Facilities and equipment
Guidance on facilities and equipment suppliers.
Table Tennis England is committed to increasing the number of dedicated facilities that offer competitive or recreational table tennis.
Here you can find information and guidance to support the development of indoor and outdoor Table Tennis facilities.
Table tennis is one of the few sports where gender, disability and age are irrelevant. Everyone can compete against each other on equal terms.
The sport is easy to pick up and play. New players can get competent quickly but mastery of the game takes longer. It compels players to improve their skills. These factors make it a sport that will make participants return time and time again if there is easy access to places to play the sport.
Table tennis is an adaptable sport, so whether your aim is to set up a social table tennis session or to set up a formal club, this information will provide you with some useful information to get you started.
It’s the aspiration of many Table Tennis clubs to have their own full time facility, but is this the right choice for your club and what are the options?
The links below provide information and guidance to support the development and running of multi table Table Tennis facilities, whether a conversion or refurbishment of an existing community facility or the building a dedicated full time centre.
Our basic guide to indoor table tennis
Sport England Table Tennis Facility Guidance Notes
Facility Development Process Guide
Business Planning Finance Template
Playing Grades and Space Requirements
Table Tennis England noticed how popular outdoor table tennis was in Europe and China, so in 2009 we, supported by Sport England, installed 47 tables in 26 London parks to measure their impact and popularity.
The project was a success. The tables were quickly adopted by the communities they were placed in. Since then outdoor table tennis has been included as part of Table Tennis England’s strategy to increase opportunities to play.
The key benefits for organisations who have installed outdoor table tennis tables include:
- Very low maintenance costs after the initial purchase
- The opportunity to engages the local community and encourage social cohesion
- Reduced anti social behaviour in public spaces
- Improved school playground behaviour
- Opportunities to reinvigorate unused space in urban environments
- Added value to outdoor facilities such as playgrounds, outdoor gyms and skate parks
- Provides a family friendly activity that will increase visit times and potentially custom in cafes and shops in close proximity to the tables.
Equipment suppliers
Often it is difficult to obtain specialist table tennis equipment from the usual high street stores; Table Tennis England does not sell equipment. The list below simply catalogues suppliers of equipment that have met ITTF specifications.
Table Tennis England does not endorse the quality of any equipment produced by suppliers on this list.
AMV Playground Solutions
Phone: 01704740233
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.amvplaygrounds.co.uk/
CONCRETE SPORTS
Phone: 08458626086
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.concretesports.co.uk/
Global Table Tennis
Phone: 01616120164
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.globaltabletennis.com/
Rosebank Sports
Phone: 0160648989
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.rosebanksports.co.uk/
Table Tennis Direct
Phone: 01304369996
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tabletennisdirect.com/
UK Table Tennis
Phone: 01403865094
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.uktabletennis.co.uk/
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