Headline sponsor:
13 September 2024
Royal Lancaster,
London
Created and presented by Parking Review magazine, the British Parking Awards are an independent competition. The awards recognise the leading examples of car park management, enforcement, design and team work.
2024 Headline Award Winner
The recipients are selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.
The winner was announced at the Royal Lancaster London on 13 September 2024.
MiPermit Inspiration Award
Sponsored by MiPermit
The MiPermit Inspiration Award recognises individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to improving parking. Inspiration Award recipients are exemplars of excellent practice that have inspired colleagues, clients and the wider parking community.
Winner:
Vaso Vaina
Managing Director, Architect, Stripe Consulting
2024 Competitive Category Winners
These are competitive categories that have been assessed by the jury.
The entries are published as a long list which is whittled down to a shortlist.
The winners were announced at the Royal Lancaster London on 13 September 2024.
Parking Person of the Year
Sponsored by RingGo
This award is open to all local authorities and private operators that may nominate an individual parking employee who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence'.
Winner:
Michael Wiktorko
Senior Service Area Manager, Parking Services, Hackney Council
Rising Star Award 1
Sponsored by Flowcrete a Brand of Tremco CPG UK
The Rising Star Award shines a spotlight on the rising stars of parking. The recipients may be young employees or recent joiners of any age. Local authorities and private operators can nominate an individual parking employee, consultant or contractor who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to their team and the wider parking sector.
Winner:
Andrzej Paszek
Junior IT Project Manager, Agena Group
Rising Star Award 2
Sponsored by Flowcrete a Brand of Tremco CPG UK
The Rising Star Award shines a spotlight on the rising stars of parking. The recipients may be young employees or recent joiners of any age. Local authorities and private operators can nominate an individual parking employee, consultant or contractor who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to their team and the wider parking sector.
Winner:
Nisha Damhar
Associate Director, WSP Liveable Places
Parking Team of the Year
Sponsored by CDER Group
The Parking Team of the Year Award recognises the excellent work of both on-street and off-street parking operations. It is open to teams working in both the public and private sectors.
Winner:
ZZPS
Parking Operator of the Year
Sponsored by Stripe Consulting
The Parking Operator of the Year Award is presented to what the jury feel is the best parking facility in the UK. The category is open to new and established car parks owned by either the public or private sectors. The award recognises car parks that are managed, designed and maintained in a way that makes the start and end of each driver's journey a pleasant experience.
Winner:
Q-Park
Communication Award
Sponsored by Zatpark
The Communication Award recognises imaginative, engaging and informative approaches adopted by parking organisations to communicating with the public and other organisations. It encompasses advertising campaigns, websites, social media and publications.
Winner:
APCOA
Major incident response:
The Luton Airport Car Park Fire
The Front Line Award
Sponsored by Orbility
Parking can be a challenging profession. The Front Line Award is dedicated to parking personnel who engage with drivers and the general public as a part of their day-to-day activities. This award will recognise excellent customer service, communication skills and community engagement.
Winner:
Ellen Tooley
Civil Enforcement Officer, APCOA
Parking Partnerships Award
Sponsored by APT Skidata
The Parking Partnerships Award recognises the importance of partnership working in the parking sector. The partnership may involve pairings or groups of local authorities, companies, professional bodies, campaign groups and other stakeholders.
Winner:
Marston Holdings, City of Westminster and
the Metropolitan Police
Parking in the Community Award
Sponsored by The IPC
Parking is an essential public service and can be a positive contributor to local communities. The Parking in the Community Award recognises people working within the parking sector who have engaged with and supported their local communities.
Winner:
Marston Holdings, NSL and Social Bite in Edinburgh and Westminster
Parking Technology Award
Sponsored by Tap2Park
The Parking Technology Award recognises advances in the systems used to manage parking. The innovation will be a piece of parking hardware, a device or a wider system that makes the management of parking more efficient and/or customer-friendly.
