Pictured above: Phillip Grant (left), Managing Director of Gallan Parking, celebrates the award of a Park Mark for Doxey Lane car park in Stafford in the company of Jonathan Pritchard (centre), Operations Director for Pritchard Group, and Alan Jones, Development Manager, Midlands and South Wales for the British Parking Association   

Motorists using a Midland car park managed by Birmingham-based Gallan Parking can be sure of leaving their vehicles in one of the safest parking facilities in the country.

The 300-space amenity owned by developer Pritchard Group at Doxey Road in Stafford town centre has been officially accredited under the national safer parking award scheme Park Mark.

The purpose-built environmentally friendly car park leased to Gallan Parking met the stringent safety and security guidelines of the Association of Chief Police Officers.

The Park Mark certificate, presented by Staffordshire Police, is the first to have been awarded to the company, which is part of property specialists Gallan Group and a member of the British Parking Association.

Open 24 hours and charging only £2 all day, Doxey Road car park is just five minutes from Stafford rail station and serves shoppers, commuters and business people.

It was opened three years ago by Pritchard Group after the company redeveloped the former Stafford gasometer site to meet all environmental criteria. 

Jonathan Pritchard, Operations Director for Pritchard Group, said: "This is great news not only for the people of Stafford who can have complete piece of mind when parking at Doxey Lane but also to Gallan who are such a brilliant car park partner."   

Phillip Grant, Managing Director of Gallan Parking, said: "We are delighted with this award, which reinforces our reputation for creating safe and non threatening environments in which drivers can feel confident their vehicles are cared for."     

Gallan Parking was launched in 2009 and operates over 2,500 spaces in an area extending from Stafford to Norwich and Sheffield to Worthing.