What is The Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association?

The Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association is committed to the ongoing success and prosperity of the sport in the UK.

Our main aim is to act as a unified trade association by bringing together the interests of the industry and dealing with the challenges faced at local and national government level in term of issues such as health and safety.

The Go Tenpin homepage features some of our main objectives. The following list covers some additional areas where we help out our member companies;

TBPA Objectives


•    To develop the TBPA as an effective and highly efficient trade association
•    Offer national promotions to our members to help raise awareness of the sport
•    To improve regulations and policies which affect the industry
•    To build lasting relationships between the tenpin bowling industry and major third party brands
•    To secure unity of action amongst our members for the benefit of the industry as a whole

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Communication across the bowling industry


In addition to the above objectives, we also work hard to achieve two-way dialogue and open communication between ourselves and the following groups;

•    British Tenpin Bowling Associations
•    The Media
•    Bowling manufacturers
•    Non TBPA members who are involved in the bowling industry

To learn more, visit our How do we work? page now.

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Latest news

TENPIN BOWLING JOBS
New website for employment in the Tenpin Bowling Industry launched
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Sir Henry Cooper and Ali Bastion attend media event to celebrate 50 years of UK Tenpin Bowling.
2010 - A SPECIAL YEAR FOR BRITISH TENPIN BOWLING
20th January 2010 marked the 50th Anniversary of Tenpin Bowling in Great Britain

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