The construction of our Wembley Pink Coach and Car Park project is reaching a high point and we are celebrating with a topping-off event.

As part of the event, the Wembley Pink team has chosen to raise awareness and money for the Pink Ribbon organisation ‘Breast Cancer Now’. To achieve that, we are organising a “wear pink to work” day at Wembley Park and call on all construction sites in Wembley park to join us in raising awareness by wearing pink to work on the day.

The day will close off with our topping-off event in which one of the last steel members of the MSCP will be installed.

The event includes inspirational talk from ‘Breast Cancer Now’ and we will run a charity collection an Auction and a Raffle.

If you can not come to the event, or you prefer to donate by bank transfer, please do so through our designated fundraising webpage: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pinkcarpark

„The parking garage of the future is boundless“

Mr. Rüther, Huber is expanding for years. What is your key to success?

In 1990, the company was founded. Our basic business idea was to specialize in car park construction, and that’s what our success is based on to a large extent. This has allowed us to become more and more rooted to the product, and we are sometimes investors and operators ourselves. From these in-depth thoughts on the product parking garage, a complete system has been created. Our latest innovation is the Smart Parking in the 360-degree parking garage, which we will now present at the PARKEN fair.

Can you describe this 360-degree thought and what is smart about it?

By smart parking we mean, among other things, the digital, the entire data flow and the control in the parking garage. It starts at the entrance and exit: there is no barrier there anymore. Users no longer need to keep a tight track, but can easily get in and out. If you want, you can pay cashlessly up to 48 hours later online, almost from the couch. These are trademarks of the company Autopay, in which we participated two years ago. Customers who do not want to register online can still pay cash by entering their license plate number.

So the system is based on license plate recognition?

Yes.

So you think the car park of the future is without barriers?

Definitely. But there is more to it, such as the ability to create prices dynamically or assign parking spaces dynamically. As a result, operators can act quite differently in marketing. Also because the parking garages and car parks are networked right into the parking spaces. This will become standard in the next few years.

Which other advantages do you see?

With an additional dynamic parking guidance system that monitors every single parking space, we have a much faster filling and emptying of these parking garages. In addition, the location of each vehicle in the parking garage can be determined at any time. In addition, we know exactly which parking lots are still free and can give this data to the outside to offer them on large platforms and also to enter into the navigation systems of the cars.

So you go much deeper into the topic and are not “just” a construction company that takes care of statics and shell construction …

This is the basic task for us, the use of the building is virtually the freestyle. Our task is to develop the best concept for the customer. You also have to look at each parking garage individually.

That sounds like individual planning. On the other hand, you are a system manufacturer. How does this fit together?

We follow a design that allows a systematic production, but is manufactured individually per object. This means that we do not produce system components that are retrieved from the warehouse, but plan and produce individually for the customer. For this, we have the greatest flexibility possible in our system. An example: ceilings are poured out on site. So we can really realize every layout.

What are the main differences to prefabricated buildings?

That with us, you have a consistently homogeneous surface covering. We have no joints and no drainable built-in parts for drainage in it.

Are there still certain HUBER standards?

There are a lot of standards: for drainage, for impact protection, facade substructure, various facade systems. But there are also different options for everything.

How do you handle the lighting?

With ELB, who is our partner for electricity, we have developed a control system with which you can control each lamp and thus illuminate the parking garage as needed. If nobody moves in the parking garage, the lighting is completely shut down. In this way, we realize a big power saving.

What is certainly easier with LEDs than with conventional fluorescent tubes?

We only work with LED, there is nothing else here.

Which ramp versions can you offer with your system?

With our flexible system, we can economically implement all possible ramp variants in multi-storey car parks. We build fullfloor ramps, split-level parking garages – all the way to ramp parking garages, which we love to build. In Germany, however, this ramp variant is not demanded so often. In addition, the pitches can be arranged in all variants of 90 degree to 45 degree.

Which floor coverings do you prefer?

Concerning the system, we can offer everything the market has to offer. However: Basically, we use a synthetic resin coating to protect our concrete floors, but mastic asphalt is also used frequently. Uncoated concrete floors are not offered by HUBER.

Which parking deck slope do you recommend?

At least two per cent, up to three per cent. Depending on the surface covering, coating systems are smoother, with two per cent being enough. Mastic asphalt is a bit rougher, which is why we go to three per cent slope, so that the water stops less. A drainage planning is unfortunately often forgotten in parking garage construction or only paid negligent. But this is very important because the damage comes at the end of the chlorides and they are transported by the water.

How many parking garages did you build in 2018?

Rather interesting is how many parking spaces we have built. In total, there were 10,465 parking spaces, of which 4,550 belonged to HIB Huber Integral Bau and 5,915 to our international division, HUBER car park systems.

