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Jubileumactie: APCOA PARKING geeft een jaar lang gratis parkeren weg!

Afgelopen jaar kon men een jaar gratis parkeren winnen. Hiervoor in aanmerking komen was eenvoudig maar vergde wel wat creativiteit. Er moest aangegeven worden met hoeveel personen men in een parkeervak past middels een foto. De meest ludieke inzending kwam van Joyce Wolmerstett, groepsleerkracht van CBS de Acker uit Bergschenhoek. Zij bezocht met haar klas het Maritiem Museum en parkeerde bij APCOA PARKING Westblaak te Rotterdam. Joyce koos voor een 24/7 abonnement in parking Westblaak. Joyce heeft afgelopen donderdag haar 24/7 abonnement in ontvangst genomen. Alle kinderen kregen een gevuld rugzakje met onder andere een gratis dagkaart voor parking Westblaak zodat ze ook nog een keer met hun ouders kunnen terugkeren.

• Group turnover climbs to 494.6 million euros (PY: 492.0 million euros)
• EBITDA rises to 37.7 million euros (PY: 35.0 million euros)
• EBIT increases to 15 million euros (PY: -7.2 million euros)
• Cash flow from operating activities more than doubles to 22.7 million      euros (PY: 9.6 million euros)
• Strategy 2020 successfully launched
• Efficiency program fuels margin growth
• APCOA promotes the digitalization of parking

Stuttgart, 18 December 2015 – APCOA PARKING Group, the leading car park management company in Europe, continues to post positive results through Q3 2015. During the first nine months of the 2015 financial year, the company achieved a consolidated European turnover of 494.6 million euros (PY: 492.0 million euros). As a service provider for third-party contractors, the group's parking services generated additional external revenues of 196.4 million euro, which are not included in the group's sales figures. The group's total turnover for the first three quarters of the financial year was 691.0 million euros (PY: 724.2 million euros). 

The group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) increased to 37.7 million euros (PY: 35.0 million euros) over the first nine months of the financial year, which represents an increase of 7.7% compared to the previous year. The company's EBITDA margin improved to 7.6% (PY: 7.1%). EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) reached 15.0 million euros (PY: -7.2 million euros). Cash flow from operating activities more than doubled over the last twelve months, rising to 22.7 million euros (PY: 9.6 million euros). “The energy we have devoted to developing our business and to increasing our efficiency in recent months is paying off”, said Ralf Bender, CEO of APCOA PARKING Group.

Coinciding with the end of its financial year, APCOA has launched its new strategy 2020 in order to accelerate the growth of the company. APCOA plans to achieve its ambitious targets by investing in digitalization, new business development as well as in acquisitions for external expansion. In addition, the company has initiated an efficiency program that has already contributed positive results.

Europe-wide increase in turnover
APCOA has delivered growth in almost all of its markets across Europe. The strongest growth was posted in the Southern European region (Italy, Spain and Poland). Whereas turnover increased by an average of 6.3% to 39.0 million euros (PY: 36.7 million euros) compared to the previous year, EBITDA was up by 17.7% to 5.3 million euros (PY: 4.5 million euros). In the Central European region (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland), APCOA generated revenues totaling 169.6 million euros (PY: 162.8 million euros), representing growth of 4.1% to the previous year. EBITDA rose by 18.1% to 19.6 million euros (PY: 16.6 million euros). Turnover of 198.3 million euros in the Northern European region (Denmark, Sweden and Norway) was on a similar level as in the year before (PY: 200.1 million euros), although the region's EBITDA grew by 7.7% to 15.3 million euros (PY: 14.2 million euros). “The steps we have taken to improve space utilization within our car parking facilities, combined with our earnings enhancement program, have resulted in overall performance gains,” said Bender.

Parking space monitoring continues to grow 
The company was successful in acquiring new mandates for both parking management and parking space monitoring. In the first nine months of the year, APCOA won contracts for a total of 498 new sites across Europe. The Park & Control division showed particularly high levels of dynamics, generating new contracts at 70 different locations. “We are experiencing a substantial increase in demand within this sector,” observed Bender. “More and more retailing companies and private property owners want to make sure that their car parks are readily available for their customers, and not occupied by unauthorized parkers.”

Digitalization of parking facilities adds to customer experience and profitability
In PARKWAY, APCOA has presented a digital solution that enhances customers' parking experiences and increases the profitability of parking facilities. The new service concept is based on an online platform, with RFID chips that allow drivers contactless access to car parks. Payments are made electronically, via credit card or invoice. The platform is open to partnerships with other parking facility operators – whether public or private. “We aim to create an alliance of property owners, municipalities and car park operators in order to offer our customers the widest possible choice of parking spaces and the highest levels of convenience and comfort,” said Bender. The first pilot projects are already underway in Southern Germany.

