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APPYWAY AND SAFO PARTNER TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF PARKING FOR FLEET DRIVERS AND MANAGERS 

November 21, 2019

APPYWAY AND SAFO PARTNER TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF PARKING FOR FLEET DRIVERS AND MANAGERS 

●  Partnership between AppyWay and Safo opens up thousands of fleet drivers to kerbside restriction information for over 300 UK towns and cities.

●  The companies believe the partnership will reduce the amount of PCN’s fleets receive and reduce congestion and emissions.

LONDON, UK – Thursday 21st November, Intelligent mobility pioneers AppyWay and end-to-end fleet management firm Safo have announced a new partnership to bring accurate kerbside data and better parking experiences to fleets.
Fleets face daily parking challenges from navigating to a space to interpreting the local traffic regulations for that bay, all the while managing a hectic schedule against a congested road network. By embracing these challenges and helping drivers interpret parking easily, both companies believe they can improve driver wellbeing and reduce emissions from unnecessary driving in the search for suitable parking.
Safo Group, together with its European subsidiaries, is the chosen partner of many national and international companies. The company develops bespoke fleet management software, providing services to a portfolio ranging from top rental and lease players, car sharing, and large private and corporate international fleet companies. The reseller agreement will enable the two companies to bring a vastly improved parking experience to Safo’s combined fleet of over 1,000,000 vehicles across the UK. Thousands of drivers could benefit from kerbside restriction information for over 300 UK towns and cities. Drivers using Safo’s technology will have the option to gain full visibility on; length of bay, bay count, paid bays, disabled bays, EV bays, motorcycle bays, free bays, loading bays, resident bays, and car club bays, all with up to 1m accuracy.
The partnership provides Safo’s end clients with a greater suite of driver services to integrate within a bespoke solution. Working in partnership, both Safo and AppyWay have plans to innovate the portfolio further, ensuring drivers are catered for in new mobility technology and fleet managers can better manage the burden of bad parking.
AppyWay’s CEO & Founder, Dan Hubert says “By partnering with Safo we can bring our vision of making parking forgettable to fleets and fleet managers. Along with the implications to business operations through PCNs and impoundments, searching for parking clogs up city streets resulting in greater congestion and emissions, and parking illegally creates safety and accessibility concerns for vulnerable road users. Ensuring a vehicle is parked correctly benefits both the fleet and the communities they operate in.”
Jane Taylor, Sales & Marketing Manager, Safo adds “In our constant drive for customer satisfaction, innovation and digitisation, we are pleased to work with AppyWay using their data to surprise and delight fleet drivers across the UK. We firmly believe that through a better parking experience we not only improve driver wellbeing but also help reduce carbon emissions. This is the first step to achieving that with AppyWay through the integration of our Customer Mobile APP”
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About AppyWay
AppyWay exists to help cities thrive from the kerb up. We see the kerb as a catalyst – the key to powering progress with the most pressing urban mobility challenges. Our platform of data, APIs and tools provide digital kerbside management solutions that enable intelligent mobility, better connecting cities with people and businesses.
Through close collaboration and industry leading partnerships, the AppyWay platform effectively acts as a ‘future mobility’ conduit between the public and private sector:
Kerbside Management | B2G
AppyKerb, our Govtech stack, is a complete kerbside management platform. With AppyKerb, Local Authorities are empowered to commoditise and open up their assets. This enables rich data-driven insights and digital access solutions for everyone using our kerbs.

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Intelligent Mobility | B2B
AppyWay business solutions keep people, goods and cities flowing. A full eco-system of kerbside data APIs, payment solutions and CAV integrations improves kerb interactions for local enterprises, customers, deliveries and fleets alike.
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About Safo
With over 30 years in business, Safo Group, together with its European subsidiaries, is the chosen partner of many national and international Top Players. Safo has developed bespoke and unique software, providing services to a combined fleet of over 1,000,000 vehicles.
Corporate fleets hold an important role in companies which need to be managed.
Contracts, traffic fines, courtesy vehicles, fuel cards, maintenance: There are so many activities to handle and the clients need effective solutions in line with their internal operating processes.
Safo Group has been working in this way within the European market for more than 30 years, supporting clients with both small and large corporate fleets.
A cost-effective management process gives many economical benefits and allows our clients to keep their fleet under control.

