NEWS COMPANIES AND PEOPLE
COVERT TECHNOLOGY
SPUR OFFERS NOTICE- PROCESSING OUTSOURCING
Parking and traffi c management directorates can now outsource many of the most resource-hungry enforcement tasks to Spur’s new notice-processing service. This technology is intended to be fl exible and reconfi gurable, enabling all key steps within the processing journey – from issuance to bailiff – to be covered by the arrangement, which is also designed to allow the appropriate level of council offi cer oversight required to maintain compliance with legislation. ‘Increasingly, council parking and traffi c
management directorates are reviewing each stage in the enforcement journey, and seeking ways to maximise the best return on their investment,’ says Spur’s director of business development, Dave Wearmouth. ‘It can make sense for resource-hungry elements in the process to be outsourced, so the authority can benefi t from scale economies, and from performance level guarantees. We’d be pleased to work with local authorities to help them achieve the right balance between insourcing and outsourcing.’
NEW FOR OLD
Want to do something good for your community – and help people have a clear out? Textile recycling is an effective way to raise money for charities. Clothing banks offer a simple, free and fl exible scheme that is available to everyone, and they can be found in a variety of locations, including car parks. Textile recycling plays an
important role on a social and economic level, and provides an affordable source of clothing to disadvantaged people in the developing world.
It also delivers much-needed funding for UK-based charities and their communities, and allows businesses to make a difference.
The funds raised are used to support local charities, so that the community in which
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a charity operates will directly gain from donations made.
In the air
One charity that is benefi ting from textile recycling is the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), an independent charity that provides a life-saving, rapid response emergency service to fi ve million people across Yorkshire. The charity relies solely on the generosity of
Four new automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) vehicles – three new air-conditioned vans and one car – demonstrate Whyte & Co’s commitment to remaining at the forefront of technology. These covert ANPR vehicles operate on PIPS technology – widely used by UK police services – live-streaming vehicle sightings to the fi rm’s back offi ce system. Sightings are stored for scrutiny, as required, by bespoke software ARNI – the latest version of which is currently due for release. Alan Wood, Whyte & Co’s development
director, said: ‘Although vans with external mounted cameras look great in marketing literature, we have decided – after some recent attacks on our bailiffs – to fi t these vehicles with the very latest in covert technology. This will improve on staff safety and reduce the visual presence and negativity external camera systems have started to create.’
individuals and organisations to raise the £7,200 needed each day to keep its two air ambulances and highly trained crew in the air. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance makes use of jointly branded Bag It Up textile banks – as well as a number of recycling campaigns – which have raised a remarkable £1.4 million since 2005. The benefi ts of its partnership with Bag It Up have been far-reaching – not only has the recycling scheme resulted in a regular and sustainable stream
of revenue, but it has also raised awareness of the YAA, which has helped save lives across the region. In addition, it has helped YAA build relationships with local businesses and the community, as it provides people with a way to contribute to a local charity without having to hand over any money. Ultimately, textile recycling
benefi ts the environment, and every donation really does make a difference in the lives of people in the UK, and around the world.
WEARING WELL
Bag It Up has generated more than £3.8 million for its partner charities since its inception six years ago, including air ambulances, children’s hospices and sporting academies. Bag It Up focuses specifi cally on working with local charities in the UK that do not have charity shops or textile recycling provisions in place. The company places recycling banks in locations such as supermarket car parks, household waste recycling sites, shopping centres and community centres to generate donations and raise money for its partner charities.
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