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23 April 2015
21st Century Technology plc
("21st Century", "the Company" or "the Group")
Contract Win
21st Century Technology plc (AIM: C21), the specialist provider of CCTV and monitoring systems to fleet and network operators in the bus and rail industries, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new contract with a technology supplier to provide advanced CCTV services to 125 integrated and connected vehicle systems. The works will see the Company provide design, installation, commissioning & validation services and will be carried out on vehicles operated by Nobina, one of the Nordic region's largest public transport fleet operators.
While small in terms of financial value the contract represents a breakthrough as it gives 21st Century the opportunity to demonstrate its expertise to a new customer which currently boasts approximately 3,400 vehicles in its fleet.
The services provided under the contract encompass advanced onboard technology for mobile communication, positioning, driver performance, vehicle monitoring, CCTV and Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) systems.
Russ Singleton added: "The Group has been operating for many years in the Nordic region, and this is the first time we have been able to work with Nobina. With the project due to be completed by July 2015, we will have the chance to show our capability to both manage and deliver high quality services in compressed timescales."
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Notes to editors:
21st Century Technology plc's (AIM: C21) principal activities are the provision of CCTV and monitoring systems to the fleet and network operators in the bus and rail industries. The Group's business model is in transition; from providing individual solutions for the supply and installation of CCTV, telematics and monitoring systems, towards highly integrated on-board technologies with connected and web based back-office software management applications.
The Group is currently preferred suppliers of mobile CCTV to two of the UK's largest bus operators: Arriva UK Bus and First Group UK Bus. It also provides installation, maintenance & support services to Keolis and Arriva in Stockholm, Sweden and is deploying a novel passenger comfort-oriented driver behaviour system to Keolis throughout France.
The Nobina group is the largest bus passenger transport company in the Nordic region. The operations include contractual regional traffic in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland as well as independently operated interregional traffic through Swebus. The Nobina group has annual sales above SEK 7 billion, operates 3,400 buses and, with more than 260 million passenger journeys per year, is one of the major passenger transport companies in northern Europe. For more information, please see www.nobina.com.