Swift Parking just got Swifter: TfWM & Cammax Take Step Closer To Integrated Travel System

August 27, 2019

 

 

Swift Parking just got Swifter: TfWM & Cammax Take Step Closer To Integrated Travel System

 

 

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) have taken another step forward in their bid to develop an integrated travel network across the region with the launch of a hybrid parking payment system at Bromsgrove railway station.

 

The system developed in partnership with Cammax, a leading provider of self-service solutions, was designed to allow members of the public to combine payment for parking alongside travel costs and is another step in the regions development of Mobility as a Service (MaaS).

 

(MaaS) relates to various forms of transport services that are combined into a single mobility service that is accessible on demand. The aim of MaaS is to make it easier to facilitate passenger travel on a wide range of transport options, be they public transport or even bike-sharing.

 

TfWM is keen to invest in MaaS because it uses a single application to provide access to mobility, with a single payment channel being made available to the public, instead of multiple ticketing and payment operations.

 

As part of the drive to develop MaaS, which has now extended to parking payment, one of the key objectives for TfWM has also been to provide customers with a fully-integrated way to pay for their travel costs.

 

Now customers at Bromsgrove Station will be able to pay for parking with their ‘Swift cards’, an electronic ticketing scheme, similar to London’s Oyster service, as well as modern payment methods including contactless card payment.

 

Swift card users will benefit from discounted parking tariff charges and they can simply, enter their vehicle registration and tap their Swift card to pay at the parking machine on their way to the station platform, removing the need to return to the vehicle and display a ticket.

 

Councillor Ken Pollock, cabinet member for economy and infrastructure for Worcestershire County Council, said, “This is great for commuters in Bromsgrove who now have more convenient ways to pay for their parking and can use the same card on buses, trains and trams.”

 

Swift isn’t the first Smart transport scheme Cammax has worked with to enhance travel in Britain. The West Yorkshire based brand have also helped improve operations in both York, Nottingham and Bristol with tens of thousands of Smartcards registered across these systems offering integrated travel.

 

You can read more about TfWM and Cammax’s partnership at: https://www.cammaxlimited.co.uk/news/media/hybrid-cammax-parking-payment-system-tfwm-maas/

 

 

About Cammax

 

With the use of self-service technology, Cammax have been successfully enhancing their customers operations for the past 20 years. Their flexible approach to delivering tailored systems means they can provide customers with modern solutions to age- old problems.

 

Whether it’s processing payments faster, getting tickets in the hands of customers, or developing intelligent and innovative systems, Cammax are experts in helping organisations realise the benefits that self-service systems deliver.

 

 

APPYPARKING CLOSES £7.6 MILLION SERIES A FUNDING

July 16, 2019

APPYPARKING CLOSES £7.6 MILLION SERIES A FUNDING

 

 

 

 

  • Funding to accelerate the firm’s mission to make parking forgettable by digitising the kerb, helping unlock intelligent mobility for the public and private sector.

 

 

 

LONDON, UK:  AppyParking, the kerbside management and mobility technology firm that is transforming parking for motorists and empowering local authorities and car park operators to better manage their assets, announced that the company has just closed a £7.6 million Series A round.

 

The funding round includes new strategic investment from Hyundai Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation. It was led by West Hill Capital, the London based venture capital firm, with participation from existing investors Aviva Ventures and Breed Reply. The investment brings AppyParking’s total funding since launch to over £11 million and will enable the company to accelerate product development, support domestic and international growth and continue to expand their talented team.

 

Founded in 2013 with the launch of their award-winning smart parking app, AppyParking is on a mission to make parking forgettable and help prepare cities for the rise of autonomous vehicles. They were the first company in the world to focus on the need to create a ‘digital infrastructure twin’ of all kerbside restrictions to enable better access for all types of road-users. Last year the company began mapping all of Greater London’s restricted road network in high definition, up to an accuracy of 3cm. AppyParking now hosts the largest dataset of the UK’s kerbside restrictions which is aligned with the recently announced data standard by the Alliance of Parking Data Standards (APDS), with over 400 towns and cities forecasted to be mapped by the end of this year.

 

Dan Hubert, Founder and CEO of AppyParking: “Across the world ‘Smart City’ projects are underway to develop autonomous vehicle and intelligent mobility solutions to help save our cities from grinding to a standstill. The challenge is real and technological innovation is racing ahead of the legacy infrastructure in place to manage a key piece of city real estate – the kerb. By empowering local authorities with the tools that help them better manage and open up their kerbside, we’re helping them to address key issues like congestion and air quality, whilst also laying the future foundations for truly sustainable intelligent mobility.

