What is multi-site car park management?
Multi-site management of company car parks simply involves organising access to and use of car parks at the company’s various sites. These sites may be subsidiaries, agencies, branches, factories, or sales outlets located locally, nationally or internationally.
In many companies, each site has its own access rules, its own badges & control systems, and a specific way of operating (manual reservation, free access, priority for certain profiles, etc).
This diversity creates confusion, wasted time and inequality of use for employees who have to move between several sites. All this makes management complex and time-consuming, both for employees and for managers.
That’s why it needs to be managed in a unified way.
How do you unify the management of multi-site company car parks?
To achieve this, all you need to do is centralise all the company’s car parks in a single tool, accessible to both employees and site managers.
This can be done using an application like Sharvy. With it, each employee can see in real time which spaces are available, easily reserve a space on the site they are visiting, and access the car park without needing several badges or complicated procedures.
For the teams in charge of management, it’s also a real time-saver: everything is grouped together on a single interface, with a clear view of the use of the different car parks & tools for adapting access rules according to the needs of each site.
In short, unification means a smoother, fairer and more efficient organisation for everyone.
What type of access control should be used to facilitate management?
To facilitate the management of multi-site car parks, there are two main access control solutions: The ANPR system (Automatic Number Plate Reading) & the IoT module via a mobile application.
The ANPR cameras automate access by scanning number plates, eliminating the need for physical badges and simplifying the process of entering and leaving vehicles in the various car parks.
The IoT module, for its part, is connected to the automatic barrier, and in some cases to the gate, so that employees’ smartphones can be used as remote controls to open the gate or security barrier on demand. This is possible if the company chooses to use a Parking Management application, such as the Sharvy solution.
Each option offers advantages depending on requirements: the ANPR camera for autonomous & secure vehicle management, and the IoT module for greater flexibility & remote control.
How do you manage access priorities in a multi-site environment?
To ensure fair use of the company’s various car parks, it is essential to define access priorities.
These can be easily defined and automated using applications such as Sharvy. The application will assign priority levels to users, with a system ranging from 0 to 100, where each level corresponds to a different degree of access.
For example, employees with reduced mobility (PRM), pregnant women, or those with staggered working hours can benefit from priority access, built directly into the application’s algorithm.
This ensures that these people always have a seat available. The application automatically adjusts access priorities according to these criteria, offering unified, fair and totally personalised management of car parks on several sites.
Similarly, suppose a Sales Director had to travel every week between several sites for meetings with local teams. He could be given a high level of priority, say 80 out of 100.
This priority would ensure that he could always park his car safely, without wasting time looking for a space, which is essential for optimising his schedule & business travel. Other employees, who are less mobile, could have lower priorities, depending on how often they travel.