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APCOA Parking has recruited a former soldier and senior figure from the real estate sector to help drive its growth and development.
The parking operator has appointed Simon Wilson to the board position of operations director. He joins the company from Cushman and Wakefield, where he directed the real estate firm’s European facilities management (FM) operations. Prior to that, Wilson worked in a number of strategic and operational roles for Johnson Controls, McKinsey and Company, Linklaters and Foster Wheeler Energy, after initially serving in the British Army.
As part of the company’s strategic brief, Wilson will be responsible for optimising existing growth opportunities, while ensuring that the UK business remains forward- thinking to meet the changing market.
Graham Morphew, managing director for APCOA, said: ‘I am
delighted to welcome Simon to the management board. He has a real FM business pedigree, which will not
only help to bolster our existing market, but ensure that we continue to remain customer-focused and deliver the best outcomes across our diverse range of clients.’
STAMP OF APPROVAL
A Gallan-run car park at Trowbridge in Wiltshire has won the stamp of approval under the BPA Park Mark scheme for the second year running. The 247-space amenity, serving the Gateway shopping park, has retained the prestigious Park Mark it first won last year for meeting the stringent safety and security guidelines of the award. The re-accreditation for the purpose- built, rooftop surface car park – which has a pay and display facility, floodlighting and regular security patrols – was made by Wiltshire Police and the BPA.
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Gallan Parking, part of leading Birmingham-based property specialists Gallan Group, manages the facility for Standard Life Investments, which owns the retail development that includes blue chip companies Boots, Next and Argos. Gallan Parking has already won
Park Mark awards in Sheffield and Wolverhampton and been re-accredited for a car park in Stafford. Paul Garry, a director of Gallan Parking,
said: ‘Our aim is to develop all our car parks to Park Mark-winning standard.’
BUSY ‘B’S
It’s in the name. It is surely a coincidence that Bemrose Booth is garnering a lot of contract success from local authorities whose name also starts with the letter ‘B’. Of late, Bexley, Bedworth, Brignorth, Basildon and Bedford local authorities have all taken contracts with the pay- by-phone operator.
Latest to mirror this trend is Brentwood in Essex, where five car
parks have installed phone and pay parking systems to improve existing facilities within the borough. Motorists using the local authority facilities will now have the option of both pay-and-display and cashless parking. The new service will provide a convenience for motorists to pay for parking sessions as well as offering additional features such as text confirmation that parking has been booked, and a reminder text when a parking session is due to expire. Motorists will also benefit from the facility to extend parking sessions via phone, SMS or Smartphone application while away from their vehicle.
A spokesperson for Bemrose Mobile said: ‘Brentwood is a forward-thinking local authority that was looking to make life easier for motorists to park by eradicating the burden of having to carry change. It also aims to help local businesses by encouraging shoppers back to high street shops through added convenience.’ As more and more car parks in the area adopt phone-and-pay, parking will be become increasingly easy for motorists because all Bemrose Mobile services are simply installed with one generic sign, making them easily identifiable. There will also be one phone number; when a motorist has used the phone and pay system, their details will be retained for future use.
www.britishparking.co.uk
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