It’s a real achievement for the whole team to secure this investment and I’m extremely excited to have Hyundai and Sumitomo on board to support our mission. Work is already underway to take our mission global as we aim to make the humble kerb work for everyone, and help cities thrive.”

 

Takashi Yamana, President and CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe, commented: “With existing mobility service across the Nordic region and ‘Smart City’ projects in Europe and Asia, we expect through this investment we can harness AppyParking’s technology and innovative approach to support these existing businesses, whilst of course helping accelerate their growth internationally.”

 

Dr. Yun-seong Hwang, Vice President of Hyundai Motor Company added: “We believe that parking and kerbside access are key components to enable the full potential of any future mobility strategy. We recognize that AppyParking’s competencies and technology could solve important parts of the mobility ecosystem and this aligns with Hyundai’s strategic vision.”

About AppyParking

AppyParking is on a mission to make parking a truly forgettable experience. We understand how fragmented infrastructures and stand-alone solutions cause stress and hassle for the most mundane of daily tasks, like finding and paying for a parking space. We know there’s a better way of doing things and so we’re building innovative and future-ready solutions from the bottom up, to improve the way parking is accessed and managed.

Our holistic kerbside management platform provides a ‘future of mobility’ conduit between the private and public sector, ensuring standardised kerbside data can flow between local authorities and mobility operators, unlocking the barriers that hinder the adoption of intelligent mobility solutions and ultimately make the kerb work for everyone, physically, socially and commercially.

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For more information, visit appyparking.com

APPYPARKING UNLOCKS THE CITY OF LONDON FOR BLUE BADGE HOLDERS WITH REAL-TIME AVAILABILITY OF DISABLED BAYS

June 11, 2019

 

 

 

APPYPARKING UNLOCKS THE CITY OF LONDON FOR BLUE BADGE HOLDERS WITH REAL-TIME AVAILABILITY OF DISABLED BAYS

 

 

 

  • Blue Badge holders can now use the free AppyParking mobile app to see the availability of 188 accessible parking bays across the City of London

  • For the first time ever, the Parking Services Team at the City of London Corporation will be able to see exactly how the accessible bays are used

  • The City Corporation will use this data to better inform future parking and transport policy decisions that impact kerbside access for vulnerable road users

 

 

LONDON, UK – AppyParking, the kerbside management and smart parking technology firm, and the City of London Corporation have confirmed the launch of real-time occupancy of accessible bays across the City. Using AppyParking’s smart sensor solution, Blue Badge holders can now use the free AppyParking mobile app to not only see the locations of accessible bays across the City of London but also check to see if they’re available.

 

In addition to the location and availability of accessible bays, the app also shows the location, rules and prices for all on and off-street parking in the Square Mile.  Motorists can link through to commonly used navigation apps such as Waze or Google Maps from AppyParking and drive directly to the parking space of their choice.

 

The launch of this initiative will bring greater access to the Square Mile for Blue Badge holders. The AppyParking analytics platform will also, for the first time ever, give the Parking Services Team at the City Corporation, the ability to see exactly how the accessible bays are being used and view parking data in one centralised system. The data will better inform future parking and transport policy decisions that impact kerbside access for vulnerable road users and improve enforcement operations.

 

Alastair Moss, Chair of the Planning and Transportation Committee at the City of London Corporation “An important part of our Transport Strategy is to use smart technology to improve accessibility in the Square Mile.

 

“With almost 200 accessible parking bays available for use, we want all City visitors to travel comfortably and confidently while feeling welcome and safe – and partnerships such as these will be essential to achieving that goal.

 

“Together we are making the car-parking experience as user-friendly, and navigable as possible, saving the time and frustrations for those who need it most.”

 

Dan Hubert, CEO & Founder of AppyParking commented “We’re committed to making parking forgettable for absolutely everyone. We’re thrilled to be supporting The City of London in alleviating some of the accessibility challenges Blue Badge holders face. By adding into our app the locations and real-time availability of accessible bays across the Square Mile, Blue Badge holders can quickly and conveniently locate accessible parking bays.”

 

 

“Using our real-time sensor technology and analytics platform, the City of London will also be able to plan effectively for the future. As travel and parking habits change, the City will be able to use kerbside demand data to provide transformative user experiences for mobility impaired motorists.”