Was there an outstanding project?

We have a major order worth around 30 million pound at London’s Wembley Stadium, where 900 parking bays do not take that much space, but there’s still room for 300 coaches and TV broadcasting trucks. A special feature is the fire resistance of 120 minutes.

How is it that you are so active in the UK right now?

Because we have specialized heavily, it makes sense to not focus solely on one market. There are good times and bad times everywhere. It is better to work in several markets. In the UK, we are now the market leader in multi-storey car parks.

Is smart parking and the operation of parking garages your corporate strategy for the future?

If you look at the figures of our group of companies, we have grown very dynamically in the past ten years, now have more than 120 employees in the construction companies and 35 employees in the operating companies – excluding the employees who work in the affiliated companies. We have been growing in the double-digit percentage range for years. Sales also rose accordingly and we are clearly the number two in the industry. Our business model remains to build turnkey parking garages for customers. However, if the customer asks whether we operate the parking garage for him or invest in the object, then we are also the right contact persons.

How would you characterize Huber?

Huber is a family-run medium-sized company. That also makes the good atmosphere here in the house. Our employees identify themselves with the company and the product. We have a good team spirit and a mixed team of young and old, made up of 22 nations.

Is there an own style concerning your design of the facades?

We value our design and are happy to build a parking garage with a beautiful facade. Of course, we would like to highlight our strengths: In addition to flexibility and individuality, this must certainly be visible on the facade. Incidentally, the designs for facades mostly come from our house, which is the only way to realize this economically.

Personal

Valentin Rüther is Managing Director of HIB Huber Integral Bau GmbH in Rheinbrohl/
Germany since 2005 and draws on more than 20 years of experience in multi-storey car park construction. Already during his civil engineering studies, he founded the RÜKO GmbH in Karlsruhe in 1997 with partners, which today is a main shareholder of the Huber companies. The main responsibilities of the civil engineer lie in the company and business development and the development of planning, construction and operating concepts for parking garages both nationally and internationally.

About Huber

HIB Huber Integral Bau GmbH has developed itself into a whole group of companies dealing with parking. The original company manufactures systems for parking garages, and on an international basis, the HUBER car park systems. In addition, there are various operators and property companies, for example HIB Parkraum Nürtingen, which invest in car parks and operate them. After all, HUBER has interests in partner companies, for example Metalbark in Poland (a state-of-the-art steel construction company) or ELB in Vogtland, which has been cabling HUBER parking garages and planning electrical installations for 20 years. For two years, HUBER has also been involved in the company Autopay, which deals with cash- and barrier-free systems.

“The parking garage of the future is boundless” published in Parking Trend 02/2019

Developer Quintain is to build Europe’s first multi-storey coach park at Wembley.

The vast purpose-built parking complex will boast pink painted decks and contain 290 dedicated coach spaces over two levels. A further five-storeys of over 700 car spaces will also be located above one end of the complex.

(Weiterlesen…)

Congratulations

Paul White was awarded the BIPP Yorkshire Photographer of the Year 2018. His award images came first, second and third in a competition staged by the Yorkshire region of The British Institute of Professional Photography, the UK’s leading professional body for photography.

He was awarded prizes for three images.

The winning image was an interior shot of Cliffe Park Museum at Keighley for Bradford MBC,  the second was Westfield London for Westfield Europe plc, and the third was a black & white image of a car park at Aberdeen Royal infirmary he took for HUBER car park systems international.

The Rose Lane Car Park in Norwich has been nominated for a design award in the Civic Category by the Norwich Society. The 595-space steel-framed structure was built for Norwich City Council in 2016 by Huber Car Park Systems International in collaboration with Potter and Holmes Architects. (Weiterlesen…)

Rose Lane was conceived by Norwich City Council as a car park with a social purpose. The council’s goal was to not just park cars but to build a landmark building that would signify the start of the redevelopment of the Mountergate part of the city. This is the city’s nightclub district and the car park operates 24 hours a day. The city council awarded the contract to design and build the new facility to HUBER car park systems international. The German company’s in-house architects created a building that has a permeable façade made from perforated powder coated steel panels. In keeping with the nightclub district around it, the building’s exterior sparkles from its inner core and relates to its surroundings not only at daytime but also at night. The illumination scheme means yellow wall elements of the building unit become visible at night. Rose Lane is actually two buildings: a car park and an office building. The ground floor of the office building serves as the parking attendants’ office, which sits right next to the car park. The 595-space car park it was erected using HUBER’s systemised components. Inside the car park has clear-span decks and a space-efficient VCM (vertical circulation module) system. There are two entrance and exit lanes set apart from each other to avoid queuing in the adjo9ining roads. Entrances and exits have been fitted with electrical roller shutters. All parking bays and stairwells are colour-coded to ease recognition. All the parking bays are extra width. There is also secure bicycle parking.

