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FLASH Acquires NYC parking tech leader Ticketech

April 27, 2022

 

FLASH Acquires NYC parking tech leader Ticketech

 

 

Acquisition accelerates future-ready technology for Ticketech customers and integrates the end-to-end journey for drivers in the most dynamic mobility market on earth

 

 

NEW YORK, New York – April 27, 2022 – FLASH, the global leader in cloud parking software and mobility transformation, today announced the acquisition of Ticketech, the parking technology leader in New York City. The acquisition expands the network of customers running FLASH’s Mobility Hub Operating System and connects New York City’s $22 billion dollar parking market to the emerging mobility marketplace.

Ticketech has powered New York City’s attended valet operations since revolutionizing parking revenue control in the 1970s. Ticketech enables over 700 parking locations and processes over 20 million transactions per year for local parking operators, regional and national enterprise operators, and real estate owners. Their digital platform and automated vehicle recognition system allow for a seamless, mobile-first parking experience. They also maintain key integrations and partnerships with accounting systems, payment providers, demand aggregators, and other key stakeholders.

 

Launched in 2011, FLASH is the leading provider of cloud-born parking technology for managing parking, enabling digital driver engagement, and introducing new mobility services. FLASH gives asset owners and operators the tools to transform isolated parking assets into connected mobility hubs that connect to the emerging marketplace for digital mobility. FLASH’s adaptable software and future-ready hardware create seamless driver experiences to grow and diversify revenue with the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry. Real estate owners, parking operators, and cities leveraging FLASH’s platform are equipped to optimize supply and demand for urban mobility, eliminate the fragmented customer journey, and tackle the most pressing societal issues like congestion and pollution.

 

New York City is the most dense and mode-diverse mobility ecosystem in the world. With myriad ways of getting around comes complex challenges and potential solutions, ranging from congestion pricing, demand for reservable EV charging, and the inevitable expansion of personal mobility vehicles. The NY parking market is a juggernaut with a direct economic output of $22 billion annually, dwarfing Los Angeles and Chicago by two-fold, and accounting for 17.5% of the US parking industry’s annual revenue. Ticketech’s NY-specific solution combined with FLASH’s mobility hub operating system is the necessary integration layer to create a seamless ecosystem for every smart city stakeholder.

 

“When we founded FLASH, the parking industry was poised for transformation, and digital mobility platforms were nascent. Today we are rapidly future-proofing urban mobility infrastructure by providing an agile, cloud-based, mobile-first platform for the opportunities facing drivers, utilities, asset owners, and parking operators,” stated Dan Sharplin, CEO, and Chairman of FLASH. “New York is the most dynamic global mobility market and we see massive opportunity in modernizing the New York parking and mobility industry. Ticketech shares our vision and is the perfect partner to tackle this unique, sizable opportunity.”

 

“Ticketech’s mission is to empower parking providers and we are excited to continue this mission. From that perspective it’s business as usual – we put our customers and partners first. From digital payments and camera-based machine vision to the proliferation of connected and electric vehicles, we see this investment as an opportunity to strategically position our operator partners to capitalize on these technologies- delighting their parkers, while lowering overhead costs and increasing revenue. We’re looking to do more, better, and faster,” shared Diego Cuenca, CEO of Ticketech.

 

FLASH will accelerate Ticketech’s technology innovations and operations, in addition to investing and expanding the NY-based team to help Ticketech’s customers tackle New York’s unique mobility challenges. As the Ticketech platform evolves, customers can offer a complete end-to-end digital journey leveraging FLASH’s demand partnerships, integrations including Auto OEMs, and layering established mobility extensions for personal and fleet EV charging, private scooter fleets, rideshare staging/charging, and more.

 

“With FLASH we will accelerate a rapid and necessary evolution across New York’s mobility landscape, enabling the transformation and growth of Ticketech’s operator partners with a fully-digitalized, seamless experience for New York parkers, while also elevating job opportunities within the industry,” Cuenca continued.

