Completion of £9m Merrion Centre Car Park Refurbishment Marked With A Bang
Completion of £9m Merrion Centre Car Park Refurbishment Marked With A Bang
A spectacular firework display lit up the skies above Leeds on Wednesday 28 January to mark the completion of a £9m multi-storey car park refurbishment.
The refurbishment of the car park was the largest carbon fibre structural strengthening project in Europe and its success has already helped CitiPark win contracts in other cities, such as a recent partnership with Watford Council.
This partnership will see CitiPark become the new operator of three Watford Councils car parks. CitiPark plan to upgrade the car parks with improved CCTV, and install industry-leading technology such as Automatic Registration Plate Vehicle recognition system together with a brand new parking management system.
The celebration also marked CitiPark’s recent rebranding from CitiPark to reflect the leading car park operator’s recent expansion and its plans for rapid growth over the next five years.
The eight minute firework show, which was orchestrated from the roof of the Merrion Centre car park, was part of an evening of entertainment that included live music, fire breather, LED bot, balloon twister and a LED juggler, staged by the car park’s owners, CitiPark, to mark the milestone.
Approximately a thousand spectators attended the event and were treated to offers and discounts from leading shops within the Merrion Centre, while hundreds of customers benefitted from the free parking on offer at the newly refurbished Merrion Centre multi-storey car park.
Ben Ziff, managing director at CitiPark, said: “We’re delighted so many people were able to join the celebrations.
“Our Merrion Centre car park is now one of the most technologically advanced, user friendly and sustainable facilities of its kind anywhere in the UK. State-of-the-art technology including automated number plate recognition systems, LED lighting and contactless payment has been introduced at the car park which serves Merrion Centre customers, the business community and visitors to the First Direct Arena and wider Arena Quarter.”
“I would particularly like to thank all of our many customers for their continued support and patience through the refurbishment works.”
Councillor Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds City Council, attended the event and said: “Leeds City Council has always worked very closely with Town Centre Securities PLC. This is another piece in the jigsaw which makes our City so successful, it opens up opportunities to grow the city and indeed continue to make the Arena Quarter a real success for Leeds.”
Further upgrades are being made across CitiPark’s strong estate over the coming months, including four car parks in Leeds (including First Direct Arena) five in Manchester and one in London.