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COMPANY NEWS APT pipped rivals
APT Technologies has become official supplier to the Midlands’ Plugged-in Places (PiP) scheme after satisfying stringent requirements. Te technology
company, which is a provider of the Evolt range of electrical vehicle (EV) charging points, was appointed by Cenex, the consortium responsible for managing the Midlands’ bid under the Buy for Good procurement framework. ‘Te criteria set for suppliers wishing to be included as part of the Midlands’ Plugged in Places scheme (the latest UK region to be
Cenex has funding
for 513 EV charge points throughout the region. Firms can apply to the scheme and, if successful, will receive funding for half of the product and installation costs. APT Technologies’
Evolt range comprises a number of product types: electric vehicle charging points for use in domestic, on-
approved for funding) was more stringent than that set by other consortia managing existing Plugged in Places schemes,’ explained Justin Meyer, business development manager at APT
Technologies. ‘We worked closely
with the requirements set by Cenex to demonstrate that the Evolt product range met the new criteria, and we are delighted to have won the contract.’
METRIC GOES STATESIDE
Metric Parking is building its distribution network in North America with the appointment of two new business development managers. Donna Wagener will be based in Chicago while Elliott Nemerson (pictured right) will be heading operations in southern California. Wagener is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago where she graduated in finance. She was previously a vice-president of development and construction with a reality company in Chicago. Nemerson has more than 26 years’ experience in the parking industry. He has worked in the past with companies such as Federal APD and Sysparc, selling and developing distribution networks for parking equipment. Dave Witts, president of Metric Parking Inc, said: ‘One of the key objectives is to build a distribution network that will allow sales and service of our products across the country.
‘We also want to find – and develop – new types of applications for our equipment. With these two appointments, together with the recent completion of some large city contracts, Metric is becoming a major player in multi-space parking technology in North America.’
street or workplace applications; fast charging points for use while undertaking daily routines such as shopping, eating or leisure activities – with a charging time of under 60 minutes; and rapid charging points when only a few minutes are required to recharge a vehicle mid-journey – perhaps at a motorway service station.
FLYING HIGH IN SCOTLAND
Parking technology specialist APT SkiData, has won a contract with Edinburgh Airport to replace the existing car parking technology infrastructure to manage and control the parking of more than 4,500 vehicles. Te system will
make maximum use of the latest Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technologies for speed and ease of access for visitors. Te installation
includes considerable hardware to control the access to some 1,500 short- and business-stay and 3,000 long-stay car parking spaces, two staff car parks, a special coach park, a taxi car park, and a taxi rank feed car park. Within these car parks are no
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fewer than 10 entry and 11 exit barriers and nine entry/exit points (using RFID only). A total of 21 Easy.
Cash pay stations are also being installed with banknote recyclers fitted to seven machines located in the most convenient payment areas. Nigel Young, of APT
Skidata, said the new RFID devices that have been installed will allow taxi drivers to purchase pre-pay top-up cards while airport staff can use Mifare contactless cards. ‘Data from all of the technology installed can be gathered, transmitted and integrated within BAA’s in-house management information and yield management systems,’ he said, ‘giving BAA total visibility of their car parking operations.’
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