Expanding Car Parks Operator Apex Parking Doubles In Size

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Expanding car parks operator Apex Parking has doubled the size of its portfolio by acquiring 10 new properties.

The company has also rapidly grown its workforce with its headcount now standing at 44 after transferring in 21 staff from a previous operator in one day.

Apex Parking‘s newest locations are Pall Mall, Moorfields and Rumford Street in Liverpool, Chorlton Street in Manchester, The Core in Leeds, New Street, Royal Angus, Londonderry and Horsefair in Birmingham and High Street in Weston-super-Mare.

The company, which was founded in 2021, already operated 10 car parks in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Bristol, Stoke, Ipswich and Hounslow. The new acquisitions came about after National Car Parks (NCP), which was founded in 1931 and with a portfolio of 340 UK car parks, went into administration in March.

Landowner GreenPoint, a global real assets investment firm with more than $1 billion of equity under management, decided to move away from NCP and the administration process and find new operators for their 32 sites.

Working through their pan-European business management company partner Lysara, GreenPoint decided to split its portfolio between Apex Parking, which already ran three sites for them, and another operator.

Director Ben Sullivan said:

“We are particularly pleased to have been chosen as the as preferred management partner for these 10 car parks by GreenPoint."

“We believe their decision was very much influenced by the work we have done to turn around the existing three sites but also for the significant commercial support and insight we gave them post-NCP’s administration announcement."

“This expansion is another significant step in our journey and reflects the confidence our clients continue to place in our team. Strategically it has worked out very well for us, geographically complementing our existing sites and allowing us to both expand and move forward rapidly through economies of scale."

“We will be upgrading the car parks to the most modern standards, making the lighting better, changing bay markings, improving and reducing signage, increasing safety aspects and dealing with anti-social behaviour."

“The installation of new equipment, supplied by APT Skidata, is making the act of parking simpler and more pleasant – and we offer competitive prices, with discounts for subscribers and season tickets and also reward schemes."

“We would like to reassure drivers by pointing out that we will be honouring season tickets previously bought through NCP for our 10 new car parks, even though we are not obliged to do so by law and most likely will not be receiving any of those funds."

“As a responsible employer we are also dedicated to improving the facilities for our dedicated and hard-working staff. They are the face of our business, the people interacting with our customers and dealing with any issues.”

“Working with a landlord who understands our vision in terms of putting staff back into car parks is so refreshing, as is the appreciation that we need to invest to build a decent, sustainable business and it is the long-term revenues we are looking at, not making a quick buck and disappearing.”

Scott Parsons, chief executive of Lysara, said:

“Over the past few months, the team has worked at pace to transition 30 assets into a stronger operating structure, securing long-term income with Q-Park across 20 sites and retaining attractive operational upside across a further 10 sites with Apex."

“This is an important milestone for Lysara. The new arrangements strengthen the quality and resilience of the portfolio, refocus on the customer experience and preserve our flexibility to integrate new services, including EV charging, overtime.”

Apex Parking, founded in 2021, operates 20 car parks across England, including London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Chester, Bristol and Birmingham. Visit here for more details with Apex Parking.

Photo: Car park operator Apex Parking directors, from left, Iain Selbie, Guy Watson and Ben Sullivan have overseen a doubling of the size of the company with the acquisition of 10 new properties across the country

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Jul 4, 2025
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British Cycling has announced the seven-strong team that has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 UEC BMX Racing European Championships in Valmeira, Latvia from 10-13 July.

The first major event since the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will see the return of familiar faces of the GBCT BMX Racing squad, while also introducing potential stars of the future, as three new riders make their European Championships debut.

Having started the 2025 season in incredible form, with first and second place finishes at round one and two of the European cup, as well as a world cup win at the Papendal, Shriever will be looking to take her first championship podium of the season, as part of her world championship preparation.

On the elite men’s side, motivated from his reserve selection at Paris 2024, Ross Cullen has come into the season fighting, with a first and second place finish the European Cup rounds, so far. Round four of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal saw Cullen take his first ever world cup win, with a dominant performance he will look to replicate in Latvia. Having recently returned from injury, Kye Whyte will also line up in the elite men's contest.

Having won the under-23 women’s silver medal in 2024, Emily Hutt will be looking to take more silverware home this year and has so far seen a positive start to the season having won world cup bronze and silver medals.

Adding to her competition this year will be teammates Sienna Harvey and Betsy Bax who move up to the under-23 category for the first time. Both have shown early potential in the category, with Bax taking a bronze medal in round five of this year’s European cup, while Harvey bagged herself a win in round six. All three women will be battling it out with the rest of the field to take home that coveted European jersey.

Rounding out the squad will be newcomer Jos Marnham, who will be competing in the under-23 men’s event having only joined the GBCT programme in October last year. Jos has shown early potential and will be aiming to gather vital experience at international level on his championship debut.

Performance Director for the Great Britain Cycling Team, Stephen Park CBE, said: “Looking at the squad heading to this year’s European Championships, split almost equally between veterans of the sport and fast-developing young riders, it brings me great pride to see the speed and strength with which GBCT’s BMX Racing programme has developed."

“Heading into LA with experienced riders, as well as young and hungry developing riders who looked up to the likes of Beth and Kye as recently as Tokyo shows the strength of the sport and its pathway, and how our coaches are harnessing that talent."

"It makes me excited to see what the riders can do at this early stage in the LA cycle as they have all to play for – I'm sure we’re in for a fantastic weekend of racing.”

The GBCT BMX Racing programme saw its first ever Olympic medallists at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Beth Shriever becoming Olympic champion and Kye Whyte taking the silver medal in the men’s event. Since then, thanks to UK Sport World Class Programme, funded by The National Lottery, the Great Britain Cycling Team programme has continued to grow, with the development of a junior and senior pathway, as well as taking five world championship and four European championship medals.

Great Britain Cycling Team squad for the 2025 UEC BMX Racing European Championships:

Elite men - Ross Cullen, Kye Whyte
Elite women - Beth Shriever
Under-23 men - Jos Marnham
Under-23 women - Betsy Bax, Sienna Harvey, Emily Hutt

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