Upfront Andrew Pester welcomes everyone to the Parkex issue and encourages you to get involved Make it yours Parkex is back! Firmly established as the The BPA is uniquely placed to work with my UKs flagship parking and travel event, our department on its drive to make travel by road three-day trade show and exhibition offers easier, more efficient, and safer, while making guidance on current issues and hot topics the most of the exciting possibilities technology from our evolving sector. can offer. On pages 18-33 of this issue, we provide Both BPA Live! and Parkex help showcase a comprehensive overview of whats on and our leading activities and political engagement, when, including whos exhibiting and whos as well as shining a light on our bold new speaking and where. three-year rolling Use it to plan your visit strategic plan. This We invite you to visit our to make sure you dont sets a clear direction stand at Parkex to speak miss out on anything for our Association to representatives of our that you want to see or and enables us to Council and Service Boards remain focused on hear about. New for this year is to discuss how you can work the challenges and a dedicated EV Theatre opportunities facing with us to help shape our on day two, covering a our members, and future and focus on issues wide range of topical tailor the relevance of that matter most to you issues. Parkex is free our activities to add to attend for delegates, best value. so if you havent registered yet, please visit As a not-for-profit association, our diverse Parkex.net to book your place. membership is crucial for driving forward In-person events provide an opportunity to the delivery of our plan. We invite you to visit bring our amazing BPA community together and our stand at Parkex to meet and speak to it was great to see so many people at BPA Live! representatives of our Council and Service in April (see pages 40-43). What a brilliant day Boards to discuss how you can work with us to of networking and leadership, with a programme help shape our future and focus on those issues of inspiring content providing insights and that matter most to you. practical takeaways. I look forward to meeting many of you at We were delighted to welcome Parliamentary Parkex. Thank you for your tremendous support. Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport, Richard Holden MP, who delivered the BPA chief executive opening keynote address in which he praised andrew.p@britishparking.co.uk the work of our Association and stressed: Andrew Pester 3 PN June 2023 pp02-03 Upfront .indd 3 23/05/2023 11:34