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Mark Hewlett, CEO and Founder of Soul Padel and a leading advocate for democratising our sport, offers a personal view on the challenges facing the industry (and some solutions!)

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Padel continues to grow in popularity, attracting increasing interest worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the padel market has seen big changes over the past year, with a remarkable 95% increase.

Leading women’s British padel player Victoria Nicholas has been given an opportunity to maximise her potential with a sponsorship deal from ambitious padel operator Soul Padel.

UK-based Soul Padel has announced a new partnership with global sports brand Decathlon, kickstarting an ambitious joint programme with a summer padel festival.

New-launch club operator Soul Padel has announced plans to bring padel to the people in collaboration with global sports brand Decathlon.

A start-up padel operator has secured a six-figure investment to enable it to open a series of community-focused centres, initially across the North West.

International hockey player Ben Davies, who was selected for Great Britain at the 1996 Olympic Games, is joining the board of Lancashire-based Soul Padel.

Soul Padel’s founder Mark Hewlett has shared with HCM that the company is on the verge of attaining seed investment status through the UK government’s HMRC Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), facilitated by Sam Simpson from Founder Catalyst.

Plans to open a number of indoor centres across the region – including a centre of excellence.