Commercial Group, the Cheltenham-based national provider of IT, document and print management solutions, is upgrading its service management capability by switching to 2serv, the market-leading service management system from Purpose Software. 2serv will enable the organisation to broaden its MPS offering by providing greater control of the toner management process and provide a future-proofed platform to drive further growth and operational efficiency across the business. Read more
Portsmouth City Council is adding school safety to the range of enforcement applications running on its hosted Digital Video Platform. The council has started by deploying the Videalert system outside schools where illegal parking on keep clears has been identified as putting children’s lives in danger. The cameras are being installed after a survey of parents, teachers and school governors showed an overwhelming 84% support for this initiative. Read more
Newpark Solutions has been awarded a major contract to install the latest Fusion ticketless pay-on-foot parking system at over 40 woods and forests across the UK managed by the Forestry Commission. The company won the open tender for a formal framework agreement, one of the largest over the last few years, in the face of strong competition from established suppliers of traditional parking solutions. The first two installations have already been completed to handle over 1000 car parking spaces situated at Alice Holt, a Royal forest in Hampshire, and Moors Valley Country Park in Dorset.
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L&R Roadlines, one of the UK’s leading road marking and surfacing contractors, provided new track markings at CarFest North, which took place at Bolesworth, Cheshire on 29-31st July. This annual event was founded in 2012 by presenter Chris Evans to support BBC Children In Need and features a mixture of cars, food, drink and live music. To date, it has been attended by more than 337,000 visitors raising over £6 million. Read more
The London Borough of Bexley is installing automated enforcement systems from Videalert to capture moving traffic contravention at several key locations. The fixed/redeployable cameras will supplement the council’s existing fleet of CCTV cars and enable enforcement to be extended to improve driver compliance.
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Somerford Equipment, the UK’s leading manufacturer of road marking and road surfacing vehicles and equipment, has launched an innovative fixed cost mobile maintenance and safety inspection service. This new mobile service includes all labour and parts that are normally required during servicing and annual maintenance, enabling customers to ensure that their vehicle fleets are maintained in tip top condition to minimise downtime and maximise productivity. Read more
Hitex International, a leading global provider of road safety and surfacing solutions, has announced the immediate availability of StudTex, a new thermoplastic road stud adhesion system that will speed up the installation of bituminous road stud products.
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L&R Roadlines, one of the UK’s leading road marking and surfacing contractors, has been awarded a major contract to provide a range of permanent road marking solutions as part of the new £600M Mersey Gateway, a landmark civil engineering infrastructure project. Read more
Purpose Software has announced that 2serv and CBS, the UK’s leading service management software solutions for document and print management providers, are now fully integrated with Westcoast. This will enable resellers to automate and speed up the end-to-end toner replenishment process and take advantage of Westcoast’s greater buying power to reduce the cost of toner, both OEM and compatibles. Read more
Somerford Equipment, the UK’s leading manufacturer of road marking and road surfacing vehicles and equipment, has supplied Iraq with two bespoke road marking vehicles. Developed in collaboration with the Iraq Government’s UK-based agent, the Somerford SEV600 MultiMark vehicles are self-supporting and fully equipped for the application of pressurised thermoplastic road marking materials formulated to withstand the country’s high temperatures. Read more