NEWS COMPANIES AND PEOPLE
MOTORISTS RIDING HIGH AS Q-PARK CUTS PARKING PRICES
A Leeds city centre car park is the latest addition to the Q-Park portfolio and, after signing a 35-year lease for the property in November, the fi rm has big plans for its new acquisition. With 440 spaces, the West Riding House car park, surrounded by prime shops and offi ces in the town centre, will also be marketed as an ideal parking location for shoppers visiting the new Trinity Shopping Centre, due to open on 21 March. In early improvements Q-Park slashed the
fi rst-hour parking rate from £6.40 to £2.80 and introduced an evening tariff/night-time rate. With the draw of plenty of restaurants and a cinema close by, customers entering after 6pm and exiting before 9am the following day now pay a maximum of £6.50. There’s also an increasing demand
JBW WINS CAMDEN CONTRACT
Debt recovery and enforcement services provider JBW has won a contract with the London Borough of Camden. This means the fi rm’s client base now covers more than 65 per cent of London Boroughs.
Commenting on the award, CEO Jamie
Waller, said: ‘I am delighted to see that our investment in technology and people has led us to win this contract. Our strategic growth plans aim for an above 70 per cent contract coverage in London, and I am confi dent that we will achieve this in 2013’. It was a good day for Waller, as he was also named runner- up in the
‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award, for the third year running.
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for discounted season tickets. Working with owners, Moorfi eld Group, and local management partner, Holbeck Land, Q-Park is planning a £1m refurbishment this year, including upgrades based on a recent customer survey that called for improvements in signage, lighting and vehicle safety. Adam Bidder, managing director of
Q-Park, said: ‘We currently have three great car parks in the centre of Leeds and are extremely pleased to be taking over our fourth. The West Riding House car park has a lot of potential and we look forward to working with Moorfi eld and Holbeck Land to upgrade this facility to our high standards. We are really pleased to be able to offer drivers in Leeds more places to park, as the city continues to develop and grow.’
VINCI PARK STAFF WALK
THE EXTRA MILE VINCI Park UK is congratulating the winners of its inaugural Healthy Walking competition. First place in the on-street category has been awarded to the team at Slough Borough Council, and to Cheltenham and Gloucester in the off-street category. Recognising the huge distances staff must cover on a daily basis, the company launched the competition to identify those who have walked the extra mile both to help customers, and to keep sites safe and secure.
Staff members Jamie Waller
were given pedometers to measure just how far they travelled on foot over the course of an average week. The fi rm’s commercial director Phillip Herring said: ‘We’ve all been inspired recently by the world’s fi nest athletes, and knowing the importance of regular exercise,
FEBRUARY 2013
we wanted to encourage an even healthier working environment by adding a little bit of competitiveness to the mix, and reward our teams who often walk over 100 miles a week.’
Congratulating the winners, who received (much needed) foot massagers and fruit hampers to help continue their healthy efforts, he added: ‘They’ve clearly earned a good sit down.’
The Slough
Borough Council team clocked up an incredible 226,211 steps (equal to 113
miles) on the city’s streets over a fi ve-day period, leading the on-street contracts. The off-street team working at Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals were also impressive, racking up an impressive 201,314 steps (equal to 100 miles) – the equivalent of them walking to London.
www.britishparking.co.uk
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RAYMOND KASPRZAK/ SHUTTERSTOCK
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