Northern Busway
Ticketing Machine at Picton
Antarctic Centre Car Park
Vodafone TOP UP Terminal
Gold Coast Meter Maids
Willoughby 'Works of Art'
Palmerston North
Parramatta City Council
News Clips
July 2009
GIS WINS BRISSIE CONTRACT
Global Integrated Solutions has won the multi-million contract to provide up to 1000 parking meters to the Brisbane City Council. Our technology continues to be leading edge and not on offer from any other larger international players.
July 2009
METRO PAY & DISPLAY METERS HEAD SOUTH TO DUNEDIN
Dunedin City's 153 new pay-and-display machines became operational
on Monday 6th July, replacing most of the city's short-term parking, and
allowed motorists to park for up to four hours, at a cost of between $1.50 and
$4 each hour. The four-zone charging system was introduced in response to last year's council residents' opinion survey, which showed people were very concerned with shoppers finding parks occupied by commuters, and inner-city residents finding their special residents' parking areas taken over by shoppers and commuters.
Oct 2008
PALMERSTON NORTH INSTALLS METRO PAY & DISPLAY PARKING METERS
In July Palmerston North City Council approved a replacement programme to upgrade their on-street parking meters with 180 METRO meters.
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May 2008
VODAFONE CHOOSES K-POS Series FOR THEIR MOBILE PHONE TOP UP TERMINALS
Self-service top up vouchers now available from Vodafone Shops. Vodafone’s prepaid mobile phone users now have the option to purchase their top-up vouchers from self-service kiosk terminals.
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April 2008
SKYCITY IN AUCKLAND INSTALLS OUR NEW NX SERIES BANKNOTE EXCHANGE TERMINALS
10 new NX2000 note exchange kiosks have been installed at Sky City Auckland.
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February 2008
NORTHERN BUSWAY ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE INSTALLS GLOBAL TICKETING MACHINES
Bus Patrons on Auckland's North Shore now have the option to purchase their bus tickets at self-service ticketing terminals. Click here for full story…
January 2008
METRO PAY & DISPLAY METER WINS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGN AWARD IN THE USA
The Good DesignTM awards programme is the world's oldest and most internationally celebrated design competition that recognises prominent designers and manufacturers for originality, innovation, and for advancing new product concepts beyond basic product and consumer design.
The METRO Pay & Display Meter was selected from hundreds of award submissions from over 26 nations for products such as the new 787 Boeing airplane to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
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http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/2007/transportation/index.html
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00314.htm
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4379590a13.html
December 2007
METRO TICKET MACHINE USED AS TRIBUTE SYSTEM FOR QUEEN CHARLOTTE TRACK TRUST FUND
From 1 October 2007
QCT Tribute tickets are purchased from the dedicated ticket machine
located at Picton Town Wharf prior to departure on a track experience.
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November 2007
TAURANGA CITY SELECTS METRO PAY & DISPLAYS FOR THEIR PARKING METERS
There are now 159 Metro Meters operating in the Tauranga central business district. The machines accept coins, credit card and the popular TXT-a-Park mobile phone payment system.
November 2007
QUEENSTOWN NEW ZEALAND CHOOSES METRO PAY & DISPLAY METERS.
Queenstown is one of New Zealand's busiest tourist hubs attracting thousands of visitors each year. Its downtown area is a compact and picturesque shopping precinct with a vibrant retail scene with shops open all day and much of the evening, 365 days of the year. METRO pay and display meters now control all of the on-street parking.
October 2007
METRO PAY & DISPLAY METER WINS SILVER IN NEW ZEALAND BEST DESIGN AWARDS
The METRO parking meter won the silver award in the Product/Non Consumer Category judged by the Designers Institute of NZ. Entries were judged on the basis of originality, creativity, appropriateness, technical innovation, craftsmanship, skill, use of resources and ability to meet the brief.
Judges took special account of how well the design solution met the requirements of the client and the needs of the end user/viewer. Entries were presented to the judges with no marks, symbols, or labels that readily identified the designer/s.
September 2007
AUCKLAND'S MANUKAU CITY INSTALLS METRO PAY & DISPLAY PARKING METERS
With a population of over 335,000, Manukau is New Zealand's third largest city. In September Manukau City Council has invested in METRO Pay & Display Parking Meters to control their parking around the Manukau CBD area.
December 2006
METRO PAY & DISPLAY METERS OPERATING AT INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CENTRE
METRO meters are now operating in the Antarctic Centre Car Park. Centre Management was mindful of the negative effect bycharging its customers for both parking and an entrance fee to the attraction. “Our reason for introducing paid parking was not to seek extra revenue but to
purge the ‘freeloaders’. We have achieved this objective and will now look into
passing on some of this revenue as donations to Conservation Trusts and
Associations that work with the rehabilitation of wounded and sick penguins.
