Contents Upfront 03 Here for you The BPAs Caron Fassetta introduces this issue, produced to support you during the coronavirus pandemic News 06 National news 08 Companies news 39 BPA news Covid-19 10 Your response From frontline officers delivering PPE, to those providing extra parking for NHS workers and online training to staff thank you for all you are doing 15 Healthcare Keith Fowler on how managing this demanding sector just got even more challenging 16 Life under lockdown Portsmouth Councils Kevin McKee shares how his team is keeping the citys streets safe and accessible 18 Up against it May 2020 Issue 396 reported incidents of CEO abuse since lockdown 19 BPA response Louise Parfitt asks chief executive Andrew Pester how members are being supported 20 R oad to recovery Dave Pye looks at the importance of joined-up thinking for when lockdown is eased 22 U pskilling CEOs As people take on new roles to help their communities, Zoe Hall, from Cornwall Council, explains how CEOs have been trained in additional duties 25 Changing times Russell Simmons examines construction in the time of coronavirus 27 The show must go on Tomer Meirom, from HUBER Car park Systems, explains what the company put in place to continue work 28 New lease of life Graeme Middleton, from Cemplas, on refurbishing a British lift-slab car park with impressive results 30 A ll change 32 Parking pathway UKPC has invested heavily in training and development to promote parking as a career 34 BPA research results Topline findings from the BPAs recent independent research into the publics perception of parking Regulars 36 New members Meet the organisations that joined in January, February and March 40 Political perspective Update on the next stage of the BPAs work on the consultation for the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 42 Park life What effect is the coronavirus crisis having on the parking community, asks Kelvin Reynolds Classified 44 S pecialist services directory 45 Marketplace BPA Lawline looks at the impacts of Covid-19 on the parking profession OCSs Jade Neville looks at the rise in 4 britishparking.co.uk PN May20 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 23/04/2020 12:35