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trend www.europeanparking.eu Parking m a in t o p international i publication of the European Parking Association | Volume 29 | no. 3-2015 c • n o i t p e rc pe 10 17th EPA Congress Parking in a world of changes 20 EPA Awards 2015 And the winners are… 30 2nd APCOA Mobility Summit Digitalisation of parking Austria | Belgium | Cyprus | Finland | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Luxembourg | Portugal | Slovak Republik | Slovenia | Spain | The Netherlands: 8.50 Euro Croatia 63.75 Kuna, Great Britain 7.50 Pound Sterling, Hungary 2,550 Forint, Norway 74.50 NOK, Poland 39.10 Zloty, Sweden 80 SEK, Switzerland 12.75 CHF EDITORIAL << Dear colleagues, In firstly I wish to thank the President of the German Parking Association Dr. Karl- Ludwig Ballreich and his team for having organized the biggest EPA Congress ever, a great result confirmed by the impressive overall numbers with 546 delegates, 32 countries represented, 122 exhibitors and more than 2200 industrial visitors. The recent 17th EPA Congress in Berlin gave us a good insight into the future of our parking sector and it is progressively Laurence A. Bannerman clear where we are, or should be, going. We are a complex activity area that is un- dergoing radical changes due to environ- players, more transparency, and data that mental considerations, new urban mobili- can contribute to providing info for ra- ty solutions and new technological devel- tional parking strategies. opments that are bringing about a cultural Standards are necessary to ensure revolution in both our business sector and equal conditions for all parties involved, in our clients, not forgetting that the eco- related – for example – to the electronic nomic crisis during the recent years has payment and privacy sectors, in order to changed the habits of many city users. guarantee better conditions for the park- Today we are in stimulating times and ing operators, the equipment suppliers here are some of the challenges we will be and our customers. concentrating on: On street management is being revo- Development and growth of EPA and lutionized in both operational and tech- its member countries. EPA is made up of nological terms and guidelines are need- 22 European national country members, ed. The cities today are able to have a mo- from the north to the south and from the bility management tool that can contribute west to the east. A wide range of operative substantially to reinforcing and consoli- realities exist in different stages of devel- dating the overall role of parking as a key opment and we will collaborate to rein- factor in the urban mobility chain com- force the growth of the parking industry bining and optimizing both the on and off and the national associations. street parking offers. Communication that demands that we Finally, I am proud, honoured, and ex- keep abreast of the times with new mes- cited to be able to represent what I have sages directed to our clients (the local au- always considered a key service industry, thorities, stakeholders and the public) that can and does give important contri- working on the general awareness of the butions to the quality of life. I do count on opportunities our service industry offers your contributions and support, you can as part of the urban mobility chain and in count on mine. contributing to urban quality of life. Innovation can give the parking in- dustry a leading role in the future urban landscape, but all will make sense only if integrated into an overall mobility policy. Today the exciting developments in tech- nology, and in particular digitalization, are certainly stimulating new business Laurence A. Bannerman models, new product opportunities, new President EPA Parking trend international no. 3-2015 3 3 >> CONTENTS Business News 6-9 EPA News General assembly of the EPA 2015: Lead Story Laurence A. Bannerman is new president 26 17th EPA Congress in Berlin: Parking industry in a world of changes 10 New EPA Full Member: Turkish Parking Association 27 Statement of the 17th EPA Congress 19 New Associate Member: Empark 27 EPA Awards 2015 – the Winners 20 Background PARKEN 2015: Exhibitors show 2nd APCOA Mobility Summit: Urban wide range of innovations 21 mobility and the digitalisation of parking 30 EPA-Polis Push and Pull workshop: Innovative Products Smart parking – technology meets policy 22 Siemens starts pilot project in Berlin to test radar-based parking space detection 33 Announcement: “Parking in the City Lounge” 18th EPA Congress 2017 in Rotterdam 24 Quercus: New SmartLPR® Access with motorized lens 34 Fourth GPALs Summit: “What is parking going to look like in 25 years?” 