 

Today, FLASH powers over 10,000 customer locations across all major U.S. cities and Canada, processing over 11 million parkers per month and over $1 billion in annual transactions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About Flash
FLASH is an innovator in the urban mobility space, helping businesses rethink one of their most valuable assets: the parking garage. Our award-winning cloud-born platform is custom configurable, secure, reliable, and grows alongside you as business or consumer demands evolve. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

About Ticketech
Founded in 1972, Ticketech’s integrated parking management and revenue control technology powers over 700 valet/attended parking facilities in the New York Metropolitan area, and serves real estate owners and parking operators throughout the Northeast. We empower our partners and their valets to provide the best possible parking experience. We are growing our team, enhancing our product, and would love for you to take a look at what we are doing at www.ticketech.com

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Karin Maake
FLASH
Senior Director of Brand & Communications
Cell: 512-750-0123
karin.maake@flashparking.com

 

FlashParking Brings Last-Mile Scooter Solution to Austin

February 12, 2021

 

 

FlashParking Brings Last-Mile Scooter Solution to Austin

 

FlashParking’s Scooter Solution Allows for Half- and Full-day Scooter Rentals at Popular Local Garages

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas – FlashParking, the leader in parking and mobility technology, today announced the launch of their private scooter fleet solution by teaming with Bird and SwiftMile at two locations in Austin. Hartland Plaza now offers 24 scooters and three docking stations at the parking garages located at 1717 West 6th Street in Austin; and 24 scooters at three docking stations located in the parking garages of 823 Congress. This collaboration will enable the owners and operators of these pilot locations to better serve their customers by offering half- and full-day rentals. This is a new, convenient rental option providing more time for roundtrip last-mile usage allowing riders to incorporate scooters into their daily transportation routines.

Scooter ridership has almost doubled since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a leading micromobility company. To help garage and parking lot owners and operators meet that demand, FlashParking has created a private scooter fleet solution that will drive an entirely new line of revenue. Flash’s scooter solution organizes, charges, and provides scooters for round trip usage, perfect for consumers looking to add scooters to their mobility routine. FlashParking plans to expand this offering to garage and parking lot owners and operators across the country as part of a continued scaled rollout that is scheduled to begin before the end of the year.

“FlashParking’s scooter solution coupled with FlashOS, the industry’s only mobility hub operating system, helps garage and parking lot owners turn their isolated parking assets into fully-connected mobility hubs. This future-ready technology attracts new customers with micro-mobility options and helps operators position themselves ahead of competitors to meet surging consumer demand,” said Dan Sharplin, CEO at FlashParking. “This new offering encourages and incentivizes riders with a clear place to park, while also attracting new parkers who will choose a garage that offers micro-mobility options.”

FlashParking’s private scooter fleet offers a unique customer proposition to garage and parking lot owners and operators designed to generate and diversify revenue, as well as increase parking occupancy with last-mile mobility. This is the only scooter solution on the market to offer round-trip rides, meaning customers can have a personal scooter for half- or full-day usage before returning to the parking location when they are done. The scooter software locks the scooter for anyone other than the customer during this time. The ability to lock the scooter is the differentiating factor versus the standard per minute rate structures and is strictly available at locations powered by FlashParking’s mobility platform.

The scooter charging stations, which are a product of Bird and SwiftMile, will have exclusive Flash branding to denote they are part of a proprietary private fleet. Mobility hubs that have scooters will also appear on the Bird app and will be identified with the FlashParking icon.

The scooter pilot in Austin is the first of many mobility services FlashParking will roll out over the next 6 months.
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If you’re a mobility service provider or interested in adding mobility services to your parking asset, email us at mobilityhubs@flashparking.com.

