Mark Perriam is the director of Devon Property which recently completed the successful retail development in Constellation Drive. Mr Perriam transformed an old warehouse into a number of retail shops. These include The Coffee Club, Mexicali Fresh, Tank Juices, Bruce Lee Sushi, and Snap Fitness. The centre has become very popular with the surrounding businesses and large number of commuters that travel through to the Bays. Mark Perriam purchased a Snap Fitness franchise a couple of years ago on the back of a major change in the worldwide gym industry. The USA and the rest of the world have changed to a 24hr 7day formatt with smaller neighbourhood gyms and no fixed contracts. These are now replacing the old large big box standalone gyms that have made their money locking clients into long contracts. Mr Perriam was attracted to the Snap brand as they have had the most aggressive in growth in New Zealand and are one of the biggest worldwide. Snap started in the USA in 2002 and has grown to over 1500 in the USA alone and nearly 50 in New Zealand. Snap in NZ has grown to 50 gyms nationwide in only a few short years and contiues to outperform its opposition. "Project manager Mark Perriam said the Theodosia St base building was coming together nicely, now sealed against the elements, with only superficial elements and landscaping to go."

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