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We are delighted to announce that as of 1 June 2020 Markus Lauble and Tomer Meirom were joined by Valentin Rüther and Arno Geis (from left to right) on the Huber car park systems UK Ltd. board of directors.

We wish them every success for the future.

edited by Tomer Meirom

The world around us is ever-changing. The more general shifts in our environment: climate change, urbanisation, the fusion of home and office environments (increasingly popular since the outbreak of COVID-19) have significant impact on mobility.

The use of fossil fuels is discouraged, whereas electrical mobility is encouraged. Car-sharing schemes are becoming readily available and simplified by digitalisation. The development of autonomous driving is rapidly advancing and expected to reach market soon. These developments may not stop the individual use of cars but will bring about change in the manner cars and car parks are used.

It is almost a decade since HUBER Car Park Systems first designed and built a multi-storey car park (MSCP) for the NHS. Multi-storey car parks in Wolverhampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leicester and Aberdeen followed. Throughout the years, these car parks have been designed to fulfil their traditional function, whilst adapting to incorporate up-to-date technological innovation, such as e-mobility, LED-lighting and advanced controllers.

In 2020, HUBER completed a second MSCP for New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, and are mid-construction of MSCPs at Northwick Park hospital in Harrow and at Luton & Dunstable Hospital, as well as leading the design process for new MSCPs at Warwick Hospital and at Southampton Hospital.

Representing the evolution of innovations such as electric vehicles and cycling, these facilities will be more than “just” car parks, they will be “mobility hubs”. What does that actually mean?

The mobility hub is envisaged as being the mediator between off-campus transportation and on-campus mobility. The hub should enable the smooth management of traffic towards the campus and enable efficient management of users’ stream onto campus.

In a future scenario, users should leave their arrival vehicle, be it car, bike or scooter at the hub and continue by campus transportation system, maybe in the form of public autonomous transportation (POD capsules) that will distribute users arriving to the hub further on the campus.

A successful mobility hub should be located on the campus border, readily accessible by public and personal transportation. Space must be provided for all transportation methods to co-exist. Sufficient charging facilities should be provided – electric car users will expect to return to a fully charged vehicle. Future digitalisation shall allow users to communicate with the hub prior to arrival to ensure seamless parking and payment, as well as order the onward transport into the campus.

In anticipation of these changes, HUBER has introduced HUBER 360 Smart Parking. These ‘smart mobility hubs’ offer barrier-free entrance and exit, cash-free payment, dynamic pricing concepts, intelligent interactive guidance systems, intelligent parking systems (IPS), light control and e-mobility; and are designed with infrastructure which provides flexibility to incorporate further advances in digital innovation in the future.

Tomer Meirom is managing director UK of HUBER Car Park Systems
Shift happens!_ MSCP evolving into the mobility hub_published_Transportxtra_July2020

Special Projects Award
Pink Parking, Wembley Park

The Wembley Park Pink Parking project comprises a multi-storey car park and a decked coach park. It is part of the Wembley Park development that will deliver over 8,500 residential apartments alongside 21 acres of public realm, including a 42-acre park. (Weiterlesen…)

On 21 November 2019, Quintain, the project developer, and Huber car park systems celebrated the opening of the £41 million ‘Pink Coach and Car Park’. The complex consists of two parking levels for coaches featuring 290 parking bays, as well as a five-storey car park with 734 parking bays. At full capacity, it can accommodate up to 16,500 visitors. As the suspended deck also allows for the positioning of broadcasting vehicles, Wembley Stadium intends to use the facility as a media park during Euro 2020

Safety and technology are top priorities

Pink Coach and Car Park is implemented with a 120-minute fire protection strategy: the steel construction of the coach parking area is enveloped by chambered concrete, which is highly effective in the construction of mobility hubs, and a dedicated sprinkler system.

