NEWS BPA NEWS
Keeping heads well above water
‘It is no exaggeration to say that the last financial year has been difficult’, wrote the treasurer, John McArdle, in his statement to the BPA annual general meeting (AGM), read out by Patrick Troy in his absence. Although the
treasurer conceded that some activities had been scaled down and some high-profile events had been cancelled, the general feeling was that it had not been a disastrous year. Te timing of Parkex to fall twice within
John McArdle
serving its members’ needs, with several initiatives, such as the Safer Parking Scheme and the Approved Operator Scheme, moving forwards at a great pace over the past 12 months. Te treasurer’s
the accounting year had given cash flow a welcome boost, to the tune of £110,000. And the financial
restraints had not stopped the BPA from
SPECIALIST ROLE
BPA President next year will be Paul Necus, head of Specialist Services at Cambridge City Council. Necus spent several years working in Leeds and Manchester before arriving in Cambridge in 2005. Although he was brought in by the City Council to oversee the introduction of decriminalised parking, he now has a much wider remit within the local authority that covers: off-street parking; park and ride services; CCTV systems and the out of hours emergency services; and the management of crematoriums and cemeteries. In next month’s Parking News there will be an in-depth interview with Necus, outlining his career to date, his vision for the future and his ambitions as the next President of the BPA. With the election of a new Council, Parking
News will be publishing interviews with all 25 council members in the coming months.
new members The BPA welcomes the following new members
to the association: l TSR Parking Management l Business Watch Guarding l Anchor Security Services l Kitebell l Workflow Dynamics l South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16 SEPTEMBER 2010
report concluded with a stark warning that members should expect the next year to also be tough, with local authorities under pressure to continue to make cuts, and this would inevitably have a knock-on effect upon the private sector.
Te outgoing
president, Richard Hein, highlighted some of the BPA activities during the year, including the merger of the UK Skills Board for Parking and the Board of the Institute of Parking Professionals (IPP); the publication of the Hospital Parking Charter; the launch of the scheme of sanctions for the Approved Operator Scheme; and the dinner attended by BPA ex-presidents in honour of the Association’s 40th anniversary.
association calendar
8 September 2010 Women in Parking Oxford
15 September 2010 EMS SIG LGUI, London
17 September 2010 SAM SIG
Concrete Repairs, Mitcham, Surrey
21 September 2010 Southern Regional meeting
This meeting is currently being rearranged for another date
6 October 2010 Annual Conference Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Conference and Events Centre
13 October 2010 DVLA Focus Group meeting Venue tbc
19 October 2010 Wales Regional Group meeting Venue tbc
20 October 2010 Midlands Regional Group meeting Venue tbc
Listen up… Norman Baker’s speech will address items within the Spending Review
One not to miss
Norman Baker MP, the transport minister, will address the Annual Conference at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Conference and Events Centre on 6 October. Given that the
coalition parties will have just completed
their party conferences and with details of the Comprehensive Spending Review expected, this makes the Conference a must- attend event to hear the implications of these announcements for the parking profession. Te Conference is
sponsored by Philips Collection Services. Tickets are £160 plus VAT. For information and to book your place, email: dave.s@
britishparking.co.uk or call 01444 447316. Turn to page 58
for news about the Conference speakers.
www.britishparking.co.uk
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