As someone who’s spent a lot of time around parking, I’ve seen first hand the misunderstandings that swirl around disability parking. Many people wrongly assume that only those with visible, physical disabilities, such as using wheelchairs, qualify for accessible parking. But in reality, 9 out of 10 disabilities are invisible. Conditions like brain injuries, congestive…
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Parking bollards are essential assets in any parking facility, providing security, organisation, and guidance to drivers. While it’s easy to fall in the mindset that cheap bollards are best, it’s definitely not the solution for durability and longevity. While budget-friendly bollards might save you some cash upfront, when it comes to car park security, cheap…
Disabled parking bays are vital for mobility for access for people with mobility challenges. The prevalence of able drivers either misunderstanding the rules and signage or thoughtlessly parking in those spots, often hinders the effectiveness of disability bay parking. For example, cross-hatched shared access bays next to designated accessible parking bays are intended for wheelchair…
Parking challenges are no joke. Whether it’s sneaky spot stealers in residential zones or juggling for space in bustling commercial districts, parking can drive anyone nuts. But there’s hope! In this blog let’s tackle how parking bollards makes our life easier. Effortless Residential Visits Visiting friends in crowded neighbourhoods is a breeze with the parking…
Disability parking permits prioritise accessibility for individuals with disabilities in Australia, aligning with the SCHADS Award and other important initiatives. In NSW, to obtain a disability parking permit, you need to apply for a Mobility Parking Scheme permit with Services NSW. If you have one of these permits, then you can also apply for an…
Every day, people with disabilities experience barriers that make it difficult to participate and work in the community. Their disabilities may be visible and obvious, such as use of a wheelchair, or invisible and non-obvious, such as breathing difficulties, or a prosthetic limb. Barriers to accessibility may be physical, such as inaccessible streetscapes; social, such…
Ease, accessibility and convenience of car parking matter a lot to Australian businesses. Let’s take the restaurant industry as an example as we rush full-on into the holiday season. Choosing a location for a restaurant is one of the key factors to profitability. Alongside memorable food and service, parking and accessibility can be crucial to a restaurant’s success. Buzztime…
Quality will remain long after the price is forgotten – Sir Frederick Henry Royce, co-founder of the Rolls-Royce company
With technology commanding a plethora of interactions across our lives, sadly personalized communication with customers is rapidly disappearing Technology is woderful but it’s people that matter most. “Customer experience” is a buzz phrase constantly bandied about within countless organizations – with hours of endless training and company meetings in this area. But in reality, how…
Increasingly, more and more organizations are asking team leaders to provide data on workplace efficiencies and how to make better-informed decisions. Safety Metrics and Leading Indicators such as measuring lost time, incident and severity rate are not adequate measures of safety. These data points just give us information on the number of people who were injured…
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