Membership Benefits
FSPA Members, in addition to receiving sector-specific benefits through their trade association, also gain access to a range of exclusive cost-saving membership benefits and services available through free membership of the FSPA.
The FSPA's membership base includes 18 Associations and approximately 600 member companies within the sport and play sectors - this collective weight has enabled the FSPA to negotiate exclusive rates from a wide range of reputable service providers otherwise unobtainable to individual companies.
Benefit Overview
| Alternative is one of the leading telecommunications providers in the UK. Our success is based on our commitment to helping our clients lower their costs, boost their efficiency and maintain a competitive edge – and over 5,000 customers trust us with their vital communications |
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Croner experts on the Business Support Helpline can provide members with free practical help in business legal issues, company law, employment and personnel, health & sfatey at work, licensing, payroll and tax.
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The FSPA is an approved "Umbrella Body" to process DBS Checks on behalf of its members.
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| The Federation operates a free credit information scheme for members of the BGIA, API and ATA, to assist members in assessing whether or not to allow a company/individual credit terms. A monthly confidential report is collated detailing bad debtors and sent to participating members only. |
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| Streamline (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group) is the leading provider of merchant accounts in Europe. They handle around half of all card transactions, so you know you can be confident of a first class, reliable service. The FSPA has negotiated an excellent preferential credit card package for members and is avaliable to new and exisiting Streamline merchants. |
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The FSPA is acutely aware of the effect spiralling overhead costs are having on member businesses and have teamed up with PartnerSave to offer the FSPA EeziBuy overheads procurement solution. This offers an expanding range of competitive overhead services from reputable suppliers and makes the choice of good, reliable vendors much quicker and easier than ever before. Take a look at the expenditure categories on offer; it’s a completely free of charge service to all FSPA members.
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FSPA is an active member of FEPI - the Federation of the European Play Industry representing in Brussels the interests of the most responsible manufacturers and distributors of both outdoor and indoor play equipment and safety surfacing. FSPA members, where relevant, are able to request to sit on any of the working committee's if of interest.
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| FSPA is an active member of FESI - the Federation of the European Sporting goods Industry representing in Brussels the interests of the Sporting Goods Industry. FSPA members, where relevant, are able to request to sit on any of the working committee's if of interest. |
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| T L Dallas are a well established independent general insurance broker. The FSPA has access to a variety of composite and specialist insurers who provide competitive rates for manufacturers, installers and suppliers of children's play equipment. |
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| The FSPA has, on behalf of member companies, developed partnerships with key bodies in UK sport and play. The FSPA now works closely with Government departments and agencies such as: Sport England, Department of Health, Play England, Department of Culture Media and Sport, The Sport and Recreation Alliance and National Governing Bodies |
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| n2check is a specialist credit information provider, who aim to provide “triple A-rated” business credit information that is affordable, accurate and accessible. They are the UK’s fastest growing credit reference agency serving around 3000 subscribers and more than 25,000 individual users |
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| The FSPA partners with Loughborough University through it's Professional and Management Development Centre (PMDC) and Knowledge Transfer Partnership. The University Business School runs a management development course specifically tailored for the sporting goods, play, leisure and outdoor sectors. |
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| FedEx is able to conduct a review on members' service requirements and provide bespoke quotes and a comprehensive range of delivery services throughout the UK and across the world, often beating current service provider rates. |
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| Spiral provides a comprehensive "energy management service" to help members boost their business profits by cutting unnecessary waste on routine day to day overheads. |
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The FSPA have recently (2011) produced an Indian Sporting Goods Report along with a comprehensive UK Sporting Goods Research Report, to add to the back archive of European Sporting Goods and Golf Market Research Reports the FSPA have produced. Many of the reports are free and members can obtain substantial discounts on others.
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| Sports Insight Magazine is the UK's leading sports trade publication and is the official publication of the Federation of Sports and Play Associations. All members receive a free subscription to the monthly magazine. |
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| The FSPA provides statistics and data analysis for a number of its memer associations. The range of statistics is made avaliable to contributing companies that give a confidential market share analysis. The associations that have established schemes are: API, ATA and BRTMA. |
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Through the FSPA’s new corporate partnership with Virgin Atlantic Airways, the FSPA can now offer members savings on their whole travel experience including flights, hotels, parking, visa’s, passport and other services.
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If you have any questions about any of the FSPA membership benefits above, please contact us
Federation of Sports and Play, Federation House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2RF
T 024 7641 4999 | F 024 7641 4990 |
info@sportsandplay.com