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METRIC parking terminals to be introduced in St Lucia

March 26, 2017

 

METRIC parking terminals to be introduced in St Lucia

 

 

Castries, the capital city of Saint Lucia, one of the eastern Caribbean Windward chain of Islands, seats the Head of Government, House of Parliament and the hub of commercial activity. Castries, also best known for its natural deep water harbour, is set to begin installing parking terminals across the city as part of a new initiative by the Castries Constituencies Council (CCC).

 

With the goal of making Castries city the envy of other regional capitals, the plans focus on safety, security and beautifying the city. Speaking at the CCC’s 50th anniversary party, the Mayor of Castries, Mr. Peterson Francis said, “We will introduce clamping for illegal parking, car-parks along the John Compton Highway and parking meters in the city within three months. The City will also be beautified and redeveloped in partnership with our government and a series of improvements to the city’s infrastructures will begin.”

 

The new parking terminals made by British manufacturer, METRIC Group Ltd, are solar powered, accept both coin and banknotes and have a colour user interface screen. CCC deploying solar powered terminals is in keeping with the island’s energy transition strategy in becoming renewable energy dependent.

 

Public reaction has been positive with many hoping that the new changes will ease traffic congestion and parking which will contribute to the ease of doing business in the city.

 

The contract was awarded in conjunction with Saint Lucian based ICT company, Converge Solutions Inc.

 

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

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About Converge Solutions Inc.: a Saint Lucian based company specialising in the use, application and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) for the growth and development of business; small, medium and large across vertical markets.

www.convergesolve.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

London Borough of Sutton upgrade to new METRIC terminals

March 15, 2017

 

London Borough of Sutton upgrade to new METRIC terminals

 

 

 

London Borough of Sutton has started their full replacement programme of their parking machines, upgrading them to METRIC Elite LS terminals via the ESPO framework.

 

 

143 new parking terminals are being installed across the borough in both on- and off-street locations. Most of the on-street terminals are now solar powered as the old mains-powered METRIC Accent terminals are phased out. Twenty new mains powered machines are being installed in high usage areas.

 

In off-street locations, the Elite LS terminals will all have HD video screens to promote local retailers. These terminals will also be fitted with keypads for number plate entry for car parks.

 

The council has also upgraded their alert system to METRIC’s comprehensive back office system with ‘Real Time Reg’ and ‘Web Services’.

 

Joe Teo, Technical Officer at the council, said, “The new Elite LS P&D machines are performing to our expectations. We are very pleased with the support and assistance rendered by METRIC Group throughout the installation and commissioning of these P&D machines”

 

 

Image: New Elite LS installed in the London Borough of Sutton

 

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

www.metricgroup.co.uk

 

 

 

METRIC – By the Sea in HD

February 17, 2017

 

By the Sea in HD

 

 

 

North Somerset Council has become the latest local authority to adopt new video screen technology as they upgrade their coastal parking machines.

The new Elite LS terminals along the seafront of popular seaside town, Weston-super-Mare, are fitted with HD video screens which display vivid motion or static content to motorists using the machines. The screens provide the opportunity to sell advertising to local businesses, creating an additional revenue stream for the council.

 

Allan Taylor, Parking Services Manager, says “North Somerset Council Parking Services saw an opportunity for revenue generation through the selling of advertising to local businesses at a competitive rate, as well as somewhere to advertise official council notices and events to a wider audience. The ease and flexibility available when downloading the adverts to the machines was a main factor of choosing whether or not to purchase the screen option for our new machines.”

 

Richard Boultbee, Sales and Marketing Director at METRIC, says “The value of the video screen is that it allows a council to increase their revenue from the parking machine without impacting the motorist.”

 

 

 

 

Image: Coastal Spec METRIC Elite LS on the sea front of Weston-super-Mare

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

www.metricgroup.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Apriva and Metric Parking Usher in Future of Parking Payments with Latest EMV-Certified Unattended Solution

January 19, 2017

 

 

Apriva and Metric Parking Usher in Future of Parking Payments with Latest EMV-Certified Unattended Solution

 

 

Comprehensive Solution Supports EMV PIN Ahead of Adoption

 

 

Scottsdale, Ariz. and Wiltshire, U.K., January 19, 2017 — Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction processing solutions, and Metric Parking, a leader in parking and ticketing payment solutions, announced today that they have completed EMV integration and certification on the strongest unattended EMV payment solution in the U.S. to date. The certification spans all major card brands including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, enabling the use of EMV chip card technology over Apriva’s processor connections.

 

“The U.S. market for unattended payments has been ignored as we move towards EMV and is in dire need of upgrades in security and technology. Now is the time to deploy new, flexible and more secure unattended payment solutions,” said Peter Aylward, Managing Director at Metric Parking. “We chose to partner with Apriva because they could not only help us deploy EMV ahead of the competition, but also bring a wide array of flexible payment options to our partners and their patrons.”

