Accredited Vendors
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Challenge Towers
Challenge courses, climbing towers, zip lines, and giant swings are critical tools for promoting group and personal development (and just plain old scream-inducing fun) and we know how important they are to your programming. As the challenge course industry matures, so has the standard of care and tools and resources available to manage risk. What may have been acceptable design and operation practices only a few years ago are being replaced with better strategies and equipment more specifically designed for the job. All these rapid changes in standards, regulations, design, equipment, and practices can be hard to keep up with. Challenge Towers is your trusted partner who can help make sense of these changes and make sure you have the resources to stay ahead of the curve.
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Challenge Designs Innovations
We Design, Build, Inspect, Train, Certify, and Equip ropes courses, challenge courses, adventure parks, zip lines, climbing walls, and tactical training courses. We are driven by the strong values established by this successful second-generation family-owned and operated business. Our leadership team brings decades of experience, creativity, and commitment to experiential learning and the adventure industry.
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Alpine Towers
BUILDING EXPERIENCES SINCE 1989
For more than 3 decades, Alpine Towers has been delivering the best in Adventure Course Design and Technology. We create facilities that Educate, Inspire and Empower every user with experiences that will last a lifetime. Driven by true craftsmanship, we design, build, service and equip world class experiential learning and recreational environments. We are a comprehensive, full-service challenge course provider with the proven experience to deliver service at all levels. As an ACCT accredited organization, we offer structural inspections, staff trainings, and maintenance / repair services dedicated to delivering programs that encourage personal growth, teamwork and adventure in the best experiential environment possible for your participants.
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This article appears courtesy of the Association for Challenge Course Technology.
If you are planning to build a new Challenge Course, or if you have one and are in need of services like an inspection, maintenance, expansion, or training, your choice of a professional vendor will be a very important one, both for now and in the future. Choosing a vendor who can provide a complete range of services and one with a good reputation is key, as is educating yourself to become an informed consumer. The following is a list of questions you might want to ask a prospective vendor
Is the vendor insured for general liability and for completed operations or product liability? Are all employees and agents covered by workers’ compensation insurance, and are all vehicles adequately covered? Can they produce policy copies or a certificate of insurance if requested?
Does the vendor have at least 5 years of full-time experience in providing the services you need? What is the vendor's involvement level with relevant professional organizations (ACCT, AEE)? How many courses have they built and in what regions? How much experience does the individual installer, inspector, or trainer who will work on your project have? Can the vendor produce a list of references for similar projects? Consider visiting courses that the vendor has built if possible.
Does the vendor offer more than course installation? How about a periodic inspection program; a variety of training opportunities; maintenance and repair services; course expansion services; course supplies and equipment? If installing a new course or expanding an old one, is a training package included?
Does the vendor adhere to the Challenge Course Installation Standards published by the Association for Challenge Course Technology? Can the vendor ensure that the course will meet or exceed any other application standards, such as camp accreditation standards, state regulations, etc.? Will the vendor help you to establish internal policies and procedures for course management? Does the course come with a warranty?
Is the vendor financially stable? Is a formal contract executed for all services? What are their terms for deposits and payments?
There are many reputable vendors from which to choose. We strongly suggest choosing some of the questions above that seem important to you and adding others that express your own concerns. Ask them when you contact a prospective vendor. You can also refer to the definition of a Qualified Challenge Course Professional as presented in the appendix of the Challenge Course Standards published by ACCT. If you need further assistance, please contact us.
How To Choose A Vendor
More Vendor Members
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Phoenix Experiential Designs
Phoenix is an Accredited Vendor through the Association for Challenge Course Technology. We build, design, inspect, maintain, and train people on how to operate challenge courses, adventure parks, zip tours, and climbing walls, all around the world.
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Beanstalk Builders
At Beanstalk Builders we strive to give people outdoor adventures with positive experiences, to foster an appreciation for the environment, to provide ongoing injections of self-esteem, development of physical and mental fitness, and revitalization of the human spirit. In other words – to make the world a better place through outdoor adventures.
Insurance and Marketing Providers
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Granite Insurance
Helping you achieve success is our passion. Our primary goal at Granite Insurance is to help you, or your business accomplish its goals and dreams, even during unexpected events. Our team is here to help you analyze, design, execute and monitor your risk management and insurance program. If you are looking for an insurance transaction, we may not be the best place for you. However, if you are looking for a true risk management relationship, with ongoing risk management advice specific to you or your business, you may have just found yourself a new business partner!
We look forward to helping you or your business accomplish your goals and dreams!
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Hibbs-Hallmark
Hibbs-Hallmark & Company is a diversified risk management company providing a complete portfolio of services including custom-designed traditional insurance and self-insurance programs, loss control, and claims administration. Our ability to be innovators in the industry has enabled us to become one of the largest risk management firms in the Southwest
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Blend Marketing
Blend is a full-service marketing agency passionate about helping tour & activity businesses grow. Blend works closely with business owners and leadership to align strategy, branding, and marketing in order to foster growth and profitability.
The Blend team consists of nice, smart, passionate people. We question, experiment, learn, strategize, design, build, plan, measure, and execute. We love making your customers’ lives better, and we love helping you grow.