EANS-News: Belgian Railways opts for ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel
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Government Contracts
Hannover/ Germany, 19/04/2012. (euro adhoc) - The National Railway Company of
Belgium has opted for stationary ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel.
The ticketing systems specialist will deliver TVMs of its almex.station series
to Belgian Railways (SNCB - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges).
The scope of delivery comprises the effective back-office system almex.office,
the ticketing application within the TVMs, full integration in the SNCB system
world as well as the integration of the future Belgian MOBIB e-Ticketing system
with contactless smart cards.
The ticket vending machines will replace aged existing machines of SNCB.
Specific focus has been applied to using the latest state-of-the-art modules
and technologies in order to ensure an optimised customer experience of the
SNCB passengers.
In winning the new contract, Hoeft & Wessel continues the success story of the
stationary TVM almex.station. Europe-wide, more than 10,000 of the series are
currently in operation.
Media section: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/
The Company
Hoeft & Wessel is the leading IT and engineering technology Group for parking,
ticketing and mobile solutions in Great Britain and Germany. Established in
1978 by the two entrepreneurs who gave the company its name, the enterprise has
developed into a group of companies with sales revenues of approx. EUR 90
million and a workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations are Hannover,
Germany, and Swindon, west of London.
Further inquiry note:
Arnd Fritzemeier
Tel.: +49-511-6102-300
E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com
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company: Höft & Wessel AG
Rotenburger Str. 20
D-30659 Hannover
phone: +49-511-6102-0
FAX: +49-511-6102-411
mail: ir@hoeft-wessel.com
WWW: http://www.hoeft-wessel.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
indexes: Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English