 

Helen Dolphin MBE, Director of People’s Parking and active campaigner for the improvement of parking experiences for motorists with disabilities supports the initiative, “I think it’s fantastic that the City of London Corporation have collaborated with AppyParking to bring their innovative technology to bear in supporting greater kerbside access for Blue Badge holders across the Square Mile. This scheme should become the norm so that Blue Badge holders can visit city centres and local high streets filled with the confidence they’ll have a convenient place to park.”

 

 

About AppyParking

AppyParking are a leading kerbside management and smart parking solutions provider with the UK’s most awarded parking app.  They have recently deployed a world-first in Harrogate, providing a fully integrated Smart City Parking system that seamlessly integrates all on and off-street parking with real-time availability and frictionless payments all through their easy to use app.

For local authorities, the Analytics tool, which City of London teams will be using, surfaces powerful utilisation data so parking assets can be better understood and optimised.

 

For more information, visit appyparking.com

About the City of London Corporation

The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally-successful UK. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

 

NORTECH: NORPARC COUNTING SOFTWARE THE EFFICIENT WAY TO MONITOR AND MANAGE PARKING FACILITIES

June 05, 2019

 

 

 

 

NORPARC COUNTING SOFTWARE THE EFFICIENT WAY

TO MONITOR AND MANAGE PARKING FACILITIES

 

 

 

NorParc, The Windows-based level counting and parking guidance system from access control experts Nortech provides centralised count management, monitoring and guidance control for parking facilities that have multiple entry and exit points.

 

 

Nortech’s car park counting solutions include a comprehensive range of high-intensity RGB variable message signs (VMS) that use low profile LED matrices offering bright, clear messages indicating available spaces and status messages.

Each VMS display panel can display count values of up to 5 digits and, depending upon the sign variant there are options to display ‘FULL’, ‘OPEN’ or ‘SPACE’ and direction arrows. The range includes single level internal and external signs plus self-contained multilevel information signs.

 

The software has many features that are ideal for individual and multi-level parking at education, hotel, leisure and airport parking facilities including –

  • Full Colour Display – Large 5-digit RGB LED display. Text colours, count types and messages can be selected according to specific applications and customer preferences.
  • Excellent LED Optical System –External signs meet the EN 12966 standard for visual, physical and durability aspects of VMS, and provide high optical performance.
  • Weatherproof – External models are housed in robust weatherproof aluminium housing (IP65).
  • Count Management –All the signs in the range are fully compatible with all of Nortech’s count management systems.
  • Single and Multilevel Options – Signs are available as single count displays or multilevel displays with additional information such as heading, logos, symbols and individual count titles (e.g parking level, section, company name, etc.). Individually housed internal signs with built-in direction indicators are also available for use in multilevel car parks and other indoor parking facilities.
  • Good Visibility in all Conditions –All signs have high-luminosity LEDs and an inbuilt automatic luminance control to suit variable lighting conditions.

Nortech’s count management systems offer a variety of ways to manage car park occupancy data and drive the message signs. From monitoring space availability in small car parks to the integrated management of large multilevel car parks, it can provide occupancy count management solutions for most requirements using standalone and networked count management and shared parking access control.

 

Nortech has supplied products and solutions to the security industry for over 25 years as an independent British company. The company uses extensive experience and expertise to create new security products to fit their clients’ needs and designs everything with the customer in mind.

Further information is available from Nortech on 01633 485533 or by emailing sales@nortechcontrol.com or by visiting the company’s website at www.nortechcontrol.com

Nortech is supported by Vantage PR

 

 

AppyParking works with Local Authorities to unlock the kerbside in preparation for a robo-taxi future

April 12, 2019

 

 

 

AppyParking works with Local Authorities to unlock the kerbside in preparation for a robo-taxi future

 

 

 

  • Ground-breaking solution ideally placed to enable rapid digitisation of the UK’s kerbside restriction data, unlocking greater opportunity for mobility-as-a-service innovation

  • Innovative project has involved the participation of three local authority partners, Cambridgeshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Milton Keynes Council, in user research, process workshops and feedback from hands-on testing

  • Empowering local authorities to manage Traffic Regulation Orders digitally is essential to deliver the Department for Transport Future of Mobility (FoM) objective of access to standardised kerbside data

 

 

LONDON, UK : AppyParking, the kerbside management and smart parking technology firm, has confirmed their next generation Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) management solution, developed in partnership with three local authorities as part of an Innovate UK funded initiative, is being used in a live environment as the project progresses to real-world testing.

