EANS-News: Belgian Railways opts for ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel
19.04.2012 – 08:56
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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