The car park is equipped with LED lighting that provides uniform illumination; there are also several electric vehicle charging stations. An 80 kWp photovoltaic plant on top of the 530 m² roof generates more energy on a sunny day than the car park needs for itself. The ground floor offers high specification public toilets, a baby-changing facility and several pay stations. On the exterior of the site there is also a bank of toilet cubicles for use by night clubbers. Markus Lauble, HUBER’s managing director says: “All in all, the sophisticated car park concept, which takes into consideration the needs of the user and the owner and operator, represents a sustainable quality product. Thanks to the use of first class materials its longevity is a given.”

Jury Comment

Car parks are gateways to the destinations they serve. Rose Lane takes this mission very seriously, providing a high quality parking experience. The structure has been designed to be a landmark, and its striking exterior does this both during the day and at night, when its illuminated façade is in tune with the locale’s nightclub business. But the attention to detail continues inside, with the car park featuring excellent public toilets, spacious lobbies and stairwells whose detailing picks up the façade’s motifs.

With a team of three to four members HUBER presented its construction scheme at stand P-70 at Parkex 2017 from 4 – 6 April. Lots of interested trade professionals made use of the wide range of information offered by the car parking specialists from Germany.

After HUBER’s success at the British Parking Awards many visitors asked for detailed planning assistance and design proposals. All in all Rose Lane Car Park in Norwich can be seen as a milestone in car parking.Read more about the Award

Steel-framed car parks can be built in a wide range of formats and looks, says HUBER’s Markus Lauble.

Creating a car park in a factory and assembling it on site is a process that has been around for many years, but projects led by HUBER offer proof that prefabrication does not mean creating identikit buildings. HUBER is a German construction company specialising in car park design and build based on the use of a steel-frame building system. The company believes key benefits of using steel frames is that they shorten delivery times and ensure consistent quality.  Prefabrication ensures better quality control, which will extend the longevity of the building, suggests HUBER’s Managing Director, Markus Lauble. “Our ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification serves as a baseline of industry quality and performance. It is enhanced by regular training in quality and health & safety.”

However, the fact that they are factory-built does not mean that all car parks need to look the same, says the company. This is evident by looking at the variety of sites it has completed across Europe. Its portfolio includes a number of high-profile sites in the UK, including car parks at Tesco’s headquarters in Welwyn Garden City and the Rose Lane public car park in Norwich.

“We leave room for individual ideas and focus on user-friendly and attractive appearance of new multi-storey car parks,” says Lauble. “We can offer tailor-made solutions that are not only economically interesting but also feature the latest energy management, intelligent park guidance systems and park management technology.”

Getting a new car park right starts at the planning and design stage. “Ensuring efficiency and longevity of contemporary multi-storey car parks are based on expert planning right off the bat,” he says. “The steel-framed approach is ideal and individual conceptual building design.” HUBER seeks to work with clients to create car parks that work for specific sites and uses. The flexibility of steel structures mean that the company can create a wide range of formats: full-storey construction with long ramps or ramp towers; split-level systems; and ramped vertical circulation module (VCM) systems. The format selected needs to be one that feels safe and easy to use, says Lauble:  “Car park users place great emphasis on comfort and security.” Design criteria that should be taken into account as early as the building application stage include understanding the demand for parking space, which will enable the structure’s dimensions to accommodate potential future requirements.

Once the scale, shape and form of the car park are fully understood, consideration should be given to supply and utility lines and infrastructure access. Designing and manufacturing a car park that can be delivered to a site on a just-in-time basis is an efficient and sustainable approach. “System builders can maintain short construction times through pre-fabrication. Just-in-time delivery in tight construction areas is very attractive,” says Lauble. “Steel-frame construction with wide spans and open column-free levels is economic, and also creates easy to navigate and bright environments that make drivers feel comfortable.”

HUBER works with its clients to create memorable and attractive façades to give each site a specific character. “Clients place great emphasis on cost-effectiveness, acceptance and image,” says Lauble. Just as the internal format of the car parks HUBER builds vary from site to site, a wide range of materials can be used for façades. In recent years it has created buildings that feature: glass louvers; expanded metal mesh; perforated metal panels; wood panels; and Eternit fibrecement facades. The company will also use specialist materials to perform special functions such as noise reduction and fire protection.

