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The first-ever UK Angling Summit – organised by the Angling Trades Association – will take place in November with the aim of bringing the UK tackle trade together and providing a wealth of useful information for manufacturers, distributors, agents, retailers and fisheries alike.

The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 19th at The Arden Hotel, Birmingham and will feature a string of high-profile speakers and industry experts from across the world, discussing key topics that impact UK trade and recreational angling.

It will take its lead from the hugely successful European Fishing Tackle Trade Association Angling Summit held in Berlin at the end of November – an event those attending acclaimed as well worth their time and effort.

There will also be the chance for non-ATA members to find out more about the association and the work it has been doing behind the scenes to safeguard our sport not to mention the benefits of joining and getting involved.

The inaugural summit will focus on a “sustainable future for UK recreational angling” with a five year growth plan to be unveiled at the event alongside the latest developments and benefits of ATA membership.

ATA’s five year plan is focused solely on the developing a trade structure to facilitate ease of access to recreational angling and improve the length and scope of each individual angling journey.

ATA chair Andrew Race explained: “The trade has a core role to play in the way people access angling and how long they remain on their angling journey. Some of that structure we have, and some needs to be built. Our plan maximises what we have and puts development of that structure in the first 12 to 18 months as a priority.

The industry needs confidence so that businesses can plan and invest, confidence that UK recreational angling has a solid sustainable future and that angler numbers and sales will grow.”

ATA plans to bring the UK industry together each year establishing the summit and trade surveys as regular elements within the angling calendar.

Andrew added: “ATA members will benefit from many aspects of the work being done by ATA over the next five years. Benefits including access to a wealth of industry data, business information and support, but the most significant factor I think will be the potential brand exposure associated with our UK wide development initiatives.

“Our five-year plan is designed to offer reward for ATA member brands who invest time and money in the initiatives. Our structure ensures that the level of brand exposure achieved will increase as the initiatives grow. This means ATA brands directly benefit from their investment.

“Our membership structure caters for all business models from self-employed to distributors, agents, retailers and fisheries alike.”

The event will feature high-profile speakers and industry experts from across the world, discussing key topics that specifically impact UK trade and recreational angling.

TTW will publish updates on the full programme as the different speakers and topics are announced. With high initial interest in attendance, the ATA expects tickets to be at a premium on the day.

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