 

Cambridgeshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Milton Keynes Council have collaborated with product developers at AppyParking over the past nine months to create a kerbside mapping and management software tool known as AppyMapper. The project has uncovered significant opportunities to both relieve the pain endured by Local Authority officers that manage TROs and deliver substantial operational efficiencies. Early feedback is suggesting the solution is already reducing time to edit and change TROs with significant savings compared to existing software solutions.

 

Sunil Budhdeo of Coventry City Council said, “We have identified real savings in the time is takes to upload and edit data in our zone-based parking approach.  Work which used to take several weeks is now done in a few hours.  This will allow us to be more flexible in the future and support our mobility projects.”

 

The work fully supports the Department for Transport’s discovery work in digitising TROs and also works with the Alliance for Parking Data Standards (APDS).  Darren Capes of the DfT said, “People forget open data doesn’t just happen and needs updating and maintaining in line with policy and land changes.”

 

David Lines, Highways Engineer at Cambridgeshire County Council agrees, “We’ve been involved in this project to help support the innovative ideas we’re already deploying in Cambridgeshire, that all rely on high-quality digital TRO data.”

 

“The Smart Cambridge programme has been looking at how digitised TRO data can support future mobility such as autonomous vehicles and smart parking, so this is an important requirement for future parking management and we’re pleased to be helping make sure the service meets our needs.”

 

Steve Hayes of Milton Keynes Council says, “UK local authorities are the gatekeepers of parking, aligning it to local policies as new innovations emerge.  If we want the benefits of mobility innovation to be felt across the UK – something the FoM Strategy requires – we need the tools to support our parking teams.”

 

Karla Jakeman of Innovate UK added, “This idea enables a vision for smarter parking for UK local authorities, future proofing them for connected transport and mobility as a service.  Digital TROs are a core need for other projects Innovate UK is supporting and we are delighted to help bring this innovation to the market.”

 

Dan Hubert, Founder and CEO of AppyParking, summarises “This really has been a collaborative effort – Innovate UK funded three very different local authorities to work with us to develop our product.  We’ve been able to listen to the current protracted paper based process of TRO management and mutually create a digitised solution that we can offer to other authorities very soon. Without Innovate UK support we wouldn’t have been able to invest in this ground-breaking development and gain the customer insight so vital to making a step change in kerbside management.”

 

The development of the solution is timely, with momentum continuing to build behind the standardisation of digital TROs in the UK, with the Department for Transport highlighting their important role in realising the objectives laid out in the ‘Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy’ report.  Dan Hubert added,

 

“The foundation of any intelligent transport solution that needs to interact with the kerb, be that the shared mobility services of today or robo-taxis of the future, has to be an accurate understanding of how to be compliant: is parking permitted, for how long, how much does it cost?  Open access to accurate and standardised kerbside restriction data is essential if the UK is to fulfil its potential of becoming a world-leader in intelligent mobility and with our platform, we’re excited that we can empower local authorities to truly be in the driver’s seat on that journey.”

 

 

For more information, interview requests and/or quotes please contact:

 

AppyParking

Garry Thornton, garry@appyparking.com– +44(0)7432 633374

Georgia Tomkins, georgia.tomkins@appyparking.com– +44(0)7787 951199

 

  1. Department for Transport’s ‘Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy’

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-mobility-urban-strategy

 

About AppyParking

AppyParking is on a mission to make parking a truly forgettable experience. We understand how fragmented infrastructures and stand-alone solutions cause stress and hassle for the most mundane of daily tasks, like finding and paying for a parking space. We know there’s a better way of doing things and so we’re building innovative and future-ready solutions from the bottom up, to improve the way parking is accessed and managed.

We work collaboratively with local councils to understand the challenges they face and help them better manage traffic and the kerbside, enforce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and Traffic Management Orders (TMOs) and modernise their infrastructure. All the while taking the stress out of parking for their residents and laying the foundations for autonomous and electric mobility in cities.

Our kerbside management platform, or ‘air traffic control’ for cities, is the first web-based platform to consolidate parking and traffic management requirements into one easy-to-use system. It provides councils with:

  • A modular system configured to their needs
  • End-to-end, digital management of TRO/TMOs
  • Standardised data ready for intelligent mobility applications

Our award-winning mobile app enables users to save time, money and hassle when parking in over 50 UK towns and cities by providing the most comprehensive source of on and off-street parking information.

