MONTHLY ROUND-UP BPA ACTIVITIES Plain wrong
So you see, to describe ourselves as ‘an industry’ or ‘a sector’ is just plain wrong. We are not some giant processing plant churning out widgets from raw materials, ostensibly for profit or gain, nor are we an area or portion of anything. We are the Real McCoy, the genuine article. And no-one could deny it’s a paid occupation and increasingly involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. And so we are a profession, the task is to convince everyone else, as well as ourselves. The BPA spans the whole spectrum of the parking profession: local authorities and commercial operators managing parking in our streets and town centres, their service providers and equipment manufacturers; those providing parking facilities at railway stations and airports and in health care centres and universities; the retail and leisure sector; and all those involved in designing, building and maintaining Britain’s car parks – all of whom contribute to the success of the UK economy.
I would like to think that we act professionally in everything we do and Parkex
Most people who drive simply want to
go about their daily lives without hindrance
presents a fantastic opportunity to show just what true professionals we are. Here we will be able to showcase new and emerging technologies, alongside the more traditional and conventional approaches to parking services. Whatever it is we are showcasing at Parkex, it must be presented in the best possible light, showing how it contributes to society and life in general.
Most people who drive simply want to go about their daily lives without hindrance, and the vast majority can do just that because parking professionals up and down the country do their job very well. Most motorists never come into contact with parking enforcement, but the headlines will tell you otherwise. However we can help ourselves by presenting these new and emerging technologies, in terms not of their efficiency and effectiveness in ‘catching people out’ or
reducing the need for patrolling staff, but of how we are making it easier for people to park, improving customer services and to pay for parking conveniently when they need to.
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Putting the customer first ‘Putting the customer at the heart of our thinking’ – now there’s another core objective in our five-year strategy. We have to build public trust in the use of parking equipment and services so that we can use them effectively and efficiently to provide good parking facilities, which enable Britain’s towns and cities to function properly. If you do use these technologies, explain why; describe the benefits, in human terms, not just the precision and efficiency benefits. I wrote in February about the importance of annual reports. Maybe the challenge is for parking equipment manufacturers and service providers, and especially those who work for the public sector to join forces with their clients and publish annual reports sharing the glory that will come when people really do understand what we do, why we do it and how everyone benefits.
We currently supply and have vacancies around the UK for:
• Civil Enforcement Officers • CCTV Operators - BTEC Qualified • Parking Back Office (Appeals/Notice Processing/Correspondence) • Parking Policy & Performance Managers • Parking Supervisors (Both Enforcement and Back Office) • Parking Management (Both Enforcement and Back Office) • Contract Managers / Heads of Parking / Directors • Parking Technologies (Business Development & Project Managers) • Off Street (Business Development, Commercial & Regional Managers)
• Car Park Attendants • Traffic Engineers • CPZ Design
Looking for staff or need employment? Please contact our experienced parking consultants.
Tel: 0203 668 5680 Email:
parking@unity-recruitment.co.uk www.unity-recruitment.co.uk
***Parking Experience Essential*** FILLING SPA C ES IN
PARKINGR E C R U I T M E NT
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