An elaborate wayfinding system, including digital signage, assists the marshals and stewards when managing the crowds on event days. Furthermore, there is a public-address system and camera monitoring system throughout the complex. The innovative technology installed assigns coaches to free parking bays according to their length and size. ANPR automatically registers all vehicles at all entrance and exit points.

Art Façades: Pride of Wembley

Inspired by Olympic pictograms, large simple silhouettes of stars renowned for their Wembley performances, lit up by pink LED tube lights, decorate four of the ten stair core elevations. The intent of the design is to encourage the next generation of idols to become part of Wembley history.

Pride of Wembley_Article CCE Magazine_December issue

Huber car park system’s project, Wembley Pink, is part of an 85 acre development in north west London, Wembley Park.

We are very proud to have designed and built Europe’s first multi-storey steel coach and car park, providing parking bays to thousands of visitors to the new development and Wembley Stadium.

Please see the following link for an overview of the entire Quintain Project,

HIB Huber Integral Bau GmbH and Huber car park systems international GmbH (HUBER) donate €7,000

At a time when we can all fulfil our material wishes at any time, we have decided to make a special donation instead of distributing gifts.

As we are now one of the largest employers in the area, and according to the motto „Think global, act local“ we have chosen to support our local volunteer fire brigade by financing two truck driving licences for junior staff.

„We thank you very much for this extraordinarily generous donation” said Michael Scharrenbach, head of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Rheinrohl, when the cheque was handed over.

HUBER Car Park Systems’ new Saltergate multi-storey sets the tone for Chesterfield

A multi-storey car park forms a key element of a major regeneration project in the Derbyshire market town of Chesterfield. The new Saltergate car park has been built on the site of an ageing multi-storey that was demolished in February 2018. The new multi-storey car park is located in the heart of Chesterfield on Saltergate, close to local shops, restaurants and entertainment venues. (Weiterlesen…)

‘The Car Park is the latest regeneration project that is helping to develop the town centre and also to make Chesterfield a thriving borough’, states Councillor Terry Gilby, the council’s cabinet member for economic growth.

The new multi-storey car park at Saltergate in Chesterfield officially opened to the public on Tuesday, 30 July 2019. The prominent building with its perforated cladding panels façade is part of the £19.9 million Northern Gateway project.

Constructed by HUBER car park systems, the 526-spaces multi-storey car park is built according to the VCA system, using a continuous ramp, which ensures less congestion and enables ease of access to generously sized parking spaces.  Saltergate currently has six charging points for electronic vehicles and has the capacity for 16, if required. Additionally, it has 32 disabled spaces and 15 parent and child spaces.

The car park is open 24 hours a day, all year round with extensive CCTV coverage to maximise the security of its customers. There are two comfortable lifts, a bright staircase with automatic doors and differently coloured parking levels, as well as automated speed-gates at entrances and exits.

The car park was not only designed to offer stress-free parking to all customers but also to complement and be respectful of its surroundings.

According to Councillor Gilby, “The design for the car park was chosen to blend in well with the surrounding area, including the plans for the new enterprise centre on part of the site of Holywell Cross (Donut) car park. In addition to this, the red colour scheme is also in line with the council’s brand.”

As well as attractive pricing, the Saltergate location ensures that not only shoppers, but commuters and guests staying at the new hotel on Elder Way will profit from its proximity to Chesterfield town centre.

“We are committed to serving and supporting communities by investing in new facilities such as this to make the town a great place to live and visit” says Councillor Terry Gilby.

‘The Car park is the latest regeneration project that is helping to develop the town centre and also to make Chesterfield a thriving borough’, knows Councillor Terry Gilby.

Huber celebrated the topping-off of Pink Coach and Car park in Wembley on 27th June 2019. The project team and site operatives were invited to sign one of the last steel members to be installed on to the building.

The topping-off was the closing event to Huber’s ‘wear pink to work’ initiative across Wembley park and the campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Huber raised a grand total of £10,000 for the chosen pink charity ‘Breast Cancer Now‘