 

About FlashParking 
FlashParking is the leader in parking technology powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st-century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

FlashParking Drives Industry Evolution Through New Acquisition of APT

February 02, 2021

 

 

FlashParking Drives Industry Evolution Through New Acquisition of APT

 

 

Delivers Future-ready Technology to Chicago Area Customers Today

 

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas, February 2, 2021 – FlashParking, the leader in 21st-century parking mobility technology, today announced its acquisition of Automated Parking Technologies LLC (APT). The acquisition furthers FlashParking’s pioneering vision for bringing break-through mobility and parking solutions to parking facilities nationwide – transforming underutilized parking assets into networked mobility hubs.

APT, a Chicago-based company that has served the municipality and multiple marquee locations in Chicago, Racine and Evanston for twenty years, is joining the growing FlashParking family to ensure its well-established customer-base has access to reliable, future-ready technology that will help drive revenue, operations and the overall customer experience.

“At APT, we have always been a customer-first organization, and joining the FlashParking family will only help us further that commitment through the integration of the most advanced parking technology on the market today,” said Eric Risch, founder and President of APT. “We pride ourselves on delivering break-through solutions to our customers, and it’s never more critical than now. This is the next step, and one that will ensure our customers are a part of the parking evolution, with access to advanced technology and mobility partnerships through Flash’s mobility platform that their consumers are demanding.”

This announcement comes on the heels of FlashParking‘s merger with Chicago-based Arrive Mobility which provided a critical connection between the parking industry and the future of mobility. And it follows recent regionally-based acquisitions including Control Systems, Inc and Mountain Parking Equipment. Through these regional-focused acquisitions, FlashParking deepens its connection to local markets and their unique needs and provides customized solutions to meet these needs.

“Through this exciting acquisition, current APT customers will continue to receive the service and support they are accustomed to, but will now have access to a true transformative end-to-end mobility and parking solution,” said FlashParking’s Co-CEO, Dan Sharplin. “This business model has proven successful not only for distributers and local market organizations, but for their customers to break free of a legacy approach and find new means to drive growth and an unparalleled experience.”

With triple-digit year-over-year growth for several years running, FlashParking is driving the transformation of the parking industry with the first true end-to-end digital mobility platform and operating system, FlashOS, that serves operators, municipalities, partners and consumers. FlashOS allows new and existing customers the opportunity to digitize operations, consumer experience, and revenue generation, gain real-time visibility, and connect to the future of the smart city.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 

About FlashParking
FlashParking is the parking technology leader powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. With a suite of enhanced 21st-century parking technology, robust business intelligence engine, and transportation partnerships, FlashParking optimizes underutilized parking operations into vital mobility ecosystems within a smart city. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

City of Eugene Airport is Now Using Parker Technology’s Customer Service Solution

January 18, 2021

 

City of Eugene Airport is Now Using Parker Technology’s Customer Service Solution

 

 

Parker Technology’s customer service solution is successfully providing live customer service support for City of Eugene Airport. Four pay-on-foot stations and 17 lanes now utilize Parker Technology’s integrated FlashParking solution.

“We are excited about our recent upgrades to our parking system,” said acting Airport Director Cathryn Stephens, A.A.E. “The new equipment provides an improved customer experience, including touchless technology and faster self-serve options, while still offering personal service for our guests who need it.”

“It is always such a positive sign when an existing customer asks us to help them in bigger and better ways,” said Brian Wolff, CEO & President of Parker Technology. “We are grateful to be expanding our relationship with the City of Eugene by serving their airport customers. It is a testament to the strength of our integrated solution with FlashParking and the value of our call center services.”

Parking patrons expect to enter and exit garages without interacting with staff, but when they call for help, they want it immediately. An intercom call solution can instantly connect parking guests to trained professionals who can guide them through a successful transaction. Each year, an estimated 85 million parking intercom calls are made in the U.S. This statistic is from the Parker Technology platform, which records and analyzes call data to help parking operators better manage their facilities.