In Milan and Bologna in Italy, the so-called Telepass Service is being expanded. A transponder, already used by drivers to pay their motorway tolls, offers contactless and cashless access to participating car parks. The system is testament to the contribution APCOA is making to the digitalization of the industry, offering drivers quicker, easier and more convenient parking than ever before.

Outlook
Ralf Bender provides a positive assessment of the business over the first nine months of the financial year: “Our operative business and financial data are all developing well as the year progresses. We expect to achieve all of our revenue and profitability targets by the end of the year.”

Stuttgart, 30th November 2015 – The APCOA PARKING Group has donated a total of 10.000 Euro to action medeor e.V., Europe's largest medical aid organisation. Rather than buying Christmas presents for its customers and employees, APCOA is supporting this charitable organisation, and its local partners, by ensuring the supply of medication and medical equipment to around 10,000 healthcare facilities in 140 countries all over the world.

In concrete terms, APCOA is financing action medeor's next delivery of medical aid to Northern Iraq. This will allow refugees in the region access to urgently needed medication and medical equipment. As a result of the hardships in the region, large numbers of people, and in particular children, suffer from health problems. The medication being delivered to health facilities in the region includes painkillers and antibiotics. Medical equipment is also being sent along with the medication.

“As a company, we recognise that we have a social responsibility. Our support of action medeor e.V. demonstrates that we are committed to fulfilling these responsibilities,” said Ralf Bender, CEO of APCOA PARKING Group. “This donation is our contribution to making sure that aid is delivered where it is most desperately needed. It will enable urgently needed medical care to reach the region's people in the midst of the current crisis situation.”

Contact: APCOA PARKING Holdings GmbH, Tilman Kube, Flughafenstr. 34, D-70624 Stuttgart-Airport, T: +49 711-94791-0

Van 31 juli tot 9 augustus wordt het parkeerdek van APCOA PARKING Westblaak omgetoverd tot DÂK. Waan je 10 dagen lang in een stadspark, maar dan op meer dan 30 meter hoogte met uitzicht over de mooiste skyline van Nederland. Iedere dag kun je op DÂK deelnemen aan festiviteiten, genieten van live-muziek en lokale dj's en natuurlijk aanschuiven bij de Social BBQ. Bekijk hier het programma en meer informatie over DÂK.

Everything is more fun on a roof

Above our heads exists an unknown world. The Rotterdamse Dakendagen gives a new perspective of the city Rotterdam and offers a special chance to anyone that wants to experience Rotterdam as never before.

Parking Westblaak: the heart of the festival

From lounging  to an interactive children's platform and from pop-up roof concerts to an extensive sports program at height. Beating heart of the festival is the rooftop bar above Parking Westblaak in the Hartmanstraat close to the famous Witte de Withstraat. The roof of parking Westblaak is opened from thursday afternoon June, 11 until sundaynight June, 14.

Rotterdamse Dakendagen:

When? 11 – 14 June 2015
Where? Dozens of roofs, head location: Parking Westblaak, Hartmanstraat

Entry adults: € 10,00 for one day
Children til 18 years old: € 2,00 for one day

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From January, 20 APCOA PARKING Prins & Keizer will introduce an attractive evening and night tariff. You can park your car the whole evening and night for only € 10,00 in the city center of Amsterdam! The tariff starts at 18.00 hours and ends at 08.00 hours. Perfect for residents or people that want to have a nice evening out without high parking costs!

A daytrip Amsterdam without high parking costs during the weekends? From February 1, you park whole day in the city center of Amsterdam for a maximum amount of € 10,-! This tariff starts after 4 hours parking and is valid 24 hours after entering the car park. The tariff ends Sunday night at 00.00 hours.

Both car parks are situated in the city center close to Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein, Paradiso, different theatres and cinemas. 

Since this week APCOA PARKING Westblaak has 4 new charging points for electric cars. You can find these points on the first floor of the car park.

From September, 1 APCOA PARKING Nederland BV will open a new car park in Alkmaar. This parking is situated in the city centre, has 86 parking spaces and is located close to Grote Sint Laurenskerk, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, the public library, Theater de Vest and the shopping area. APCOA entered in a long term lease agreement . The car park is situated below the former SNS Bank that is being redeveloped into offices. The garage will be open to both subscriptions and short term parking.

Until August, 15 you can benefit the following opening actions. With the entrance along the Prinsengracht and the exit along the Keizersgracht this  parking is situated below the former ABN AMRO office in the Vijzelstraat.

• 20 % discount on each subscription (or)
• 50 % discount on each second subscription (or)
• 24/7 for the price of an office subscription.

Conditions:

• Minimum contract period of 1 year
• Discount will be settled in the fourth quarter of the subscription
• Not valid for office users from Prins & Keizer
• Combination of actions is not possible!

Order via sales(at)apcoa.nl.