Have satisfied the criteria for the appropriate membership
category
Have two current EPDA members as their sponsor
Have been in business for at least two years
Have accepted the EPDA Code of Practice
In addition, manufacturing companies applying for membership
must submit a distribution policy statement with their application,
showing that 51% of sales go through distributors.
Once you have submitted your application
to EPDA, it will be processed and forwarded to the EPDA Board for approval.
You will be notified of your application status in approximately two weeks.
Code of Practice
An EPDA member:
Is focused on quality
Is committed to staff training and development
Is able to offer balanced advice on the use of plastics
without misrepresenting any advantages or disadvantages
Is dedicated to customer satisfaction by developing
excellence in the plastics industry
Promotes and supports the distribution channel as a
means of bring products to market
Supplies only products which meet appropriate international
standards
Maintains comprehensive stocks to satisfy customer
needs
Promotes good business practice, and has clear, published
statements on terms of sales and product warranties
Membership Catagories
Distributor Membership
A company, which is primarily engaged in the stocking and wholesale distribution
of finished and semi-finished plastic products, e.g., sheet, rod, tube,
pipe, film, valves, etc. They must be domicile in a European country,
have an annual turnover in plastic products of not less than 1.000.000
Euro, and whose plastics distribution business accounts for 25% or more
of the company's gross sales.
Manufacturer Membership
A company, which is primarily engaged in the manufacturer of finished
and semi-finished plastic products, e.g., sheet, rod, tube, pipe, film,
valves, etc. They must be committed to the use of distributors for their
products and have at least 51% of their gross plastics sales handled by
distributors.
Application
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for the Membership Application in PDF format
Click here
for the advantages of membership in PDF format
