Insights for padel investors and operators
Practical guides on building, planning, financing and running a padel facility – plus industry news.
Buying courts
What’s Included When You Buy a Padel Court – and What Isn’t
A court price only means something when you know what it covers. Here is what is in our price, what you pay for separately, and what you prepare yourself.
Read →BuyingPadel Court Warranty Explained: What Is Covered and for How Long
Structure, anchors, turf, lighting and glass are covered in different ways. Here is the warranty on Padel Tech courts and what you need to do to keep it valid.
Read →BuyingPadel Court Delivery and Installation: What to Prepare on Site
Your courts are made in Spain, shipped by truck and installed by Padel Tech’s own team. This is how the process works and what you need to have ready.
Read →BuyingPadel Court Project Timeline: From First Enquiry to First Match
The steps of a padel court project in the right order: idea, budget, site, permits, foundation, order, delivery, installation and opening.
Read →Investment
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Padel Centre? Cost Categories Explained
There is no single price. Here are the cost categories every padel centre budget needs – and the questions to ask before you fix a number.
Read →InvestmentHow Profitable Is a Padel Centre? What Drives the Result
Profitability depends on a few drivers you can model and test. This is how to think about them – without made-up averages.
Read →InvestmentPadel Court Financing: Loan, Leasing or Cash – What Investors Choose
Three common ways to finance new padel courts, and how to choose the right one for your project.
Read →Business
How to Start a Padel Business
The first questions to answer before you invest in a padel facility, from concept to site to financing.
Read →BusinessPadel Centre Business Plan
What a convincing business plan for a padel facility should contain – for banks, partners and for yourself.
Read →BusinessPadel Centre Revenue Streams
Court bookings are the core, but the strongest facilities plan for several income sources.
Read →BusinessMembership vs Pay-and-Play: Which Pricing Model Works Best for Padel Centres
Membership and pay-and-play are the two most common padel pricing models. Here is how they compare, and why many centres use both.
Read →BusinessPadel Courts for Hotels and Resorts: Why Guests Want Them
From Marbella to St Moritz, hotels are adding padel courts. Here is why, what it takes and what to plan before you add courts to your property.
Read →BusinessHow to Market a New Padel Centre: The First 90 Days
A practical 90-day marketing plan for new padel centres: pre-launch, opening, beginner sessions, leagues and partnerships that fill your courts.
Read →Planning
Padel Court Dimensions and How Much Space You Need
Court size, enclosure heights and safety zones according to the FIP rules – and how to estimate the footprint of your facility.
Read →PlanningConverting Tennis Courts to Padel: What Tennis Clubs Need to Know
Many tennis clubs are turning tennis courts into padel courts. Here is what to check on space, base, permits and members before you convert.
Read →PlanningHow to Choose a Location for a Padel Centre
The site decides what you can build, what it costs and who can reach you. A practical checklist.
Read →PlanningHow Many Padel Courts Should You Build?
More courts spread fixed costs – but only if there are bookings to fill them. How to think about the number.
Read →PlanningPadel Court Foundation: What to Ask Your Contractor
The foundation decides how well your padel court stands for years. Here is what a good base includes and the questions to ask before work starts.
Read →PlanningConverting a Warehouse into a Padel Centre: Checklist for Investors
Industrial buildings are a popular home for indoor padel. Here is what to check on height, floor, columns, permits and safety before you sign a lease.
Read →Design
Indoor vs Outdoor Padel Courts
How climate, permits, budget and revenue potential shape the choice between indoor and outdoor courts.
Read →DesignCovered Padel Courts: Canopy Heights, Costs and Planning
A canopy lets you play padel all year without a full building. Here are the height rules, typical costs and planning points to check first.
Read →Courts
Padel Court Glass and Turf Options Explained
What the choices for glass and artificial turf mean, with indicative extra prices per court.
Read →CourtsPadel Court Lighting Guide
Light level matters for playing quality, streaming and energy use. The options we offer and what to consider.
Read →CourtsEVO vs Full Vision vs Tournament: Which Padel Court Model to Choose
Three structures, three budgets, three use cases. Here is how the EVO, Full Vision and Tournament models differ, and which one fits your project.
Read →CourtsPadel Court Glass: 10 mm vs 12 mm vs Laminated – Which to Choose
Glass is one of the few upgrades worth thinking through before you order. Here is what each thickness and type means in practice.
Read →CourtsPadel Court Maintenance: Daily, Weekly and Yearly Checklist
Good maintenance protects your warranty and keeps courts playing well for years. Here is what to check, and how often.
Read →Industry news
Global Padel Report 2026
Padel is still growing, but growth is changing character. What the Playtomic and PwC Strategy& report means for anyone planning to build courts.
Read →NewsBlack Padel Courts
Dark courts look elegant, but they can cause problems for cameras. What to consider when you choose turf colour.
Read →NewsDenmark Misses the Padel World Cup after Defeat to Germany
Both the women’s and men’s national teams lost to Germany in the European qualifier in Madrid.
Read →NewsPadel in the UK 2026: Market Overview for Investors
One million players, 1,825 courts and rising local pushback. What the latest figures say about building padel courts in Great Britain.
Read →NewsRafa Nadal Academy Padel Tour Expands Into Poland, Germany and the UK for 2026
The Rafa Nadal Academy’s amateur padel circuit adds new stops in Poland, Germany and the UK in 2026 – a sign of where player demand is growing.
Read →NewsPadel in Germany 2026: Market Overview for Investors
Germany has roughly doubled its padel courts in a year. Here is what the latest numbers say, where courts are being built and what it means for investors.
Read →NewsPadel in Poland 2026: Market Overview for Investors
Poland has gone from around 30 padel courts in 2021 to more than 500 in 2026. Here is the market overview investors need before building courts.
Read →NewsPadel in Spain 2026: Market Overview for Investors
Spain has around 17,300 padel courts and more than 6 million players. Here is what a mature padel market means for investors and club owners in 2026.
Read →NewsPadel in Denmark 2026: Market Overview for Investors
Denmark has more than 1,600 padel courts and padel is the fastest-growing sport in the country. Here is the market overview for investors and club owners.
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