Join PATTA

Thank you for your interest in joining PATTA – when you join you will get access to the private members area, where you will find lots of useful information that is updated on a regular basis.

You will be able to register your business on the PATTA members directory, get access to discount codes and the members only Facebook group.

Access to all this and more is available for just £75.00 per annum, payable upfront. First payment to be made today by card, with renewals every 12 months thereafter.

The PAT testing industry differs to many other industry, especially ‘trades’ or other ‘services’ in that there is no regulator, no official rules or laws we have to follow, and guidance is sketchy at best. It is up to us, to make sure we are working to quality standards to ensure our industry is well represented. So PATTA was developed to try to offer something to help people in the industry, so that those people can have standards and be proud of what they do.

When we started our businesses, there was nothing like PATTA, and we had to find our feet ourselves. Whether that be by joining forces to help each other, networking or working alongside local sparkies.

We didn’t really have You Tube, although it was starting – Twitter was the main social media platform at the time, and none us had an iPhone! We relied on experienced hands and worked hard, making mistakes along the way, perfecting our skills.

We set up PATTA to help others in the industry, so they could find the answers they needed in order to do a good job themselves. If you ever post a question in a Facebook group like PAT Testing Chat you’ll get loads of different answers, many from people taking the p(*& or who don’t even know the answers themselves, and quite often those of us in the know post a nice simple answer and end up getting shutdown! So when you are a member, head to our private members Facebook group where you’ll get useful answers to your questions from people who know the answers. Of course there are newbies there too, but we find the group to be a lot more civilised.

This website is packed full of useful content to help you, whether your business is new or old, whether you are employed, or just need to know about PAT. There’s content to help you in your business and content about PAT testing. We’re adding more to the site all the time, so keep checking back for more. But all this info I talk about is hidden in the private area, which you need to be a member of to get access to. Until then its off-limits.

So, get yourself signed up.

The sign up process is easy; click on the Checkout Button below, fill in the form, pay your joining fee and submit. You’ll be given instant access to the site, where you will need to set up your logins. Once logged in start to have a look around the site, starting with the new member welcome area. Within 30 days of joining you’ll be sent receipt of payment and a Members’ Certificate.

Reminder: The fee you pay now is a joining fee which gives you 12 months access; at the end of 12 months you will be billed again using your card as a ‘recurring card payment‘; it’s up to you to ensure funds are available to ensure your membership continues.

Anyone can apply to become a member of the Portable Appliance Testing Trade Association. We are not here to accredit you, or to check you are competent. We trust that you will not sell a service you are not competent to do. The purpose of PATTA is to help and support, working together, agreeing to operate to minimum standards between us we can keep improving our industry.

All we ask is that you respect the purpose of ‘PAT’, and that you promise to provide your service in line with our Working Standards, which you agree to follow by applying to become a member.