Founded on January first 1998 in the Netherlands, Q-Park the Dutch owned car park service provider, opened its first car parks in Maastricht, Amsterdam and The Hague. From the beginning Q-Park took a fresh perspective on car-parking and put the customer experience as its top priority. Its mission was to operate as a customer-oriented, forward-looking, innovative car park organisation that meets the needs of customers by delivering quality in car parking. The first car park which was fully designed according to this concept was the Museumplein in Amsterdam which opened in 1999. It raised the standards in car parking immediately and since then the company has continued to pursue this quality and customer service agenda across Europe. From this initial lauchpad, Q-Park’s European development plans quickly gathered pace. In the same year Q-Park Germany was established and the number parking spaces grew to 36.844. Within the first year, Q-Park also went on to win the European Parking Award (EPA) for its car parking facilities in The Hague.

Since then, Q-Park has continued its expansion across Europe opening in Belgium in 2000, Great Britain in 2001, France and Ireland in 2002, Denmark in 2005 and Sweden, Norway and Finland in 2006. .   Now represented in 10 different countries throughout Europe, Q-Park has risen to a top position and has grown its employees to 2.300. Its innovative approach and commitment to quality has also continued to reap rewards as the company adds to its awards portfolio at both European and country level. These have included:   European Recognition: 1999    EPA Award                      Laakhaven car park, The Hague, Netherlands 2001    EPA Award                      Museumplein car park, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2003    EPA Award                      Zuidplein car park, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2004    British Parking Award      1st prize Q-Park Limited, best refurbishment Q-Park Candleriggs 2005    Parking sector prize         Ossenmarkt car park, Groningen, Netherlands 2005    EPA Award                      Waterloo Streetcar park, Glasgow, Scotland 2006    Irish Parking Awards       Best Surface Car Park & Best Car Park Refurbishment 2006    EPA Award                      MusgrovePark Health Trust, Taunton 2007    EPA Award                      Mosae Forum car park, Maastricht, Netherlands  2007    EPA Award                      Spaarne Hospital car park, Hoofddorp, Netherlands