Malcolm Logistics is first recipient of Park Mark Freight award in Scotland
Newhouse Freight Parking Facility has demonstrated the highest standards across its operations
Park Mark Freight is a new and comprehensive, rigorous assessment run by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives and the British Parking Association that seeks to enhance the highest quality of today’s lorry parks and facilities in services and operations. The extension of Safer Parking to lorry parks meets a growing demand for efficient, well-managed and high-quality lorry parks to combat the increasing high volume of vehicle and freight crime.
Park Mark Freight builds upon the Safer Parking Scheme’s Park Mark® Award by introducing essential criteria related to the freight industry. The Park Mark® is primarily aimed at the prevention of criminal behaviour within the parking environment and requires owners/operators to adopt an active management strategy to ensure that there is minimal occurrence of crime.
To be granted Park Mark Freight, a parking facility must demonstrate a wide range of responsibilities, which include low crime, measures in place to enhance the security and safety of people and vehicles, good management and operations, and exemplary customer service. Facilities are subject to an annual assessment to ensure these high standards are maintained.
Derek Milne - Security Manager and Health and Safety Advisor, Malcolm Logistics said: "I am immensely proud that Malcolm Logistics has successfully been awarded this certificate. It not only enhances our reputation within the logistics sector but shows the commitment to ensuring our customers' products and businesses are secure while in Malcolm Logistics' control. Our partnership with SecuriGroup has proved extremely successful in providing a secure and safe working environment.”
Russel Kerr – Managing Director, SecuriGroup said, “SecuriGroup is delighted to have supported its valued client Malcolm Group, to achieve this important security accreditation. We are proud of the 8-year partnership, which has seen significant investments in cutting-edge security technology across Malcolm Group’s UK-wide distribution network.”
William Clark, BPA Area Manager Scotland, Northern Ireland and North England said: “Following a comprehensive audit by Police Scotland and the British Parking Association, I am delighted Malcolm Logistics has achieved the Park Mark Freight award, a first for Scotland. Congratulations on achieving this accreditation which recognises the team’s commitment and their partnership with Securigroup to raising standards within the sector and also demonstrates to current and future customers the high standards achieved in all aspects of this facility.”
Allen Paul, Design Out Crime Officer, Police Scotland said “Police Scotland is a key partner within the Scottish Partnership Against Acquisitive Crimes (SPAACE) and together with our other SPAACE partners, we are committed to working to reduce the variety of acquisitive crime offences that cost the commercial sector millions of pounds each year and create a demand on frontline policing resources. To be awarded a Park Mark Freight Award, companies must meet a number of criteria aimed at reducing cargo crime and enhancing the security measures they have in place on-site. The Malcolm Group, and their partners in SecuriGroup, are the first site in Scotland to receive this award and they should be commended for their outstanding efforts.”
DCI Brett Mallon – Head of Unit at the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) said "The UK Freight sector is targeted by organised criminals stealing cargo and fuel. The impact on the UK economy runs to hundreds of millions of pounds and ultimately we all pay these costs through higher prices. Both the Government and Policing take this very seriously and are helping to improve infrastructure and security at Lorry Parks and also through Policing operations that are catching the criminals involved. It has long been thought through our Policing and Industry Partners, that the UK needs to adopt a Secure Truck Parking Standard that is robust enough to defeat serious and organised criminality rather than to deter your Opportunist cargo thief. Lorry Parks and Truck stops that achieve a high standard of security and are awarded the Park Mark Freight accreditation are Annually assessed by Police Crime Prevention Officers. The Park Mark Freight initiative is an excellent initiative to help combat UK Cargo Crime and it is particularly pleasing to hear that the scheme has been adopted in Scotland and that the first Park Mark Freight award has been awarded in Scotland ”
For more information visit https://www.britishparking.co.uk/Schemes
To find Park Mark awarded car parks visit www.parkmark.co.uk
Photo left to right:
- John Copeland - Area Manager, Securigroup
- Allen Paul - Design Out Crime Officer, Business Crime Unit, Police Scotland
- Derek Milne – Security Manager and Health and Safety Advisor, Malcolm Logistics
- William Clark – BPA Area Manager, Scotland, Northern Ireland and North England
- Iain Ramsay, Regional Manager, Securigroup
Notes to editors
For more information please contact the BPA press office – email: media@britishparking.co.uk or visit our Newsroom.
1) The BPA is a not-for-profit membership association. We collaborate with our members and stakeholders so they can support their local communities by providing the parking services they need and improving compliance with parking rules and regulations.
2) The Safer Parking Scheme is a national standard for UK car parks that have low crime and measures in place to ensure the safety of people and vehicles. A Park Mark is awarded to each car park that achieves the challenging standards. The distinctive Park Mark signage helps drivers find car parks where they can confidently leave their vehicle, knowing the environment is safer
4) Park Mark® Freight aims to enhance the highest quality of today’s lorry parks and facilities in services and operations. Park Mark® Freight is a comprehensive assessment managed by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives and the British Parking Association that seeks to enhance the highest quality of today’s lorry parks and facilities in services and operations.
5) Police Crime Prevention Initiatives Ltd owns the police element of the project. Police CPI works alongside Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland to deliver the police element of the Safer Bus Station Scheme.