About Parker Technology
Parker Technology is a software and services company that helps parking facilities provide excellent customer experience, by resolving issues for parking guests when they fail in the face of automated payment kiosks. Parker’s patient, well-informed specialists virtually answer and resolve intercom calls 24/7 and is the only company in the parking industry that can deliver this service with face-to-face, two-way video communication. Putting this personal, human touch back into an automated situation enhances the customer experience, provides metrics to improve operational efficiencies, increases successful payments, and ensures customer service calls are answered. Learn more at www.helpmeparker.com.

About FlashParking
FlashParking is the leader in parking technology powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st-century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. In an age when we have more ways of getting around than ever before, FlashParking is creating value at every turn of the modern mobility experience and opening opportunities in the present and future markets. Visit FlashParking.com to learn more.

ParkNews.biz week of Jan 5th- 11th, 2021 – FlashParking, Arrive, Airport Travel, PT Plus and more …

January 11, 2021

 

ParkNews.biz week of Jan 5th- 11th, 2021 – FlashParking, Arrive, Airport Travel, PT Plus  and more …

 

 

This past week, the first week of the new year, the biggest news in Parking Industry were a merger of FlashParking and Arrive: Jan 5, 2021 – FlashParking and Arrive to Merge — Creating the First End-to-End Digital Mobility Platform Serving Consumers, Parking Operations, and Mobility Service Partners

 

 

Together, they are determined “to create a company designed to bring digital and touchless technologies to parking garages. The pandemic has accelerated the need for such services, the CEOs of both companies said in an interview, and the combined business aims to help garages with not just digital parking solutions, but a range of micro-mobility tools designed to reimagine what a parking garage can be.”

 

In the past year, despite the pandemic, FlashParking grew by 50%:  Currently, FlashParking has around 230 employees, while it had 150 at the start of 2020. And although Arrive went through some furloughs, currently they have more than 100 employees, thus the combine company has 330 persons.

 

The merger promises not to result in any layoffs.

 

Dan Sharplin, the CEO of FlashParking said: “Flash was born out of a need to digitize and modernize parking infrastructure,” and the merger was a “hand-in-glove fit.”

 

Arrive’s CEO Yona Shtern said: “This is a growth story not only for the company, but for the people within it.”

 

And speaking of growth, the best news story of this past week goes to Orlando International Airport and their volume of travel: Jan 11, 2021 – Orlando International Airport Had Most Departures in US During Holidays

 

 

“Economic forecasters say that where there’s an increase in travelers, there’s an increase in tourism dollars, and this could be a sign that things are looking up in 2021.

A couple of businesses along Orlando’s International Drive, in the tourist district, said this past holiday season brought much more business than they were expecting during the pandemic.

The travel numbers through OIA were much higher than airport officials anticipated, though they were down 42% from 2019’s holiday season, pre-pandemic.

That said, OIA shot past its departure passenger number predictions for this year by more than 100,000.

One economic expert said it’s a good sign, and not just for the airport.

“It presents, or indicates, a much more rapid recovery than I think was expected when we were at the worst of this pandemic, and there was virtually no passenger traffic at the airport,” said Sean Snaith, Director of UCF’s Institute for Economic Forecasting.”

 

This Sunday, I flew back from Fort Myers, FL via Charlotte, NC to LAX.  Through the pandemic, I have flown back and forth to Florida several times be it via Dallas or Charlotte.  Yesterday, the airports in Fort Myers, FL and in Charlotte, were packed.  Way busier than anytime I have seen it in the past 7 months.  The restaurants in Charlotte, bars and shops were especially full.  Everyone was wearing masks yet, there seemed eagerness and hope for normal travel to resume and for life to blossom again.

 

And to go on, we must.  With common sense but courage to keep on living and thriving.  Thus, this past week, we have created Parking Today Plus: Jan 6, 2021 – Parking Today Announces “PT Plus”

 

“Parking Today announces that membership is now open in PT Plus. This membership enables companies to provide an unlimited number of news releases to be posted on Parknews.biz plus have them digitally printed in our online issue of Parking Today each month.”

 

Therefore, we are looking forward to your news releases and  to this new digital section – news hub as what is happening within your company.

