A LEISURE operator is on the crest of a wave after being praised at a top industry awards night.

Everyone Active, which operates Weymouth Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre on behalf of Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, is celebrating an award.

The ukactive and Matrix Flame Awards are the health and fitness sector’s largest celebration of innovation and excellence. Everyone Active scooped the most coveted award of the night, Operator of the Year, at a ceremony hosted in Telford, Shropshire.

The accolade recognised Everyone Active’s high levels of performance across all aspects of operation. It is the fifth time the leisure operator has achieved the title, having won the award last year and on the three consecutive occasions in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Everyone Active also operates Blandford Leisure Centre on behalf of North Dorset District Council.

Its leisure centre in Stratford-Upon-Avon also won the prestigious Leisure Centre of the Year award in acknowledgement of its high-quality facilities and commitment to improving health and wellbeing in the local community.

The achievements come as Everyone Active gears up to celebrate its 30th birthday later this year.

Managing director, David Bibby, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have achieved the status of Operator of the Year for the fifth time. All of our colleagues from across the company strive to give customers the best service and experience possible when visiting our sites, and I’m very proud that their hard work and dedication has been recognised by others in the sector.”

He added: “Everyone Active has expanded rapidly in recent years, and now manages more than 150 leisure facilities and cultural services across the country.

“As we grow, we are determined to bring top-class facilities to more communities and ensure we help as many people as possible to improve their health and wellbeing by getting active.”

The Flame Awards recognise leisure centres, health clubs, group operators and individuals that have demonstrated exceptional standards across all areas of the operation.