- With the aim of boosting the competitiveness and global leadership of the national padel industry, both entities will work on the development of a pioneering national UNE standard that will establish uniform safety requirements for the installation of padel courts, providing a single reference for both public and private contracting.
- Spain will lead the conversion of the UNE norm into an international ISO standard, which will provide a global benchmark for the installation of these sports courts.
- UNE has held a welcoming ceremony with the participation of executives from the Spanish Standardisation Organisation and the International Padel Cluster.
Madrid, 27 October 2023 - The International Padel Cluster (CIP) has become a new corporate member of the Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE. This global cluster brings together manufacturers, producers and distributors of products associated with the sport of padel, as well as companies from all categories of this industry: paddles, balls, apparel, footwear, courts, accessories, retail, events, marketing and services.
With the aim of boosting the competitiveness and global leadership of the national padel industry, both entities will work on the development of a pioneering national UNE standard that will establish uniform safety requirements for the installation of padel courts, providing a single reference for both public (especially for city councils and Autonomous Communities) and private contracting.
This future standard, expected to be published in May 2024, will establish the essential requirements to be met by manufacturers and builders for padel courts, aimed at guaranteeing their uniformity and safety. The standard will be certifiable by independent third parties.
The CIP has an internal specification agreed with the manufacturers which will be the starting document for the development of the UNE standard in the Technical Committee for Standardisation on "Sports equipment and facilities" (CTN UNE 147), whose secretariat is provided by the Valencia Biomechanics Institute.
Spain will lead the conversion of the UNE norm into an international ISO standard, which will provide a global benchmark for the installation of these sports courts. The market for CIP partners has a high international component, especially in Latin America. UNE is the Spanish member of ISO.
The welcome ceremony was attended by the president of UNE, Alfredo Berges; the Director General of UNE, Javier García; his advisor, José García-Morales; director of Standardisation Programmes and Stakeholders, Paloma García; UNE's Coordinator of Organisations and Institutions, Fernando Machicado; CIP President, Jorge Gómez de la Vega; and the secretary/coordinator of the CIP, Jaume Ferrer.
In addition, by joining UNE, the International Padel Cluster will gain access to a series of benefits related to membership of the only national standardisation body and the global multi-sector network that is UNE, as well as gaining participation and influence in key international and European standards and access to standards under special conditions.
With the arrival of this cluster, UNE consolidates its partnership base, which constitutes the engine and support of the Spanish standardisation system. By developing standards, the members contribute to building a safer, more sustainable and competitive world.