Winner:
Peterborough City Council and Imperial:
A frictionless approach to moving traffic
enforcement and exemptions
Best New Car Park
Sponsored by YourParkingSpace
The Best New Car Park Award is a site-specific award that recognises outstanding design and construction techniques that turn car parks into landmark structures. It is open to local authority and private car park operators, owners, architects, developers and construction companies. Car parks entered may be multi-storeys, underground facilities or surface sites.
The jury may also present a Car Parks: Special Projects Award that recognises excellent architectural and engineering solutions.
Winner:
Blackpool Central Multi-Storey Car Park:
Ballast Nedam Construction and Stripe Consulting for Blackpool Council and Nikal
Car Park Renovation Award
Sponsored by Concrete Preservation Technologies Surveys
The Car Park Renovation category looks at how car parks can be transformed into inspiring buildings with a genuine social value and which can host a variety of uses.
Winner:
The Plaza Multi-Storey Car Park, Wokingham
Cemplas, Westwood and Colliers International for
Aviva Life and Pensions UK
Traffic Team Award
Sponsors by Vreo Innovations
The Traffic Team Award is a new category recognising the skills and achievements of organisations responsible for implementing traffic and parking schemes such as controlled parking zones, TROs, permit schemes, payment systems, EV charging and a host of other essential services - including planners, engineers, consultants and contractors.
Winner:
Project Centre Traffic and Parking Team
EV Charging Award
Sponsored by Go2Sim
The parking sector is playing a key role in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), as reflected in the launch of Parking Review's special EVolution section and website.
The EV Charging Award recognises the development of innovative approaches to providing EV charging infrastructure, systems and services in car parks and at the kerbside. The category is open to parking providers, chargepoint operators and technology developers.
An EVolution Award
Winner:
Cambridge City Council, Connected Kerb and
Stripe Consulting
Better Streets Award
This breakout award brings together a set of submissions which set out ways in which traffic and parking teams have developed policies and programmes which improve the street-scene, access to the kerbside and environment in urban areas.
Winner:
City of Edinburgh Council, Project Centre and NSL:
A collaborative approach to tackling pavement parking
2024 Special Award Winners
The recipients were selected by the jury from either the field of entries or wider parking sector.
Lifetime Achievement Award 1
Sponsored by the British Parking Association
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a parking professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the sector over the course of their career. Parking organisations and professionals are invited to nominate an individual who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence' across their entire career.
Winner:
Maureen Williams
Enforcement Manager, Camden Council
Lifetime Achievement Award 2
Sponsored by the British Parking Association
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a parking professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the sector over the course of their career. Parking organisations and professionals are invited to nominate an individual who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to the industry and represents a 'model of excellence' across their entire career.
Winner:
Amanda Jones, Associate Consultant (Traffic Orders), Project Centre
Special Jury Award
Presented by Parking Review
This award will be presented to an exceptional entry that has impressed the jury.
Winner:
The Single Code of Practice: The British Parking Association and the International Parking Community
2024 Rosette Award Winners
These are special awards reflecting key themes. Their presentations will punctuate the event, providing recipients and supporter sponsors with special moments on stage.
Connected Vehicles Award
Sponsored by Trellint
Satnav systems, digital mapping, mobile phones apps and ever smarter in-car systems are enhancing the ability of drivers to search for, book and pay for parking while on the move. The Connected Vehicles Award recognises the work being done to harness the potential of data and communications technology to enhance the parking experience of car, van and truck drivers.
Winner:
Parkopedia
Accessible Parking Award
Presented by EVolution
Cars enable people with limited mobility and a range of health issues to make independent decisions about how they travel. But the benefits of having a car and the Blue Badge scheme only work if parking is made available and kept accessible at destinations such as town centres, shopping centres, leisure venues, hospitals, transport interchanges. The Accessible Parking Award recognises work done to provide accessible parking and to ensure such spaces are not misused.