the elevator going down on days 3-5 but the team manually moved items up two flights of stairs. 75% of the floor plan needed to be revised overnight as changes to the electrical outlets were moved in the final stages of construction. We seamlessly addressed these at no cost to the client.

Set Expectations and deliver on set goals. Life Fitness and LIV North showed that no matter the size of the project, deadlines, and expectations were not only met, but exceeded the customer’s vision. The budget was in line and the delivery time was under what was expected. This came from us being able to use expert install crew from both cities.

Customization. The ability to customize a project based not only on the demographic but the client’s vision. This YMCA has a different look in the performance area with turf being used. In addition, we did the teen room with billiards and air hockey/foosball tables. Small customizations that we are able to pull from our partner Life Fitness.

It’s the first time Life Fitness have showcased an installation outside of the US for their promotional video. The project spotlight was spearheaded by LIV North’s Russ McLean. This project was 100% Life Fitness, and their partner products except the dumbbells and plates. Footage from this site is part of the Global rebrand, which highlights Canadian fitness, service, and teamwork.

The goal for Cor Van Raay was to have 6000 members before September 2019 – they hit that in July. A very impressive feat and one we were delighted to help facilitate with the install. Jennifer, the CEO of Lethbridge YMCA, confirmed that before the COVID-19 closure, the member number was 10,084. The largest amount of members they have ever had. 

The best partner in the business is LIV North and Life Fitness.

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