Energy efficiency and sustainability are important to achieve in the final product, says HUBER. “Stairwells with glass façades are brighter than enclosed towers,” says  Lauble. “Roofs protect a building and increase the lifespan of the driving surfaces. Creating photovoltaic plants on roofs can ensure the car park’s energy supply.” Taking an innovative approach to the layout of a car park can pay off in a number of ways. “For example, an open construction with a maximum of 1.5 underground levels does away with mechanical ventilation systems,” suggests Lauble. “At HUBER we believe that sophisticated concepts save costs in the long run.”

Parkex: Stand P70

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Checklist: Comfortable car parks

• Parking bay width
• Brightness
• Ventilation
• Elevators
• Payment systems
• Parking guidance systems
• Detection systems that display the availability of vacant spots

Checklist: Secure car parks

• CCTV
• Alarms
• Sophisticated traffic routing
• Special parking bay and footpath marking
• Homogenous illumination by LED technology
• Bright and open stair cases

The British Parking Awards 2017 were revealed on 10 March 2017 at Lancaster Hotel, London. The multi-talented impressionist, actress and singer Debra Stephenson presented the British Parking Awards 2017 and honoured the winners together with the sponsors. The independent competition is created and presented by Parking Review Magazine.

HUBER with its Design & Build Project Rose Lane Car Park, Norwich, is the winner of the ‘Best New Car Park‘- Award 2017.

Mark Moran, editor of Parking Review and chair of the judging panel, said: “With winners selected by a jury of their peers, the British Parking Parking Awards logo and trophy have become a respected and coveted mark of excellence among parking professionals.”

About the Project:

Rose Lane Car Park in Norwich – an innovative multi-storey car park with a social purpose

Tendering the car park Norwich City Council’s goal was to not just park cars on multiple levels, but to develop the Mountergate Area site into a landmark that would signify the start of the redevelopment of this entire part of the city. NCC awarded the contract to design and build the new facility to HUBER car park systems international, one of the European leaders in the multi-storey car park construction segment.  With a background of more than 25 years in the car parking industry in Germany, HUBER has been supplying car parks to the international market since 2008.

HUBER’s very own architects expertly designed the car park as a state-of-the-art facility and permission to build was granted in January 2015.  After demolishing existing buildings, ground decontamination works and an archaeological assessment HUBER started construction in the summer of 2015.

Sparkling state-of-the-art façade

The most impressive component of the car park is the stunning exterior cladding which adorns car park and office facilities. Its design is based on the idea of creating a true corner stone; a corner stone that would relate to the height of its surrounding buildings but would also stand out with its striking architecture.  The idea of a corner stone quickly developed into a corner jewel that would sparkle from its inner core and relate to its surroundings not only at daytime but also at night.  Whereas the area around Rose Lane turns into Norwich’s vibrant club and party scene at night, the sparkling HUBER car park with its custom-made perforation sits right in the middle of it.

Thanks to the sophisticated illumination scheme the yellow wall elements of the office unit become visible at night.  The impressive air permeable façade is made from perforated powder coated steel panels.  Several different patterns were meticulously arranged by the architects to create an illusion of random sparkles.  As additional eye-catcher the panels were installed in varying depths to create a textured surface.

Comfortable features and foresightful planning deliver attractive car park solution

The building complex was split into two building units: a car park and an office building.  For technical reasons HUBER decided to keep all functions of the new buildings separate from each other.

The car park was erected using HUBER systemized components and features 595 spaces.  Parking bays and traffic areas benefit from the clear-span composite system.  Fire walls towards adjacent buildings comply with fire safety regulations.  A special coating system protects all trafficked surfaces.  The space-efficient VCM system facilitates efficient and safe circulation while two entrance and exit lanes set apart from each other avoid excessive queuing in the adjoining roads.  Entrances and exits have been fitted with electrical roller shutters.  All   parking bays and stairwells are colour-coded to ease recognition.  The parking bays have a comfortable width and along with disabled parking bays and secure bicycle lock-ups these features enhance acceptance of the car park.  A CCTV system has been added for security reasons.  The car park is equipped with high-end LED lighting which provides uniform illumination; there are also several E-vehicle charging stations.  An 80 kWp photovoltaic plant on top of the 530 m² roof generates more energy on a sunny day than the car park needs for itself.

NCC designated the ground floor of the office building as parking attendants’ office.  It sits right next to the car park with a large free spanning roof covering the office and parts of the car park exterior.  The ground floor offers very comfortable public toilets, a baby changing facility and several pay stations.  Two elevators serve all parking levels. All in all the sophisticated car park concept, which takes into consideration the needs of the user and the owner and operator, represents a sustainable quality product.  Thanks to the use of first-class materials its longevity is a given.

Norwich City Council’s new Rose Lane multi-storey car park has been completed. The new car park and an adjacent office building are designed to kick-start the regeneration of the Mountergate area of the city centre. The car park is also intended to remove traffic from the city centre. (Weiterlesen…)