For more information, visit appyparking.com

Park Assist has been awarded the Parking Guidance System (PGS) contract for centre:mk

April 08, 2019

 

Park Assist has been awarded the Parking Guidance System (PGS) contract for centre:mk

 

 

 

NEW YORK, NY – Park Assist has been awarded the Parking Guidance System (PGS) contract for centre: mk in Milton Keynes, UK. Located 80 km from North-West London, centre: mk is one of the largest regional shopping centres in the UK with over 27 million annual visitors. The centre has over 220 shops and restaurants and is anchored by John Lewis, House of Fraser and Marks and Spencer. To accommodate for the increasing number of visitors and limited parking availability, centre: mk added a new Multi-Story Car Park (MSCP) and incorporate new smart technology with electric vehicle charging points, disabled parking bays, and parent and child bays. To further elevate the customer experience, the client decided to equip the carpark with Park Assist’s patented camera-based parking guidance technology.

 

centre: mk visitors will be guided to open parking bays quickly and effortlessly by digital signage and color-coded smart sensors throughout the facility. Through Park Assist’s License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, returning parkers will be able to find the locations of their cars either through the use of a mobile app or by entering their plate number at the Skidata pay station. With the integration of Park Assist’s Park Surveillance™, visitors can also expect to feel peace of mind, as parking management will be able to monitor the entire carpark through streaming video of each individual bay.

The PGS system will also include Park Assist’s Park Alerts™ software feature to effectively monitor space utilization. Park Alerts™ allows parking management to manage parking policies through either time-based alerts or license plate-based alerts upon a violation. centre: mk management will also be able to provide premium parking and other special opportunities through Park Select-Rate.

“Park Assist is honored to work with centre: mk in Milton Keynes management as well as Skidata in providing an elevated customer parking experience so visitors can focus on the exciting shopping and dining experiences centre: mk in Milton Keynes has to offer,” said Joe Ruggero, Global Executive Vice President of Park Assist.

About Park Assist

Park Assist® is the parking industry’s leading camera-focused innovator with the most camera-based parking guidance installations in the world. Our patented technology helps customers effortlessly find parking spaces in real-time as well as find their cars when they return. Simultaneously, we provide parking operators with tools to improve customer satisfaction, create new revenue opportunities, realize greater operational control, capture parker analytics and expand CCTV capabilities. Park Assist is part of the TKH Group (Euronext: TWEKA), a $1.8 billion publicly traded company headquartered in the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.parkassist.com.

MARSTON HOLDINGS ACQUIRES VIDEALERT

April 02, 2019

 

 

MARSTON HOLDINGS ACQUIRES VIDEALERT

 

 

STAND CO25, TRAFFEX, NEC BIRMINGHAM, 2 APRIL 2019 – Videalert, a leading supplier of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions to local authorities, is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Marston Holdings, the UK’s largest transportation and enforcement services group.

 

 

According to David Richmond, CEO of Videalert Limited:  “We are delighted to become a key part of Marston Holdings, as it will enable us to accelerate our development strategy and fully exploit the growth potential for our products and services within the Parking and Intelligent Transport sectors. Our rapidly expanding client base will not only see further developments from Videalert,but also the integration and application of technologies from the expanded Marston organisationwhich is refocusing its services proposition to leverage the benefits of a new range of technology-based solutions.”

 

This announcement follows successful deployments for a number of Marston’s strategic clients,including the London Borough of Barnet, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the City of Westminster, where Videalert has replaced competitive CCTV enforcement systems.

 

These contract wins are the result of Videalert’s sophisticated video data platform, combined with high quality field equipment and hosting infrastructure, which has been proved to deliver capture rates from 10-32% higher than other competitor’s systems.  The platform generates high quality evidence which is not only faster to review, but also reduces the likelihood of appeals. With system availability rates exceeding 99%, the platform delivers the highest productivity and the lowest operating costs, enforcing the widest range of parking and moving traffic contraventions.  It can also support traffic management, police ANPR, clean air and low emission zones.

 

Marston Holdings’ Chief Executive added:  “Videalert is our second acquisition to be announced in 2019 and follows that of Logic Valley, a software developer that specialises in artificial intelligence and mobile application development. The acquisitions are a key part of our ongoing business transformation strategy with new technology-driven service propositions that will deliver even greater value to local authorities. There is a great synergy between Videalert and Marston Holdings at every level, including a longstanding relationship with NSL, which we acquired in 2017. Videalert shares our commitment to innovation and meeting the needs of clients, particularly those that are currently tackling the challenge of air pollution in our cities.”