 

Have a wonderful and blessed new week.

 

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FlashParking Partners with Bird and EVBox to Offer Asset Owners and Operators Revenue Diversification Beyond Parking

October 30, 2020

FlashParking Announces Expansion of Mobility Ecosystem

 

FlashParking Partners with Bird and EVBox to Offer Asset Owners and Operators

Revenue Diversification Beyond Parking

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas – FlashParking, the leader in mobility hub technology, announces today the expansion of their ecosystem with key mobility services that maximize parking asset utilization and enhance the consumer experience. By partnering with Bird, the global leader in electric scooters, and EVBox, a global manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations, FlashParking is enabling asset owners and operators to better respond to the rapidly evolving mobility ecosystem, tap into additional revenue streams, and access new customers via differentiated services.

 

An explosion of electric vehicles, rideshares, scooters, delivery vans, and more have created chaos on city roads and at the curbside. In response, earlier this year, FlashParking launched FlashOS, the industry’s only mobility hub operating system, that powers the transformation of parking assets into connected mobility hubs where parking, mobility, logistics, and transportation intersect. A key component of FlashOS is a unique ecosystem of third-party parking integrations, which now include mobility services with Bird and EVBox. Powered by open-API architecture, Flash’s unrivaled and continually evolving ecosystem enables asset owners and operators to future-proof parking operations, increase the productivity of existing infrastructure, and create new business models and revenue streams.

 

COVID-19 has changed the mobility landscape, accelerating the need for mobility hubs. Consumers have abandoned mass transit in favor of personal vehicles and last-mile open-air transit options, like Bird, who has seen its ridership and length of ride double. Coupled with mandates in municipalities like California that can require up to 10% of parking spaces have EV charging installed, asset owners and operators now more than ever need a partner to help get real estate ready to meet current consumer demands. This is how asset owners and operators can utilize Flash’s latest mobility services with Bird and EVBox to stay competitive and relevant with consumers:

 

  • Bird: To help asset owners and operators meet the rising demand for scooters, FlashParking is partnering with micromobility juggernaut Bird to create a private scooter fleet solution that will drive incremental revenue. Flash’s integrated micromobility solution organizes, charges, and provides scooters for round trip usage, perfect for consumers looking to add scooters to their mobility routine.

  • EVBox: To ensure asset owners and operators can provide the charging needs of EVs and that EV consumers can access chargers as easily as a parking spot, FlashParking is partnering with a leading global energy service provider, EVBox. Working together, the two companies created a comprehensive energy management solution integrated into FlashParking’s mobility hub platform. Building off a decade of experience in Europe and over four years of applying that expertise to the North American market, EVBox was the perfect partner to develop an EV charging solution that offers easy-to-use, flexible charging options with a sleek, attractive design.

“With our industry-leading technology and ecosystem of unique partnerships FlashParking is turning parking garages into connected mobility hubs for all types of passengers and vehicles,” said Dan Sharplin, CEO of FlashParking. “Parking garages and sur lots will no longer only be used for parking cars. They will have charging stations for electric cars and scooters, car cleaning services, valet parking, delivery docks, and launching and landing pads for drones. FlashParking is demolishing the status quo and delivering technology that empowers asset owners and operators to create and manage mobility hubs that stay in lock-step with evolving consumer habits and mobility technology; the partnerships with Bird and EVBox are just the beginning.”

 

With the mobility infrastructure in place, asset owners and operators can manage their connected ecosystem from one platform. Ultimately, mobility hubs will not only have a real impact on congestion and emissions but will also give asset owners and operators a seat at the smart city table.

 

These mobility service announcements follow the recent launch of touchless parking with FlashMotion hardware and over-the-air software updates for SAFEvalet, adding to the suite of technology solutions within FlashOS.

 

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If you’re a mobility service provider or interested in adding mobility services to your parking asset, email us at mobilityhubs@flashparking.com.

