FITNESS FIRST AT ROBINSONS SUMMIT CENTER

Robinsons Summit Center is home to some of the top local and multinational companies in the country today. With its strategic and accessible location, efficient design and state of the art building management system, Robinsons Summit Center continues to be one of the top choices of companies who want to make their presence felt in the Makati Central Business District.

One of these companies located here is Fitness First whose first branch in Manila opened in Robinsons Summit Center when the building was just newly built.

With 545 clubs across 22 countries and more than 1.5 million members in the world, Fitness First continues to deliver its promise of helping more people achieve their fitness goals, with the aim of not just improving their overall health but changing their lives.

Since it first opened its doors at the 8th Floor of Robinsons Summit Center in Makati City last October 2001, Fitness First has become the country’s fastest growing fitness chain with 15 Fitness First clubs and two Fitness First Platinum clubs in the country.

RSC Fitness First boasts of world class amenities and state-of-the-art fitness equipment, cycling studio, sauna and steam rooms to aid members in successfully achieving their fitness goals. Experienced nutritionists and trainers, who have undergone world-class training, design customized programs to ensure they stay motivated as they get closer to their goals.

It also houses a huge group exercise area that regularly pumps out Les Mills programs such as Bodybalance and Bodypump, as well as other group exercise programs such as Yoga, Pilates and Kickboxing. Complimentary coffee and drinks, extensive group exercise timetable, personal training, members’ lounge, VCD library, luxurious changing facilities, nutrition programs, and a spa for relaxation are also available to members, making it the premier fitness destination of the working class.

“Dedicated to motivating working professionals to improve their overall health, we continue to provide ways to bring fitness to them. With their hectic schedules we place the highest consideration on location and accessibility to deliver on our promise of guaranteed value and to help achieve our clients’ fitness goals,” says Fitness First Philippines Country Manager Mark Ellis.

With its prime location, the Fitness First RSC branch invites working professionals to seize the opportunity to inject fitness in their hectic lifestyles. Strategically located at the heart of the business district, working up a sweat at the Summit Center is the perfect way to end a work day

Fitness First is the number 1 global fitness company and the world's largest fitness operator with 18 clubs nationwide. For more information on Fitness First RSC Branch, please contact telephone number 848-0000 or visit www.fitnessfirst.com.ph.

For inquiries on office spaces in Robinsons Summit Center, please contact Robinsons Office Buildings Division at 395-2177; 395 0177 or email offices@robinsonsland.com>

Robinsons Land a driving force in Cebu

MANILA, Philippines The strong domestic retail market continues to paved the way for more property developments and expansion not only in major urban centers like Metro Manila but throughout the country. The expansion is being followed rapidly by BPO and call center companies as they moved to the Next Wave Cities.

Cebu has taken advantage of these developments and has landed itself as the premier destination for BPO and call center companies because of the presence of the correct mix of critical infrastructure, ample and appropriate human resources and lower cost. Cebu was selected as one of the highest-ranking BPO destinations in Asia due to high literacy and labor pool, fiscal incentives and competitiveness.

Robinsons Cybergate Cebu, Robinsons Land Corporation’s latest Cebu project that integrates BPO office spaces in its newest shopping and lifestyle mall development has reinforce the company stature as a driving force in the industry and the main developer of BPO sites that offers a total live-work-play environment.

For inquiries on Robinsons Cybergate Cebu office space leasing, call (02) 395-2177; (032) 255-5590 or email at office.buildings@-robinsonsland.com

PEZA-backed Robinsons Cybergate Cebu Opens

MANILA, Philippines - Cebu City, ranked by Tholons International as the number one city among the world’s Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities, is the host of Robinsons Land Corporation’s latest mixed-use project, Robinsons Cybergate Cebu.

While Cebu is also considered premier tourist destination, it is the second most popular destination of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, next to Metro Manila, since it provides the infrastructure, amenities and the balanced lifestyle that draws BPO companies to set shop.

Opened last Dec. 9, 2009, Robinsons Cybergate Cebu is a seven-story mixed-use development with dining options, a medical and wellness component designed to supplement the services offered by the adjacent Chong Hua Hospital and other medical facilities and three floors for office. The new medical-commercial development sits on a 5,000-square meter lot and will have a gross leasable area of 12,500 square meters. It will have a total of 55 shops and restaurants as well as 35 wellness clinics.

The PEZA-accredited project located along J. Llorente St. corner Don Gil Garcia St. and facing Fuente Osmena Circle will be offering a complete work, relax, distress environment. The building is also equipped with full back-up power generators and utilizes the flexible VRF/VRV air-conditioning system perfect for companies who are conscious about work hours flexibility and cost savings.

Given its location at the heart of Metro Cebu, Robinsons Cybergate Cebu has unmatched accessibility and within the vicinity of Cebu’s major universities and colleges that provide an annual college graduating pool of 20,000 allowing ease in recruitment and potential employment.

RLC profit up to P3.3B

MANILA, Philippines – The Gokongweis’ Robinsons Land Corp. posted a four-percent year-on-year profit growth in fiscal year 2009 that ended September, on higher revenue from its shopping mall and office property portfolio.

Net profit hit P3.27 billion on the back of a P10.73-billion revenue. Excluding extraordinary items, RLC’s core net income grew by 10 percent, the firm said in a statement.

“RLC’s various business units managed to perform well because of our deep understanding of the market, commitment to operational efficiencies and a healthy balance sheet,” said Frederick Go, RLC president and chief operating officer.

The commercial centers division accounted for P4.21 billion or 39 percent of the real estate revenue for the year, up 14 percent from year-ago level.

Enterprise-wide average occupancy rate for the malls was steady at 93 percent. From October to December last year, RLC opened four new malls: Robinsons Place General Santos, Robinsons Place Dumaguete, Robinsons Ilocos Norte and Robinsons Cybergate Cebu.

RLC is the second largest shopping mall developer in the country with 29 malls nationwide. The office buildings division, a leading provider of space to BPOs, reported gross revenue of P1.1 billion, or 26 percent higher than year-ago level.

Accounting for 10 percent of total revenue, the office division’s operating profit grew by 20 percent to P738 million. It enjoys a stable recurring lease from its six office buildings: Robinsons Cybergate Towers 1, 2, 3, Robinsons Summit Center, Robinsons Equitable Tower, and Galleria Corporate Center.

RLC’s hotels division posted P1.04 billion in revenue, down from last year’s P1.14 billion due to the global travel slowdown. Its net income before tax reached P130.49 million. Doris C. Dumlao