 

As a leader in worldwide parking and ticketing solutions, UK-based Metric Parking operates over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. In the United States, Metric Parking works with Amano McGann to offer flexible solutions to operators and patrons. Incorporating Apriva’s solution into Metric’s offerings will provide comprehensive payment capabilities that connect any supported payment form to any integrated credit card processor. This will allow parking owners and operators the freedom to choose the partners that are right for their specific needs.

 

This solution will utilize Globalcom Engineering’s BV1000 hardware units, which are ruggedized for use outdoors and can withstand extreme weather conditions, making them ideal for this purpose. The units can include PIN keypads to accept EMV PIN credit cards ahead of their arrival in the U.S., and support the new Globalcom NFC reader.

 

“We are excited to partner with Metric Parking to offer this secure EMV payment solution,” said David Riddiford, President of Apriva. “The powerful combination of Apriva’s payment gateway and Metric Parking Systems gives parking operators what they need to accept cashless payments in a variety of forms, plus the flexibility to reduce their total cost of payment processing far into the future.”

 

Apriva’s Integration Services Program allows Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and mobile and embedded developers, to easily implement credit, debit, EBT, loyalty and closed-loop payment processing into their solutions. Once integrated, applications and POS solutions can communicate with the Apriva Gateway over a wired or wireless network. Apriva maintains relationships with more than 30 payment processers in North America, along with all of the leading wireless carriers, and currently works with more than 1,100 merchant acquirers and ISOs across the United States and Canada, giving merchants and partners the choice to deploy end-to-end solutions best fit for their business.

 

For more information on Apriva’s integrated services and point of sale solutions please visit the company’s website, read the company blog, or follow the company on Twitter or LinkedIn.

 

About Apriva – Formed in 2003, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end transactions and secure information messaging solutions that meet the exacting security and reliability requirements of financial services providers, government entities, and public service sectors. Through its two operating groups, Apriva Point of Sale (POS) and Apriva Information Security Systems (ISS), the company offers customers fully-managed, end-to-end, security solutions that incorporate hardware, software, network infrastructure and management tools. For more information, visit www.apriva.com.

 

About Metric Parking – Metric Parking is a division of the Metric Group Ltd, a responsible and respected international company with over forty years of experience within the parking industry and over 100 years of designing and manufacturing ticket issuing machines for bus, train and revenue controls for installations worldwide. Metric has always manufactured equipment to a consistently high standard and provided first class after sales care and maintenance services. For more information please visit www.metricgroup.co.uk

 

Apriva Contacts:

Michael Jones

Apriva

(480) 421-1232

mjones@apriva.com

 

Lisette Rauwendaal

McGrath/Power

(408) 200-3773

lisetter@mcgrathpower.com

 

Metric Parking Contact:

Richard Boultbee

Metric Group Limited

+44 (0) 1793 647800

sales@metricgroup.co.uk

 

METRIC Elite LS ‘bueno’ choice for Mexican city

January 17, 2017

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METRIC Elite LS ‘bueno’ choice for Mexican city

 

 

The citizens of San Pedro Cholula in Mexico are saying ‘hola’ to new METRIC Elite LS parking terminals being installed across the city. This is the first time the city has charged for on-street parking, with the scheme part of the municipality’s urban mobility strategy. The paid parking zones will mainly be in commercial and tourist areas of the city, with the municipality offering guaranteed insurance against stolen cars if parked in one of these zones.

 

 

The solar powered parking machines are coin only and include a 40-way key pad to capture vehicle registration plate details. Whilst they were installed in December, the machines only went live at the beginning of January to allow the municipality time to roll out a communication programme to citizens on the benefits and usage of the new machines. There will also be no fines for the first few weeks that the terminals are operational as motorists adjust to paying for parking. Funds raised through charging for parking will be reinvested in the city such as maintenance of parks and street lighting.

 

This is the second major installation of METRIC terminals in Mexico, with a large quantity of Elite terminals in Mexico City, the country’s capital.

 

 

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

www.metricgroup.co.uk

 

 

 

 

METRIC: Parkex Preview

May 06, 2016

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METRIC: Parkex Preview

 

 

With Europe’s largest dedicated parking event less than two months away, METRIC are eager to share their exciting new technologies and developments on stand at the Parkex exhibition.

 

 

A Smart Terminal for Smart Cities

Following a successful launch at Intertraffic Amsterdam, METRIC is proud to present their new parking terminal, the METRIC Sprite, to the UK market.  Following intensive research and development, listening to customers’ needs and requirements in the global marketplace, the result is a compact parking machine packed full of features for smart cities.

