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First purchase for JBW

Teir firm is one of the few organisations with a specialist eviction team, which assists in removing travellers for local authorities. Jamie Waller,

Teamwork… Jamie

Waller and Andy Coates will work together in the north of England.

JBW Group, the debt management and enforcement organisation, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Darlington-based

National Enforcement Service (NES). Te acquisition means

that JBW Group will become the controlling business of three franchise operations

in Derby, Preston and Durham. NES is run by

husband-and-wife team Andy and Sue Coates, who have been in the industry for 20 years.

managing director of JBW Group said: ‘Te acquisition of NES was an easy decision for me and my team. I have worked with Andy and Sue for five years now, and I have always been impressed with their excellent reputation for providing a first-class bailiff services in the north of England.’ Andy Coates

commented: ‘Being part of the JBW Group will assist us in becoming one of the largest providers of bailiff services in the north of England.’

PRIZE MONEY PUT TO GOOD USE IN NINEWELLS

A cash prize has been put to good use at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, after a new mobility scheme picked up an award for innovation. Brian Main, site

manager at Ninewells, and Phillip Herring, Vinci Park commercial director, each

presented a cheque to the value of 520 euros to the Ward 29 Paediatrics Fund and the Cradle Pictures Fund. The hospital won

the Vinci Innovation award for the first hospital mobility scheme of its kind at Ninewells, beating off competition from 1,140 other entries.

The Cradle Pictures Fund covers the

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Ninewells labour suite and Dundee Midwifery Unit. Vinci Park has managed the car parking concession at Ninewells since 2003. The site comprises 17 car parks with 2,500 spaces. To overcome the difficulties experienced by people with disabilities when

visiting the vast hospital site, an independent

review group was formed in 2006.

The group decided that, by introducing charges for disabled drivers, it would prevent the misuse of reserved disabled ‘blue badge holder only’ parking bays. It also resulted in the issue of 2,800 free parking permits to patients requiring long- term care.

This extra revenue funded the hugely

Phillip Herring and Vinci Park CEO Mark Evans.

successful mobility centre, including a fleet of 10 mobility scooters, 10

wheelchairs and a full- time customer service agent to manage the free-to-use hospital mobility service.

Herring said: ‘These awards are held bi- annually and this was the fifth event of its kind. Their purpose is to recognise notable achievements such as the hospital mobility scheme at Ninewells. The project has been a great success and we are extremely pleased to be able to provide the Ward 29 Paediatrics Fund and the Cradle Pictures Fund with these donations to help further support Ninewells’ patients.’

Innovative design wins praise at

Parking Awards.

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Network Rail’s brand new car park at Birmingham International station was shortlisted in the best new car park category at the British Parking Awards. Although the six-

storey station car park lost out to Enderby Park and Ride for the award, it still garnered praise for its ‘innovative design’ and ‘use of renewable power’. Jo Kaye, Network

Rail’s route director, said: ‘This facility delivers more than just additional parking spaces. With the innovative architectural design, use of renewable power, a new parking payment system, full CCTV coverage and upgrade to the remaining ground- level car parking, this is a state-of-the art parking facility dedicated to the rail users of Birmingham International station.’ The car park is

managed by Virgin Trains and is just one of 17 new or upgraded facilities being provided by Network Rail at Virgin managed stations on the West Coast Main Line in a £90m project.

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