 

About FlashParking

FlashParking is the leader in mobility hub technology, powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st-century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

 

About EVBox
 Founded in 2010, EVBox Group accelerates the adoption of electric mobility by bringing convenient, integrated EV charging solutions to businesses and drivers around the world. From its extensive portfolio of commercial and ultra-fast charging stations built by EVBox to its scalable, open-source charging management software engineered by Everon, EVBox Group ensures that electric mobility is accessible to everyone.

 

Backed by ENGIE, EVBox Group is a leader in research and development, with multiple labs and factories across Europe and North America developing groundbreaking EV charging technology. With offices across the globe, including Paris, Chicago, and Amsterdam, and strong foundations in dozens of markets, EVBox Group is shaping a cleaner future of transportation.

 

About Bird

Bird is a last-mile electric vehicle sharing company dedicated to bringing affordable, environmentally-friendly transportation solutions to communities across the world. It provides a fleet of shared electric scooters that can be accessed via smartphone. Birds give people looking to take a short journey across town or down that “last-mile” from the subway or bus to their destination a way to do so that does not pollute the air or add to traffic. Bird works closely with the cities in which it operates so that Bird is a reliable and affordable transportation option for people who live and work there. Founded in 2017 by transportation pioneer Travis VanderZanden, Bird is headquartered in Venice, Calif., and is rapidly expanding across the country. Follow Bird on Instagram (www.instagram.com/bird), on Twitter at @BirdRide, and find more information at www.bird.co.

Juan Rodriguez, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 Central Texas Award winner

October 09, 2020

 

Juan Rodriguez, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 Central Texas Award winner

 

AUSTIN, TX, October 9, 2020 – Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Juan Rodriguez, Co-founder and CEO of FlashParking was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Central Texas Award winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. The award recognizes those entrepreneurial leaders who are excelling in overcoming adversity; financial performance; societal impact and commitment to building a values-based company; innovation; and talent management. Juan Rodriguez was selected by an independent panel of judges. The award was announced through the program’s first-ever virtual awards gala, hosted by Deborah Norville, anchor of Inside Edition, on October 8, 2020.  

“I’m a problem solver at heart, constantly thinking of ways to make things easier and better — and that’s exactly what I did with FlashParking. When my co-founders and I saw this opportunity to bring cloud power to the antiquated, server-based parking industry, we had to take it,” said Juan Rodriguez, co-founder and CEO of FlashParking. “Today, the rest of the industry is finally starting to follow suit. Winning Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 of Central Texas is a humbling validation of all the hard work over the past 10 years it took to build FlashParking into a leading technology company in the parking and mobility world.”

“Being recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year is like winning an Oscar. The independent panel of judges reviews over 100 applications in Central Texas each year, and it’s such an incredible honor just to be selected as a finalist for the award,” said Sam Goodner, former winner of this same award and CSO of FlashParking. “But to win the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award is the culmination of so much hard work for entrepreneurs who took a risk and put everything on the line to start a new business, who built an incredible team, innovated and overcame adversity along the way. Congratulations Juan.”

Since 1986, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, spirit of innovation and tenacity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities. Juan Rodriguez will go on to become a lifetime member of the esteemed multi-industry community of award winners, with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of fellow alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.

As a Central Texas award winner, Juan Rodriguez is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 National Awards. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced Thursday, November 19, during a virtual awards gala. The awards are the culminating event of this year’s virtual Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2021.

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FlashParking Announces Acquisition of Mountain Parking Equipment

September 29, 2020

FlashParking Announces Acquisition of Mountain Parking Equipment

 

 

Access to Future-ready Technology for Current and Future MPE Customers

Accelerates FlashParking’s Market Reach in the Southwest and Mountain Regions

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas, September 29, 2020 – FlashParking, the leader in parking and mobility technology, announced today it has completed the acquisition of Mountain Parking Equipment (MPE), a Denver, Colorado-based company that has served hundreds of customers over the last 25 years. The deal expands FlashParking’s customer base in the Southwest and Mountain regions. It will provide future MPE customers access to reliable, future-ready technology that diversifies revenue, and helps transform legacy operations to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving mobility landscape.