 

 

About Videalert

Videalert is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of traffic enforcement and management solutions. It is the only company able to provide its own suite of attended, unattended, and mobile vehicle CCTV enforcement solutions using the same intelligent digital video software platform.  The platform can also support other traffic management and community safety applications using the same infrastructure.  This unique, future-proofed solution combines sophisticated video analytics with ANPR and offers a full range of deployment options including wired LAN, Wi-Fi LAN and 4G WAN as well as supporting all analogue and ONVIF compliant digital megapixel cameras.  For further information, please visit www.videalert.com or contact:

 

Contacts:

Tim Daniels, Videalert Ltd, Tel: 020 3931 6556, Email: tdaniels@videalert.com

Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel: 01926 312886, Email: info@pjmc.com

AppyParking: PAIN OF PARKING A THING OF THE PAST AS HARROGATE WELCOMES WORLD-FIRST INTEGRATED SMART CITY PARKING SOLUTION

February 01, 2019

 

 

 

 

AppyParking: PAIN OF PARKING A THING OF THE PAST AS HARROGATE WELCOMES WORLD-FIRST INTEGRATED SMART CITY PARKING SOLUTION

 

 

 

 

  • Innovative solution designed by UK start-up AppyParking aims to reduce the 4 days wasted by the average UK motorist each year looking for parking spaces[1]

  • Over 2,000 new smart parking sensors in bays across Harrogate town centre will help transform parking experience for thousands of users

  • Unique combination of in-app One Click Parking™ and smart sensors for the first time provides real-time availability of parking spaces, streamlined payments and a parking data analytics dashboard for councils to use

 

 

 

 

HARROGATE, UK – 28 January 2019: AppyParking, the kerbside management and smart parking technology firm, has announced their innovative Smart City Parking solution is now fully available to Harrogate’s residents. The launch represents an important milestone in the UK start-up’s mission to make parking forgettable by providing transformative user experiences for motorists and data-driven solutions for local authorities to better understand and manage kerbside assets.

 

The Smart City Parking solution is the first of its kind to integrate technical capabilities such as smart parking sensors, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) barriers and sensor-enabled payments into a consolidated system, offering a seamless experience for users across both on and off-street parking[2]and a powerful kerbside utilisation tool for local authorities.

 

One Click Parking™, a concept created by AppyParking with the support of payments technology company Visa, enables users of the app, once parked over a sensor, to start and pay for parking sessions that automatically end when they drive away.  Users of the app will benefit from pay-per-minute rates, allowing drivers to pay only for the time they are parked and avoid paying upfront for time they don’t use with a pay and display ticket.

 

With full visibility of parking availability across the town, users can check for spaces near their destination and then drive straight there, reducing the time and fuel spent looking for parking, helping ease congestion and contributing to a reduction in vehicle emissions.

Through the service, the councils also have access to an analytics dashboard which shows parking utilisation data.  As the app gets used at scale, this means local authorities will for the first time be able to view parking heatmaps and demand flows, and generally gain a better understanding of how their parking assets are consumed.  AppyParking’s ambition is for this insight to inform traffic planning, parking infrastructure, help stimulate the high street and prepare cities for a future of connected and automated vehicles.

 

Commenting on the launch, Dan Hubert, CEO and Founder of AppyParking, said: “We’re so excited to be helping local residents and visitors save time finding and paying for parking in Harrogate.  Delivering this project is testament to the positive relationships we’ve formed with forward-thinking and supportive partners like Visa, Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council.

 

We know these are challenging times for local authorities and we’re passionate about creating business models and solutions that work for everyone. We’re eager to see how the data we surface through our analytics portal is used by Councils and look forward to bringing our service to more towns and cities in the UK later this year.”

 

AppyParking and Visashare a vision for developing innovative solutions that remove friction for users when accessing and paying for transportation services.  Visa supported AppyParking in bringing their concept to market by seamlessly implementing payments into the customer journey through One Click Parking™. The solution isbeing demonstrated in Visa’s global network of Innovation Centres including London, Dubai and Frankfurt, showcasing how new payment technologies are transforming consumer experiences in transportation.

