Credit Circle

Regular meetings of the ATA credit circle are used to discuss and
share information on customers’ debts, payment records, etc.

Statistics

The ATA collects and circulates quarterly figures on trade sales by value,
allowing trends to be identified.

UK Trade and Investment Funding

Grants are available for certain overseas exhibitions

(e.g. £1800 per company for EFTTEX 2007)

Brands Index

The Association maintains a password-protected comprehensive list of
ATA members and registered brand names.

Trade Mark Registration

The Angling Trades Association offers a comprehensive service to enable members to register new trademarks. Members using this service will save a minimum of 50 per cent on patent agent costs.

Promotion of Angling

The ATA has a long and successful record of promoting angling to newcomers.
Amongst its many initiatives are National Fishing Week, the Professional Anglers Association, the Take A Friend Fishing campaign and many more.

Free advertising on ATA website & Free link to own website

Free listing in ATA adverts run in angling press

Streamline Merchant Services

Streamline (part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group) is the leading provider of merchant accounts in Europe. It handles around half of all card transactions, so you know you can be confident of a first class, reliable service.  Excellent rates have been negotiated with the Association and are now available for members.

Free electricity safety stickers

ATA membership listed free in UK Tackle Trade Directory (starting 2008)

Discounted Car Hire

Hertz is the largest car rental company in the world with over 80 years of experience to draw upon. The ATA has negotiated significant discounts and promotional offers for its members that will apply every time they rent.

Free Press Cuttings

Association members can take advantage of the free, daily selection of
cuttings on countryside matters, including angling.

ANC Express

The Association has negotiated very competitive rates on delivery of documents and parcels through to pallets with the national carrier, ANC Express.

Key Alliance

Key Alliance is a major purchasing consortium. They are able to offer Federation members the opportunity to benefit from reduced costs in a wide selection of products & services. Average savings are currently standing at over 33 per cent.
This benefit is available to members only.

Fact Sheets

Federation members have free access to fact sheets covering a range of business matters from employment law to the Working Time Directive. These are available either in printer format or can be downloaded from the website, and they are updated on a regular basis to reflect best working practices.

Free Business Support Helpline

Members can obtain free advice from qualified professionals on tax, VAT, PAYE, payroll, employment & personnel, health & safety and legal & commercial issues.

Access to lobby European Parliament

Through the ATA’s membership of the Federation of The European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), it has access to lobby European Parliament.