 

Award-Winning Parking System

The METRIC VivoPark system will also be showcased, this award-winning system has been freeing up parking spaces for customers across the UK for a major supermarket chain. Not just for the retail environment, VivoPark can be used for a customer-focused, barrier-free parking experience for hospitals, hotels, park & rides and more.

 

More than just parking

METRIC’s versatile machines have become multi-service terminals and are currently used for selling products at golf courses, fishing lakes, and internal employee shops.  Utilising all the available secure payment options, audit and statistical analysis features while providing the user with a simple customer journey and proof of purchase. The option to be able to offer multiple services opens up the scope of use for these terminals, the METRIC Elite LS will be on the METRIC stand at Parkex demonstrating how to offer more than just parking. Terminals include high definition video media capabilities.

 

Are you ready for ApplePay?

Since its launch in the UK in July 2015, ApplePay has become a popular method of payment as it’s simple, convenient and secure. Offering contactless payments at the parking terminal is another way to enhance the motorist’s parking experience. METRIC’s parking terminals are ready to accept ApplePay and this functionality can be retrofitted to existing machines in the field.

Visit METRIC at Parkex 2016 on stand E50

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Image: The new METRIC Sprite

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

www.metricgroup.co.uk

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METRIC launch new parking terminal for the global market at Intertraffic Amsterdam

April 06, 2016

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METRIC launch new parking terminal for the global market at Intertraffic Amsterdam

 

METRIC are proud to launch their new parking terminal, the METRIC Sprite, at the 2016 Intertraffic Conference, at the RAI Amsterdam 5th-8th April. Noticeably slimmer and shorter in stature, this compact parking machine is an attractive piece of street furniture that is packed full of features.

 

 

Designed for the global market, the METRIC Sprite is perfect to suit a range of parking modes. The capacitive touch keypad is flexible which means it can be updated to include QWERTY keys for Pay-by-Plate and ANPR parking modes or for other types of data capture. The keypad can also include special characters to suit specific language requirements.

 

The focus of the METRIC Sprite is the experience of the end user. The user information screen is clear and prominent to deliver on-screen instructions, and is available in mono, low power SD colour and a large high definition colour option.

The METRIC Sprite can handle all payments types including coins, notes, chip & pin and contactless – including ApplePay. Voucher scanning is also a feature that can be used as a payment method to offer free or discounted parking for a number of scenarios such as retail, residential, members and employee parking.

 

Visitors to the Intertraffic Exhibition can enjoy a live demonstration of the new parking terminals – visit the METRIC stand 02.212.

 

 

 

Image: METRIC Sprite in Pay-by-Space mode at Intertraffic Amsterdam

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the No 1 UK manufacturer of parking terminals. METRIC have designed, manufactured and supplied over 60,000 parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

www.metricgroup.co.uk

 

 

 

NHS says yes to ANPR solution from TPS and METRIC

January 13, 2016

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St Mary’s Community Health Campus is the first NHS site to benefit from a customer-centric ANPR system from Total Parking Solutions (TPS) using METRIC’s Elite LS parking terminal. The NHS site delivers dermatology, dietetics, maternity and rehabilitation services, and with the new parking solution allows their patients a stress-free parking experience by allowing them to pay on return rather than trying to estimate how long they will be at their appointments.

 

The system is simple and user friendly, when a car park user enters the area the system takes an image of the vehicle captured by ANPR cameras, allowing the customer barrier-free entry to the car park. Following their visit, the user enters their vehicle registration at the Elite LS parking terminal and is presented with images on a large HD colour screen that match the details entered, they then select and confirm their vehicle and pay for the amount of time they have stayed. The terminals are equipped for both coin and chip & pin card payments.

 

The system was implemented to replace an old Pay & Display system which was no longer fit for the client’s needs and the needs of their customers.

 

Managing Director of Total Parking Solutions, Tito Ponzetta said of the installation: “TPS are delighted to have secured an exclusive contract with NHS Solent to provide our own unique brand of car park management based on 21st Century technology coupled with traditional values. The entire system has been developed in collaboration with METRIC specifically for the NHS and has been designed to deliver a more enlightened way of managing car parking in this challenging environment”.

 

Richard Boultbee, Sales & Marketing Director at Metric Group Ltd “We are really pleased to have provided an integrated solution with TPS to meet the needs of their clients. We understand that it is now important for Hospitals to consider systems which allow customer payment following a visit, and are pleased we can offer this without the high cost usually associated with barrier systems”

 

About METRIC Group Ltd: METRIC are the leading UK manufacturer of parking terminals. Based in Swindon, Wiltshire, METRIC design, manufacture and supply parking terminals worldwide. METRIC won the BPA Parking Technology award in 2015 for the VivoPark solution – for barrier-free parking in retail.

For sales enquiries: sales@metricgroup.co.uk – 01793 647800

www.metricgroup.co.uk