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Knowledge that makes facilities run better.

Benchmarking, guidance and industry insight — gathered so operators don't have to solve the same problems alone.

The library

Practical tools and reading.

A snapshot of the resource areas ALFA curates for the sector. Members get the deeper material and the latest editions.

Compare your centre against the sector on usage, cost recovery and service quality, and see where to focus.

Plain-language guidance on supervision, learn-to-swim and drowning prevention drawn from the sector's experience.

Reference material on plant, water quality, programming and day-to-day facility management.

What's happening across the sector — policy shifts, member stories and research worth your attention.

Approaches to cutting energy and water use and building cost-resilience into facility operations.

Guidance on recruitment, training pathways and recognition for the people who run leisure facilities.

Members only

Current editions, member case studies and the benchmarking dataset sit behind membership — part of what your fee makes possible for the whole sector.