Promoting, developing and protecting the interests of all businesses engaged in providing enclosed play facilities
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BENEFITS OF THE PPA
Simply by being a member of the PPA you will have access to these cost cutting rates and promotional opportunities. The cost of PPA Membership
is easily outweighed by the PPA's portfolio of benefits. (Full PPA Membership is £250 and Associate Membership is £100) |
The PPA has negotiated premium discounts with ILAM and ROSPA on Annual &
Post-Installation Inspections.
All PPA members are entitled to these discounts
Discounts on Insurance for Children's Indoor Play Centres
TL Dallas is a Specialist Broker on behalf of play related companies and has linked up with the PPA to offer all members a significant
discount on their insurance 
The Federation of Sports and Play Associations (The Parent body of the PPA) has negotiated excellent credit card processing rates for it's members with Streamline. There is a very informative case study in the news section of the website illustrating how much you could save with these rates.
Members of the PPA have access to an exclusive business support helpline number. Whether you are struggling with staff issues, employment contracts or health and
safety etc. the friendly staff at the other end of the phone will be able to help you out.
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Huge savings with the buying group Pelican
The PPA has teamed up with the buying group Pelican. As a result Pelican have cut their annual subscription fee by 50% and will waive it's one-off joining fee of £150 for all PPA Members. Therefore this benefit alone will easily cover the cost of PPA membership.
A CRB Checking Facility
The Federation of Sports and Play (The Parent body of
the PPA) is now acting as an intermediary body between Indoor Play Centres and The CRB. Both standard and enhanced checks are available through the PPA at competitive prices.
Johnson Reed Credit
The PPA has an agreement with Johnson Reed who are a specialist finance company who help ned and existing play centres. They fund not only the
soft play but 100% of the fit out, often with no deposit.
- Promotional Benefits
Promotion through the PPA Websites - Play Locator
On average, over 40 visitors per day use the PPA website to look at Members and the play locator map to find a play centre in their area.
Members Only Networking Forum
The PPA has recently set up a Members Only Forum
for operators to network. This is an excellent benefit that allows members to share ideas, socialise or
simply have a good moan about the sunshine!
National and Regional Operator Meetings
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These meetings provide excellent networking opportunities for PPA Members to discuss industry issues and helps to reassure operators that they are not alone when dealing with problems! There have been regional meetings held in the North East, South, South West of England and Wales as well as Scotland. There will shortly be meetings held in the North West, Midlands and Northern Ireland.
Specific News and PPA members newsletters
PPA Members are entitled to specific
industry information from the PPA
and will have access to a quarterly
Newsletter. The Newsletter is
open to advertisers but the bulk
of information comes from PPA Members.
Representation to Government and UK Standard Bodies
The PPA represents all businesses engaged in
providing enclosed play facilities and will continue to lobby for its members on industry issues such as tax reduction.
Industry Marketing Campaigns and Networking Events
The PPA and it's members will be promoted through it's website, the FSPA website, through publications such as Building for leisure, Leisure Opportunities, UKTI and Sports Insight. The PPA will also be promoted at industry specific events, exhibitions and whenever else the PPA
are on the move!
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