AFTER seven years of energetic fun, Jumpz Trampoline Park is up for sale.<\/p>\n
Managing director Samantha Williams said the centre, a family business supported by parents Mary and former AFL champion Greg Williams, can be easily managed by anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve looked at selling it before, the timing probably wasn\u2019t right for us, we had some people offer to purchase and COVID hit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just want the right people to run it, to keep the brand going and to look after all of our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Williams said the family capitalised on the growing interest of trampoline parks overseas and established the first of its kind at Kangaroo Flat in 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grew up here in Bendigo, we\u2019re up a fair bit to see mum and dad still,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was nothing like it in Bendigo, no trampoline centre or anything as big as this.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the start, they were out the door, in the street lined up to come in it was just great.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get people from Swan Hill, Castlemaine, everywhere around Bendigo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Williams, who also owns a Jumpz centre in Bali, said they decided to sell as she has landed a career opportunity in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
She said the trampoline park gives children and families something different to do all year round, and the centre has seen a growth in interest coming out of COVID-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe closed as soon as COVID hit but when we opened, we\u2019ve been doing unbelievable figures,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think it\u2019s actually been really positive for us because kids are inside, and they\u2019re not seeing their friends, and as soon as were allowed this is the exact sort of place they\u2019ll come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Williams said they\u2019ll look for the right buyer, but after opening and running the trampoline park in her early 20s, believes \u201canyone can do it\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve just got to be willing to put in the work and put on a happy face to serve people that come in to have a good time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFTER seven years of energetic fun, Jumpz Trampoline Park is up for sale. Managing director Samantha Williams said the centre, a family business supported by parents Mary and former AFL champion Greg Williams, can be easily managed by anyone. \u201cWe\u2019ve looked at selling it before, the timing probably wasn\u2019t right for us, we had some […]<\/p>\n