LondonMetric Property Plc, the London-based real estate investor in retailer-led distribution and out of town and convenience retail, is installing LandMark 4, the latest property management solution from Hexagon Software. With 12.1 million sq ft of assets under management and a total portfolio value exceeding £1.5 billion, this market-leading software solution will assist LondonMetric Property’s portfolio management and strategy of increasing income and improving capital values. Read more
The London Borough of Bromley is installing the latest automated enforcement system from Videalert to increase road safety outside five schools that have been experiencing high levels of inconsiderate behaviour from parents parking on the yellow keep clears when dropping off or collecting their children. It is also deploying unattended CCTV enforcement systems at all of their bus lane locations to upgrade the existing manually operated systems.The contract has been awarded to OpenView Security Solutions, a leading provider of CCTV systems to local authorities, under the ELS framework agreement, which is available to all London boroughs. Read more
Sinclair Voicenet has been named ‘EMEA Business Partner of the Year’ at Interactions EMEA 2016, NICE Systems’ annual partner conference which took place in London on June 9th. Read more
The Ricoh Arena, home to Premiership Rugby team Wasps and Coventry City Football Club, has awarded Newpark Solutions a major contract to install a new ticketless pay-on-foot parking system. The Fusion system will be used to manage 2000 onsite parking bays at the award-winning venue, which offers a mix of state-of-the-art conference, training, banqueting, exhibition, hotel, music and sports facilities. The system went live in time for Parkex, the flagship event of the British Parking Association.
According to Andy Gibb, Managing Director of the Ricoh Arena: “We are committed to working with suppliers that are leaders in high tech innovation and sustainability. Newpark Solutions was awarded the contract as it provides a cost effective and efficient alternative to traditional ticket-based systems. We also believe the new system will significantly increase throughput to reduce queuing and improve the customer experience at the many events hosted by the Ricoh Arena every year.”
Newpark Solutions won the tender for this high profile contract against competition from some of the UK’s leading suppliers of ticket-based pay-on-foot parking systems. Seven pay terminals will be installed at strategic locations across the 40 acre site where visitors can pay for their parking before departure. After inputting their registration number, using a large 17” touchscreen at the pay-station, the software calculates their dwell time and payment. Visitors can also make online payments through Newpark’s hosted platform before they leave.
The Fusion system combines high definition ANPR technology with existing barriers to revolutionise the way that carparks operate. ANPR cameras at the entrance speed up the arrival process by seamlessly raising the barriers, often before cars have come to a complete stop. This eliminates the need for drivers to roll down their windows and push a button before waiting for tickets to be dispensed. A digital pass is created upon entry and is used to allow the vehicle to exit after payment has been made. Installations at other sites have already shown that the time to allow four cars through the entry barrier is decreased from around 15 seconds to less than 3 seconds. This improvement is also repeated at the exit.
According to Matthew Cook, Managing Director of Newpark Solutions: “The Fusion system will revolutionise the way that carparks operate generating up to 15% higher revenues than can be achieved using ticket-based pay-on-foot systems. It not only provides faster entry and exit with easier payment options, but also has fewer moving parts to reduce the maintenance burden and deliver operational savings.”
Newpark’s new ticketless pay-on-foot parking system eliminates many of the operating costs associated with traditional pay-on-foot parking systems as there is no longer any need to refill or repair ticket dispensers or replace lost chipcoins. Drivers are also treated more fairly as they will not have to pay the full day rate should they lose a ticket or pay to replace a missing chipcoin.
The Fusion system also eliminates lost revenues that occur when ticket-based systems malfunction and barriers have to be raised to let cars leave without paying. Should a number plate not be recognised, an ‘honesty’ feature asks the visitor for an estimate of the time that their vehicle has been parked to capture revenues that would otherwise be lost. Typically only around 0.5% of drivers have to use this feature across all Newpark installations.
Southampton City Council is introducing CCTV enforcement of bus lanes in key areas of the city using Videalert’s DfT Manufacturer Certified hosted solution. The new fixed bus lane cameras will go ‘live’ on 20 June 2016. Read more
Ageas Retail Ltd, one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries, has awarded Sinclair Voicenet a major contract for the maintenance and support of all NICE solutions across its Glasgow, Stoke and Bournemouth sites. They include recording, quality management, advanced real-time and workforce management applications. Read more
The London Borough of Enfield is deploying the latest digital ANPR system from Videalert as part of a major ongoing contract with OpenView Security Solutions Limited, the council’s incumbent provider of CCTV installation and support services and one of the UK’s largest independent security system integrators. The system has already been installed at eight locations, where it has replaced the existing legacy NDI Recognition Systems equipment, and will be extended to a further fourteen locations across the borough as part of a total replacement and upgrade strategy.
According to Alan Gardner, Enfield Public Safety Centre Manager – Community Safety Team at the London Borough of Enfield: “We liked the fact that Videalert was different from the traditional suppliers of single point CCTV solutions by providing a single digital platform that can be easily expanded to deliver even higher levels of functionality. It has given us a digital migration path to upgrade our old analogue cameras to the latest IP platform and later to full digital cameras that will enhance our crime prevention activities. I also understand the platform has the potential to run other traffic management applications that, if taken up collectively, may achieve further cost savings and efficiencies whilst providing a simple system expansion pathway to deliver a range of enhanced services of value to the local community.”
This future-proofed platform uses the latest IP-based cameras and has been deployed at Enfield’s Public Safety Centre depot. It uses sophisticated capture methods to deliver accurate vehicle plate read data to Police ANPR databases (BOFII and the latest Metropolitan Police Service database standard) for crime prevention as well as to traffic management systems (UTMC) to help reduce congestion.
Enfield will achieve significant cost savings through the ability to simultaneously run a wide range of additional traffic management and community safety applications without having to procure multiple legacy point solutions. This could include the real time capture of vehicle information for improved predictability of average journey times and incident detection, utilising the same camera assets.
Terry Cox, Sales & Marketing Director at OpenView Security Solutions, commented that: “Videalert enables local authorities to do more with less and replace multiple systems from different suppliers with a single digital platform that reduces infrastructure costs and complexity. The platform provides a perfect solution as we continue to upgrade control rooms from analogue to digital and enables easy sharing of data to multiple stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency.”
“OpenView Security Solutions Limited is a longstanding partner of Videalert and has achieved Gold Partner status in acknowledgement of attaining the highest level of expertise in the installation and support of digital traffic management solutions and a track record of successful deployments across the UK,” added Videalert. “Together, we are already engaged on a number of similar projects with other local authorities to replace outdated legacy point solutions enabling them to exploit the benefits of the Videalert Digital Platform.”
Metalite Hitex Group has announced the immediate availability of two new road safety surfacing and repair products designed specifically to meet the needs of India’s highway infrastructure network. This is the first product launch from the company which is a recently announced joint venture between Hitex International Group, the leading global provider of road safety and surfacing solutions, and Trans Metalite India, the New Delhi-based supplier of highways infrastructure solutions. Read more
Yale Door, the UK’s leading online supplier of composite doors to homeowners, has installed BlueprintCPQ to automate its order generation and fulfilment processes to provide an even better customer service. This market-leading product configuration tool has enhanced Yale Door’s online presence by making it easier for customers to specify and order the products they want. It also gives installers and employees instant access to all relevant sales order information. Read more
The London Borough of Barnet has awarded OpenView Security Solutions Ltd a major contact to supply and maintain CCTV cameras and software for the unattended enforcement of moving traffic contraventions. The Videalert-based platform will initially be used to enforce a range of moving traffic contraventions at more than 20 locations as well as being deployed outside 32 schools to increase road safety for children across the borough. Read more