 

“For over 25 years, we have been committed to providing the best parking management service to our customers,” said Scott Souder, President, and Founder at MPE. Zach Souder, MPE’s Senior Vice-President, added, “When I met with the FlashParking R&D team, I was blown away and knew immediately this is what our customers deserved. With FlashParking, MPE’s customers will be supported with the same high level of integrity and accountability they are accustomed to.”

 

“Scott has built a great business and dedicated his career to providing the highest level of support for his customers, and we believe Zach will continue that tradition as a part of our leadership team. Zach brings over a decade of technical and hardware experience related to parking industry products, most recently overseeing the sales and service departments for MPE,” said Dan Sharplin, CEO at FlashParking. “MPE is another great strategic acquisition for FlashParking, that fuels our growth as we revolutionize parking and mobility technology across our industry, the country, and international markets.”

“At MPE, we have evolved our service offerings to ensure our customers have the best and most reliable technology at their fingertips,” Souder continued. “The next step in that evolution for MPE and our customers is joining FlashParking, which is the most advanced technology solution in the market today with their innovative parking and mobility platform.”

 

Current MPE customers will have the opportunity to access FlashParking’s suite of 21st-century technology, hardware, and service, as well as be the technology of choice for future MPE asset owners in the Southwest and Mountain regions. FlashParking is retaining most of the MPE staff to ensure that customers with legacy equipment will receive the same high caliber service they have experienced since their partnership with MPE began.

 

This acquisition supports FlashParking’s mission to deliver 21stt-century mobility technology and comprehensive parking services powered by FlashOS, the industry’s only mobility hub operating system, to a well-established customer-base that already expects the best.

 

With triple-digit year-over-year growth, FlashParking is driving the transformation of the parking industry with its cloud-based parking and mobility platform. The new customer base will have the opportunity to optimize legacy operations, gain real-time visibility and connect to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21stt-century parking tools, robust business intelligence engine, as well as partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 

About FlashParking

FlashParking is the leader in parking technology powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st-century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

FlashParking Announces Acquisition of CSI

July 06, 2020

FlashParking Announces Acquisition of CSI

Access to Future-ready Technology for Current CSI Customers

Accelerates FlashParking’s Market Reach in Northeast

AUSTIN, Texas, July 6, 2020 – FlashParking, the leader in 21st century parking mobility technology, announced it has completed the acquisition of the Parking Division of Control Systems Incorporated (CSI), a Connecticut based company that served over 1,600 customers over the last 30 years. The deal expands FlashParking’s customer base in the Northeast, and provides CSI customers access to reliable, future-ready technology that diversifies revenue and helps operations thrive in today’s rapidly evolving mobility landscape.

 

“CSI has focused on delivering the highest caliber parking management services to our valued customers. Over time, we have evolved our service offerings to ensure our customers have the best and most reliable technology at their fingertips,” said Barry Lazowski (CSI COO and founder). “The next step in that evolution for CSI and our customers is joining FlashParking which offers the most advanced parking technology on the market today.”

The CSI founder added, “Under the FlashParking umbrella, our customers will be cared for with the same high level of service, integrity, and accountability they are accustomed to, while gaining access to FlashParking’s innovative parking and mobility platform.” CSI will retain its maintenance business to support customers with legacy Tiba, Designa, or 3M/Federal PARCS equipment, while the rest of the CSI team will join FlashParking.

The acquisition supports FlashParking’s mission to deliver 21st century mobility technology and comprehensive parking services powered by FlashOS, the industry’s only mobility hub operating system, to a well-established customer-base that already expects the best.