Hopefully a campaign of this nature will help soften the blow dealt to our
customers - even if it is only $1 an hour.” Click here for full story…
August 2006
SOUTH ISLAND COUNCILS CHOOSE METRO METERS
Over 500 METRO Pay & Display Meters are now operating in Nelson and Christchurch.
Christchurch Mayor Garry
Moore
was the first to
use the new machines that accept coins, credit cards
or cellphone TXT, giving
drivers greater flexibility in
how they pay for parking.
“The new machines are very easy to use. You just
select your payment option
and follow the on-screen
instructions, collect your
receipt and place it on the passenger side of your
dashboard“ Garry Moore says.
August 2006
AUCKLAND'S BUSY NORTH SHORE PRECINCT CHOOSES METRO METERS
North Shore City has awarded
the contract for the supply of 60
METRO Pay & Display Meters complete
with Coin, Credit Card and TXT-a-Park
payment facilities with responsibilities for
ongoing maintenance services and cash
collections.
August 2006
LOWER HUTT GOES WITH NEW ZEALAND'S MOST WELL KNOWN PAY & DISPLAY METER
Hutt City has awarded
the contract for the supply of 120 METRO Pay & Display Meters complete
with Coin, Credit Card and TXT-a-Park
payment facilities with responsibilities for
ongoing maintenance services and cash
collections.
August 2006
HUNDREDS OF PARKING METERS UPGRADED AS NEW COINS RELEASED IN NEW ZEALAND
CHS (now GISL) the largest supplier in New Zealand of Pay & Display parking meters and coin mechanisms to the vending industry ensured that their customers were prepared for the coin changeover well in advance.
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December 2005
1000's OF LOLLIPOP METERS REPLACED BY 400 GLOBAL METERS ON GOLD COAST - AUSTRALIA
In 2005 GLOBAL Pay & Display meters were installed throughout the Gold Coast.
Thousands of lollipop meters have been removed to make way for
411 GLOBAL Meters.
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December 2005
FIRST PARKING METERS FOR PARRAMATTA, SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA
As Australia’s 6th largest CBD, Parramatta City Council has
invested in GLOBAL Pay & Display Parking Meters to
control their parking and traffic flows.
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September 2005
AUCKLAND CITY INSTALLS 800 GLOBAL PAY & DISPLAY METERS
In the past six months, CHS (now GISL) has won contracts in Sydney, Melbourne,
Wellington, and now Auckland City for its EZiPark Global pay-and-display parking meter.
Rather than scrambling for change, motorists can pay by mobile and the fee is charged to their
monthly phone bill. The telecommunications companies then pay the fees to the council in a lump sum. Motorists can also swipe their credit card for the payment - and the machine will still accept coins.
Aucklanders will soon have over 800 of the sleek, silver, solar-powered meters in the central city.
This follows the successful trial of a dozen GLOBAL meters on Princes St near the University of Auckland. The parking meters offer a "walk-up-start" which means cellphones do not need to be pre-registered for the service. Credit card payments are pre-authorised for transaction security.
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September 2005
GLOBAL PARKING METERS TRANSFORMED INTO WORKS OF ART IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
In September 150 GLOBAL Pay & Display Parking Meters were installed in Sydney for Lane Cove and
Willoughby City Councils.
The GLOBAL cabinet has a modern and fresh look lending itself for a variety of promotional applications. The cabinet design allowed
Willoughby City Council to use their meters as ‘canvases’ for works of art.
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August 2005
CHS (now GISL) WINS WESTPAC EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INNOVATION
At the North Shore Westpac Enterprise Awards function held in Auckland with over 650 applicants in attendance CHS was a finalist in two categories, winning the 2005 Year Award for Innovation and also scooping the prize as first runner up for the Export Award.
The Innovation Award sponsored by 3M was presented to CHS by 3M Group General Manager Mr Kim Novak.
On addressing the audience the judges recognized CHS as a vibrant company with innovative product design and for delivering a number of firsts for the Australasian Parking Market such as TXT-a-Park and on-line Credit Card Payment.
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March 2005
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GOES GLOBAL
Newcastle City installed over 70 GLOBAL Pay and Display Meters
with another 30 units added to their fleet in 2006.
With a permanent resident population of around 150,000 and increasing visitors and
tourism, Newcastle’s busy parking areas were in need of reliable and user friendly meters.
“We chose GLOBAL Meters because of their reliability, audit capabilities and streamlined
looks” says Mike Heather - Parking Services Coordinator for City of Newcastle
January 2004
TXT-a-Park PILOT TRIAL LAUNCHED IN WELLINGTON
TXT-a-Park is a joint venture design between CHS (now GISL) and Synergy International (one of NZ’s leading edge software development firms), incorporating
SMS messaging for payment of parking fees by mobile phone. The pilot trial launched in January 2004 was an astounding success and today most Pay & Display Meters operating in New Zealand offer thi popluar payment method.
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