A training floor does not start with the equipment order but with the question of who will train there. The process below describes how SCOTFIT structures projects – from the first conversation to ongoing support. The order is not a formality: each phase provides the basis for the next, and decisions made too early cost money later.
1. Consulting: listening before planning
It starts with target group, concept, budget and floor space. A 24/7 gym needs a different line-up than a boutique club, a physiotherapy practice a different one than a hotel. Only once it is clear who uses the floor, and how often, does it make sense to talk about equipment.
Useful for this conversation: a floor plan or dimensions, planned opening hours, expected membership or utilisation, and a rough investment range.
2. Concept: zoning and quality tier
The concept divides the floor into zones – cardio, strength, free training, class area – and determines the equipment needed per zone. This is also where the quality tier is decided, and not necessarily for the whole gym at once: it is common to specify heavily used areas higher than rarely used ones.
- Which training formats should the floor cover?
- How is usage distributed across the day?
- Which areas shape the first impression?
- Where does robustness matter more than design ambition – and where is it the other way round?
3. 2D planning: dimensions, circulation, safety distances
To-scale floor planning shows what actually fits. It accounts for circulation routes, safety distances around machines and the quantity structure. This is often where a wish list turns out to be one or two machines too long – better here than after delivery.
4. 3D visualisation: seeing the room before investing
Photorealistic visualisation makes the floor visible before the decision – colours, materials, lighting. It serves not only your own decision but also conversations with investors, banks and landlords, who rarely read a plan the way they read an image.
5. Production: order and customisation
After approval, order and customisation go straight to manufacturing – frame colours, upholstery, stitching and logo applications are implemented there, not retrofitted. Quality control happens at the manufacturer.
6. Installation: delivery, assembly, commissioning
Delivery, assembly, alignment and commissioning are handled by coordinated technician teams. What matters is alignment with the construction schedule: equipment arriving before the flooring is in the way; equipment arriving late postpones the opening.
7. Service: training, spare parts, maintenance
After opening come staff training, spare parts supply, maintenance and technical support. For the economics of a floor this part often matters more than the purchase price – a machine out of service for two weeks costs member satisfaction.
Frequently asked questions
- How early should equipment planning start?
- Early enough for 2D planning to still influence floor build-up, electrical connections and ceiling heights. If the interior fit-out is already fixed, it narrows the equipment choice.
- Does the whole floor need the same quality tier?
- No. Mixing tiers is common – for example specifying heavily used strength areas higher than secondary areas. The quality tiers in the SCOTFIT portfolio can be combined.
- What is needed for a first quote?
- Floor dimensions or a plan, the intended use and a rough investment range. From that comes a first proposal, which is then refined together.