Cytech Accreditation & full ACT membership now available for £60 per annum - the equivalent of just £5 per month!
Cytech Accreditation & full ACT membership now available for £60 per annum - the equivalent of just £5 per month!
Posted on 6 Jan 2021
The Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), established over 105 years
ago, has restructured and partnered with the Independent Retailers
Confederation (IRC) to become even more influential in meeting the needs
of independent retail.
Cycle businesses at every level will benefit from extended business support with new services being added to the portfolio alongside a reduced pricing structure to cater for all businesses.
The restructure means that full annual ACT membership, including Cytech Accreditation, is now available for £60p.a. the equivalent of just £5p.m.!
Cytech Accreditation is only available to ACT members with at least one mechanic trained to Cytech technical two or above. More information can be found here.
Key features of Cytech Accreditation:
- Promotion as a professional specialist cycle retailer with qualified staff, offering recognition for your investment in people and service
- Rights to use Cytech Accredited status instore, online and in all other marketing and advertising activities you may undertake providing it meets Cytech's promotion guidelines
- A Cytech Accredited badge will be displayed on your individual shop listing on The Cycling Experts and other related consumer websites
- Benefit from growing consumer recognition of the Cytech brand, highlighting the industry standard and the benefits of buying a bike from a Cytech Accredited retailer
If you are already Cytech Accredited, visit the Cytech Accredited Shops page to check you are listed.
More about Cytech Training
The Cytech technical training programme has grown despite the lockdown
closure of training centres globally during Spring/Summer.
The Cytech technical training programme, created by the ACT, is now delivered on 4 continents, with Cytech qualified technicians operating in 46 countries. Cytech certified candidate numbers are over 10% ahead of last year, with many courses now pre-booked well into 2021.
New training centres are planned to open internationally in 2021, but
the UK is again leading the skills programme roll out, assisted by the
updated Cytech cycle apprenticeship programme launched this summer.
Cytech theory one demand is also now up over 300% in the UK year to date.
How do I get Cytech qualified?
ACT members benefit from the following discounts on the Cytech theory one course:
| Membership level | Gold | Silver | UK cycles community | Public |
| Standard Price (excluding VAT) |
£41.67 | £62.50 | £83.33 | £125.00 |
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