25 TINYNODE: wireless vehicle detection 34 10 21 26 4 Parking trend international no. 3-2015 CONTENTS << Main topic of Parking trend no. 3-2015 is perception. Articles on this are indicated by this sign. New Stringo 3 by Famek: Vehicle mover reduces physical strain on staff 35 International Solutions ICES in Winchester: King Alfred remains at the cutting edge of enforcement 36 Lincolnshire: Progressive parking strategy is key to area’s regeneration 37 Prospects Krakow: Parking Policy in the Cities 38 Stockholm: Discussing airport parking 38 Calendar, Imprint 38 mesago photos: Cover 30 24 Parking trend international no. 3-2015 5 5 >> BUSINESS NEWS APCOA appoints Challis to head UK and Ireland APCOA PARKING announced the ap- well as continuing in his role as Managing pointment of Kim Challis to the position of Director for APCOA PARKING in the Regional Managing Director for the UK and Netherlands. Ireland. With a strong pedigree in business In response to Challis’ appointment, Ralf development and stakeholder management, Bender, Chief Executive Officer for APCOA Challis’ entrepreneurship and proactive- PARKING Group, said: “I am delighted that leadership approach is supposed to be a key Kim is able to join us and drive our UK and facet to growing the UK and Ireland busi- Ireland businesses into new key territories. nesses. Kim is a dynamic and very astute business- Prior to joining APCOA, Challis held a woman, who has a proven-track record in number of senior executive and board po- delivering positive-outcomes across a di- sitions; most recently with British multina- verse range of commercial and public sector tional security services firm G4S as its Re- portfolios, which is important for our busi- APCOA Photo: gional Managing Director for its facilities ness. These are revered qualities, which Kim Challis, new Regional Managing management division. Challis takes up her have all been underpinned by strong leader- Director for the UK and Ireland new senior executive position from Henk ship, team motivation and people develop- de Bruin, who will reassume business ac- ment, which is what APCOA PARKING tivities in his Group Director capacity, as prides itself on”. n City of Cardiff Council to transform parking experience in key on-street locations across the City According to a recent survey Cardiff drivers SmartRep software collates and analyses live congestion and free up space for others. spend more time finding a space to park than information on how parking space is used. We’re confident that residents, businesses in any other major UK city. The stress this Accurate vehicle-by-vehicle, minute-by- and visitors to the City will have their driv- puts on the local area in terms of congestion minute data on actual usage of the city’s fa- ing and parking experience transformed in requires a balanced and intelligent approach cilities gives the council the leading edge in the months and years ahead.” to parking and traffic management. Recently day-to-day management and future plan- the installation of 225 Smart Parking RFID- ning. Making parking easier equipped SmartEye vehicle detection sen- Group Chief Executive Officer, Paul in the Welsh Capital sors, linked via SmartLink data transmitters, Gillespie said that the company was de- Cllr Ramesh Patel, Cabinet Member for has been accomplished in some of Cardiff’s lighted to have secured the contract for the Transport, Planning and Sustainability at central parking hotspots. pilot of this technology with Cardiff Coun- the City of Cardiff Council, said: “Although cil. “Our SmartPark is a tried and tested so- our priority is to get as many people to use Intelligent Information about lution that will make it easier for drivers in public transport as possible, city centre current parking spaces Cardiff to find a parking space. Customers parking is also important. I am pleased the Drivers will soon be able to download are able to make better informed decisions implementation of the Smart Parking pilot SmartApp, a dedicated mobile application about their parking location and able to has started and will be fully installed and via their iPhone or Android device to view a change their behaviour and seek parking in operational by the end of July. We will work current picture of parking spaces near to less occupied streets close to their desired closely with Smart Parking Ltd to launch a them. They are then guided to the nearest destination. Not only does this reduce the public information campaign to get as many unoccupied bay. Once parked, the applica- time taken looking for a parking place, and people to download the free smartapp on tion can also be configured to direct them to make parking in Cardiff easier and more their mobile phone, to make parking in Car- pay for parking via an authority’s chosen convenient improving the customer experi- diff easier for everyone. The scheme to be remote payment solution. ence, but it also indirectly helps to reduce operational by August 2015.” n 6 Parking trend international no. 3-2015 BUSINESS NEWS << DESIGNA now with troika: Stefan Koch joins management board Stefan Koch (49) joined the management board at DESIGNA Ver- ers with more opportunities to organise their businesses more suc- kehrsleittechnik GmbH on 1st April 2015.