 

 

For more information, content, photography, user case studies, interview requests and/or quotes please contact:

 

AppyParking

Garry Thornton, garry@appyparking.com– +44(0)7432 633374

 

Edelman

Camille Oster, Camille.oster@edelman.com– +44(0)7812660934

Kate Bastable, kate.bastable@edelman.com  – +44(0)7980 684 247

 

About AppyParking

AppyParking is on a mission to make parking a truly forgettable experience. We understand how fragmented infrastructures and stand-alone solutions cause stress and hassle for the most mundane of daily tasks, like finding and paying for a parking space. We know there’s a better way of doing things and so we’re building innovative and future-ready solutions from the bottom up, to improve the way parking is accessed and managed.

Our award-winning mobile app enables users to save time, money and hassle when parking in over 50 UK towns and cities by providing the most comprehensive source of on and off-street parking information.

For more information, visit appyparking.com

 

 

 

[1]The average motorist in the UK spends nearly four days every year (91 hours) looking for parking spaces, according to new research from the British Parking Association (BPA) – https://www.britishparking.co.uk/News/motorists-spend-nearly-four-days-a-year-looking-for-a-parking-space

[2]North Yorkshire County Council are responsible for on-street parking and Harrogate Borough Council manage off-street car parks.

PARKCLOUD AND Q-PARK LEAD UK PARK(ING) DAY CELEBRATIONS

September 26, 2018

 

 

PARKCLOUD AND Q-PARK LEAD UK PARK(ING) DAY CELEBRATIONS

 

 

 

Leading online parking reservation leader, ParkCloud, and European parking operator, Q-Park, are celebrating their success as two of the UK’s leading pioneers of the PARK(ing) Day initiative, following the culmination of their successful CSR project.

 

 

 

Having utilised their respective influences within the industry to create an initiative that allowed art students from Greater Manchester to get creative with parking, both companies came together on Friday (PARK(ing) Day itself) to host the finale of their highly anticipated art competition.

 

Hosted in Q-Park’s First Street car park, 10 shortlisted students from colleges and schools around the region battled it out over six hours to recreate their original artworks in the unique setting of a parking space.

 

Winner, Saskia Gentile, an art student from Cheadle & Marple College, impressed the expert judging panel with her colour tribute to the Manchester worker bee, which symbolised the creativity and individuality of Mancunians.

 

Judges, David French, Director of AWOL Studios, professional graffiti artist kELzO, Parking Review Editor, Mark Moran, Q-Park’s Tom Petch and ParkCloud’s Commercial Director, Valentina Moise all noted Saskia’s intricate colour work in their scoring – impressed with how she had applied blended colour to portray personal charity links and signify key elements of the city’s culture within the confines of a parking space.

 

The grand prize of a £500 contribution towards the winning student’s further education, will enable Saskia to progress with her passion for art and graphic design post-Sixth Form College.

 

Mark Pegler, Managing Director of ParkCloud, said: “ParkCloud has always been extremely proud to champion the PARK(ing) Day initiative, with this year’s project really going that extra mile, with the help of Q-Park, to highlight the premise of creatively revamping urban parking areas.

 

“Not only have we able to offer valued support to organisations and schools within our community, we have also been able to facilitate a project we can evolve year-on-year – enabling us to grow the reach and impact of the overall initiative.”

 

The winning artwork will now be displayed in Q-Park’s car park for all drivers and visitors to see.

 

Originating from San Francisco in 2006, the drive behind PARK(ing) Day – which is celebrated annually on the third Friday of September – derives from the need for more open, creative space within urban areas; with ‘parklets’ now popping up in cities all over the world each year in a salute to creativity.

To find out more about ParkCloud, please visit www.parkcloud.com.

 

 

About ParkCloud

 

ParkCloud, simply put, lets drivers book a parking space in advance, in the same way as it’s possible to do with hotel rooms, restaurant tables…and even a coffee these days.

 

When travelling, parking is usually the last thing on anybody’s mind, but research shows that as much as 20 minutes is wasted when searching for a parking space. ParkCloud aims to solve that problem by letting customers make a parking booking, whether they are getting on a plane, taking a cruise, catching a train, or visiting a city or event.

 

ParkCloud was founded in 2008 as an online parking reservation service and within the 10 years we’ve been operating our success and growth has been rapid.

 

Today we are an award-winning, global provider, working with car park operators across 42 countries to include them on our comparison search engine, which aims to give consumers the most user friendly, efficient service possible when they need it most.

 

This bookable parking network is also made available to travel industry partners to help complete the itineraries of passengers worldwide.

 

Winner of Queen’s Award for International Trade

http://www.parkcloud.com

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