 

“We are bullish about serving the 1,600 CSI customers with industry-leading innovative solutions, from our evergreen delivery system with lifetime warranty and upgrades to our touchless FlashMotion access and entry, which transforms their operations from isolated parking assets to revenue generating connected mobility hubs,” reinforced FlashParking’s CEO, Dan Sharplin. “CSI is the first of future strategic acquisitions. We are excited about shifting the paradigm and establishing a new model to drive growth.”

 

With triple-digit year-over-year growth for several years running, FlashParking is driving the transformation of the parking industry with its cloud-built parking platform. The new customer base will have the opportunity to optimize from legacy operations, gain real-time visibility, and connect to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st century parking tools, robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems.

Terms of the deal are not disclosed.

 

About FlashParking

FlashParking is the leader in parking technology powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. Visit www.flashparking.com to learn more.

FlashParking Launches FlashIQ Business Intelligence Engine to Improve Revenue Control and Generation 

June 02, 2020

 

 

 

 

FlashParking Launches FlashIQ Business Intelligence Engine

to Improve Revenue Control and Generation

Parking asset owners and operators are empowered to make data-driven decisions
in real time with visibility into performance analytics and market forces

Austin, TX (June 2, 2020) – FlashParking, the leader in parking technology, today launched FlashIQ: a robust data engine that gives parking assets access to business intelligence in real-time as part of FlashOS, the industry’s only Mobility Hub Operating System. FlashIQ is the latest feature of Flash’s 21st century parking technology.

FlashIQ empowers parking asset owners and operators with real-time intelligence for key metrics—revenue, occupancy, and equipment health—across a portfolio. The main benefits of FlashIQ include:

  • Faster decision-making with real-time intelligence

  • Optimized revenue generation with portfolio-wide transaction and occupancy insights

  • Minimized downtime with visibility into equipment health

  • Actionable insight mined from cross-location grouping

Parkway Corporation, the largest parking operation in Philadelphia, PA, has been piloting FlashIQ for the past 5 months. Familiar with similar tools, Parkway was intrigued by FlashIQ’s unique portfolio view and real-time equipment monitoring. CIO and CMO of Parkway, RJ Juliano, went on to share, “After incorporating FlashIQ in our daily operational routine, we’ve seen tremendous benefits. FlashIQ’s enterprise-level insights enable revenue control, operational flexibility, and profit optimization while delivering exceptional customer experiences. We can be proactive with decisions that improve our daily operations and inform long term strategy.”

The FlashOS platform powers facilities as the evolve from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs. The FlashIQ engine is critical to this transformation as it supports faster decision-making in optimizing day-to-day operations and in developing strategies for future utility, like which new services to add for revenue diversification.

“The parking industry is in the midst of a number of drastic shifts – from consumer behavior to innovations in technology — and asset owners and operators need to be flexible to change,” said Jeff Johnson, VP of Enterprise Solutions at FlashParking. “Urbanization and the new forms of mobility are putting increased pressure on parking assets. FlashIQ is equipping the owners and operators of those assets with valuable information to make decisions that will better serve customers and, in the end, the bottom line. We believe access to real-time business intelligence is no longer a nicety — it is a necessity. That is why FlashIQ comes standard, free of charge with FlashOS.”

FlashIQ is currently available to a limited number of existing FlashParking customers for trial. If you are interested in learning more about FlashIQ or accessing the dashboards, please inquire with FlashParking’s sales team at https://www.flashparking.com/contact/.

About FlashParking

FlashParking is the leader in parking technology powering the transformation from isolated parking assets to connected mobility hubs with the first Mobility Hub Operating System. Once underutilized parking assets are optimizing operations, gaining real-time visibility, and connecting to the smart city through FlashParking’s suite of enhanced 21st century parking, a robust business intelligence engine, and partnerships in the logistics, transportation, and mobility ecosystems. In an age when we have more ways of getting around than ever before, FlashParking is creating value at every turn of the modern mobility experience and opening opportunities in present and future markets. Visit FlashParking.com to learn more.

Media Contact
George Protopapadakis, Carve Communications for FlashParking
george@carvecomms.com; (786) 200-7918

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