{"id":752,"date":"2025-12-12T07:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:22:02","slug":"become-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/become-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Become Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Become a Member<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a SHAPA member, you will benefit from:<br><br><strong>Exposure to overseas markets<\/strong><br><br>SHAPA organises trade missions and overseas exhibitions which allow members to participate, thereby building up international contacts with customers and associates.<br><br><strong>Internet marketing<\/strong><br><br>The new SHAPA website is a respected source of reference for customers who are in buying mode, and listing and advertising on the website is proven to generate click-through web traffic and enquiries by email and telephone.<br><br><strong>Opportunities to build industry contacts<\/strong><br><br>Quarterly general meetings offer the opportunity to network with industry contacts, as well as providing interest and information with qualified and respected guest speakers.<br><br><strong>Low cost information resources<\/strong><br><br>With SHAPA-originated industry-focused seminars and training, along with technical papers and quarterly industry surveys.<br><br><strong>Free advice<\/strong><br><br>SHAPA operates a free business support helpline, giving advice on legal, health and safety and employment matters.<br><br><strong>Low cost membership<\/strong><br><br>So if you are a quality supplier of equipment in the materials handling or associated marketplaces, why not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/contact-us\/\">contact us\u00a0<\/a>to see how we can help your business succeed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Innovation Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improve your Innovation and business expansion with help from one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/innovation-funding\/\">partners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/member-application\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/member-application\/\">Download an application form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>All SHAPA members have the full resources of the association on hand. Please click for a list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/members\/\">existing members<\/a><br><br>If you are interested in becoming a member, why not<a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/contact-us\/\">\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0to find out more?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become a Member As a SHAPA member, you will benefit from: Exposure to overseas markets SHAPA organises trade missions and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-752","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1200,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/752\/revisions\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev.perceptionsystem.in\/shapa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}