Middlewood Locks · Salford
FORGED STRENGTH. ENGINEERED. Manchester's premium strength facility
Opening January 2027 · Founding memberships now available

A premium, capped-membership strength facility coming to Middlewood Locks, Salford. No classes, no café, no compromise. World-class German machinery across 4,700 sq ft of dedicated training space — purpose built for serious lifting.

Membership is strictly limited to 600. When it's full, it's full. Founding members receive priority access, the best rate, exclusive merchandise and a fob that will never be available again.

600 MEMBERS ONLY. EVER.
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Built by operators, for lifters. FORGED is led by Samuel Benjamin — a multi-venue gym operator with facilities across Greater Manchester. The equipment specification, space design and membership model are built on years of operating serious training environments. This is not a first venture. It is the best one.

Common questions
Middlewood Locks, East Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5. Five minutes walk from Salford Central station. Secure on-site parking available.
The entire machine floor is gym80 Pure Kraft German plate-loaded machinery — one of the most serious equipment specifications in the UK. A dedicated 5-machine Glute Builder zone, Eleiko Olympic barbells and cable tower, Primal dumbbells 10–70kg, Jacob's Ladder, StairMasters and treadmills. 33+ machines across 4,700 sq ft.
Founding members pay £65 every 4 weeks — no joining fee. You receive a FORGED t-shirt, exclusive black founding member fob, and founding member status. The black fob will never be available after the founding period closes. Billed every 4 weeks (13 periods per year).
Completely free. No payment, no card details. We will contact you with founding membership access before the public launch. Spots are allocated strictly in order of registration.
FORGED is targeting a January 2027 opening. Lease and fit-out are in progress. Founding members will be the first to receive a confirmed opening date and will have exclusive access to the floor for 48 hours before the public launch.
Yes. Day passes are £10 per session, available from opening. If you take out a membership within 30 days of your first day pass, the £10 converts to your joining fee.
Founding memberships will be available to purchase online ahead of opening. Join the waitlist now to be first in line — we'll send you a direct link to lock in your spot before the public launch.
Middlewood Locks, East Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5
600Members max
4,700Square feet
£250kOf equipment
£10Day pass

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