A large number of companies in the construction of padel courts have arrived in France in recent times. To manage this influx of companies, most often coming from Spain, 2 labels have been set up: The Quality Plan Padel (PQP) set up by the French Tennis Federation and the Qualisport label Padel.

Are labels mandatory?

The labels aim to guide companies towards a minimum standard for the construction of padel courts. These labels thus reassure project leaders, particularly municipalities that do not necessarily have sufficient knowledge of padel to be able to choose well.

In the private sector, having a label is a plus, but we observe that this is not necessarily what will make the private sector choose a company with a label rather than a company without one. Project leaders in the private sector are often more technical and more aware of what a good padel court is. They therefore allow themselves not to necessarily follow the recommendations of the different labels.

Private padel clubs until today have not necessarily followed these labels. On the other hand, on the side of public calls for tenders, municipalities tend to strongly verify that companies have one of these labels.

The Quality Plan Padel : The FFT label

The Quality Plan Padel (PQP) is a label set up by the French Tennis Federation. The PQP aims to standardize the construction of a padel court.

The French Tennis Federation recommends to clubs that the companies that win the contract or build the padel court are:

  • PQP® referenced (Quality Plan Padel🇧🇷)
  • Qualisport or qualified for the designated area

The Quality Plan Padel® must also guarantee that the subcontractor who will be in charge of the sports floor is referenced PQP® (Quality Plan Padel®) or Qualisport qualified.

https://padelmagazine.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cahier-des-charges-Plan-Qualité-Padel-®.pdf

The Qualisport label

The label Qualisport norm la “complete construction of padel court, or construction of padel court on existing tennis courts."

We find in particular CONCA SPORT, EPS Concept, PADELCOURT SAS and SABAC PLAYPADEL.

The label Qualisport is also in the specifications of the FFT. The FFT advises either the PQP or the Qualisport label.

https://padelmagazine.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cahier-des-charges-Plan-Qualité-Padel-®.pdf

PQP or Qualisport?

First of all, there is no obligation to obtain a label. These labels are intended to advise and not to oblige. Some companies have shown their seriousness and for many reasons did not wish “to obtain a French label that is unique to France".

So getting one of these labels is enough. Having both is perhaps a small commercial advantage, but in fact, the municipalities only ask for one of these two labels. And the FFT also indicates it in its specifications.

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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