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Alfia Limited
Formerly known as Alfia Services
Limited. In May 2001 it was
acquired by Blick Plc Group and became Blick Alfia Limited a part of Blick
Group, one of the leaders in security, access control, communication and time
management systems. In February 2004, the Blick PLC Group were aquired by
The Stanley Works and
changed their name to
Stanley
Security Solutions Europe. Shortly afterwards, Blick Alfia Limited changed
their name to Alfia Limited.
An
efficient parking system can speed up traffic flow, improve security, and for
businesses and local authorities increase revenue too, all these ideas can be
attained with Alfia products at the forefront of parking technology.
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Using products and software
developed in house and
manufactured in the UK,
Alfia
Parking Systems are easily
managed and adapted to suit
changing demands. It has been
proven to be reliable and
supported
by helpful, professional
service from
consultation through
installation, to
maintenance and ongoing
support.
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The benefits of Alfia
Parking Systems are already
appreciated by numerous local
and health authorities, shopping centres, major retailers and corporate clients including
J Sainsbury, Tesco, Debenhams and Sun Life. The Alfia range offers the flexibility to suit any location and need, from company car parks to on-street parking,
retail centres, railway stations
and airports. |
Easily managed and
adaptable
to changing demands
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A comprehensive range of parking
management solutions including:
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Easipark pay on foot |
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Easipark pay at exit |
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Vision pay and display |
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Control master |
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Optipark
vehicle number plate recognition system |
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Comprehensive
Choices
The flexibility of
Alfia parking solutions goes as far as providing a choice of colours so that
your parking machines complement their environment or your corporate branding.
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Easipark
Our Easipark Parking
Management system gives you
close control over your car
parks, with the options for
Pay
on Foot (either via automatic
machines or centrally located
cashiers), or Pay at Exit.
Virtually all car park
layouts
can be accommodated, and the
solutions can be as simple or
sophisticated as you require
whether you are planning a
manned car park or networking several fully automatic sites.
These types of
systems help
reduce crime by
increasing
security and
ensure that all
spaces are fully
utilised to
deliver maximum
revenue.
Both systems
offer straight
forward
instructions, making
payment quicker
and easier for
users which
helps to speed up
traffic flow.
The Easipark
Ticket Issue
machine issues
magnetically
encoded tickets
at entry to the
car park. These
are then
validated when
the appropriate
fee is paid at
the central cashier
or pay on foot
machine, or pay
at exit machine
(a feature
which few other
manufacturers
offer). The exit
ticket reader
checks the
validity of the ticket
for exiting.
Built by
Alfia, the Easipark
machines are compact, robust
and reliable, featuring a
built-in test mode that regularly
checks for
correct
operation to ensure full
income is
maintained. With the
ability to
accept season tickets,
pass cards, and
coins as well as
issue receipts,
our automatic
payment machines
encourage
full usage of
your car park.
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Uniquely they can
also accept credit cards
and bank notes, even giving
bank notes in change.The
four-way reading transport
will verify a ticket no matter
which way it is inserted into the
machine
contributing to ease
of use and
shortening potential
queues.
Clear prompts make
Easipark
straightforward for
cashiers too,
also accommodating
cheques,
credit cards and
staff discounts.
Tickets can display
the car
park identity, entry
time and
date, the fee paid
and the
required exit time
and date. If
the pay machine is
low on
change the ticket
can print on
the ticket the
amount of
change owed to the
customer
and the ticket can
be inserted
into different pay
machine and
the change will be
issued.
Invalid tickets can
be retained
by the exit machine,
preventing
an unauthorised user
from
leaving the car
park.
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Vision
Our Vision Pay and Display
machines are favoured by local
authorities for their powerful
features, tough slim build of
discrete design, making it ideal
for on-street parking and park
and ride sites. Offered in a
range of colours, the Vision Pay
and Display machine has been
developed with the help of
environmentalists to make
efficient use of materials and
blend with local architecture
whilst still being easily
identified as a payment point.
Vision machines are available
for operation via mains supply,
battery or solar power, allowing
use in a variety of locations.
The coin acceptor unit is
highly effective compact and
reliable. The secure coin box is
totally separate from the ticket
generation section of the
machine, enabling cash
collection to be carried out by
third party contractors. Its
compact design makes it more
manageable for collectors and
attendants, meeting Health &
Safety concerns by reducing
the risk of potential injury.
As well as coins, the Vision
Pay and Display machine can
accept season passes, ‘smart
cards’ using a magnetic stripe
or chip technology, credit
cards, decremental cards
offering many payment
possibilities. GSM networks are
used to carry out credit and
decremental cards transactions
and can also be used for the
transfer of data and monitoring
of machines.
A
Keypad option is also
available for recording vehicle
registration numbers on tickets,
which prevents ‘passing on’ of
tickets to maximise revenue or
to allow staff or employees to
enter a pin number, authorising
a
discount on their ticket.
Audit and activity
information, such as ticket
purchase times or the most
frequently used tariff, is
available to help you plan and
refine your parking
arrangements.
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Control Master
Control Master systems are
straightforward and reliable
which allow the following
options:
• Ticket issue machine (prints
time, date and serial number)
• Fixed charge pay machine
(either pay at entry or pay at
exit)
Retrieving of audit data for
analysis
can be printed on
ticket
stock or by the special
Alfia data collection
package,
utilising the Psion™
Organiser - particularly useful
where a
group of machines are
installed. Once downloaded,
the
information can be
transferred to a PC. The fixed
charge
machine can be set for
up to 10
different tariffs, varied
on
different days and times if
required
and conveniently
selected
by a hand-held unit.
The
Control Master pay
machine
is fully compatible
with the
Vision Pay and
Display
models.
Optipark Vehicle
License
Plate Recognition
Optipark is ideal
for high
security sites or
any car park
where a business or
local
authority needs to
monitor
traffic
movements.The system
instantly accesses a
comprehensive
database of
authorised
registration numbers
and, using cameras
with image
sensors and infrared
LEDs to
‘read’ the number
plate, alerts
the operator to any
unauthorised car. Able to cope with
sunlight and the glare from
headlights and taillights, the
cameras can be set up to various
ranges depending on the
application. The cameras can be
mounted in a variety of
positions and provide high
resolution
pictures that can be
viewed onscreen with details such as
entry and exit dates
and times,
vehicle and owner
ID, event
log and alerts for
exceeding
permitted stay or
other
transgressions.
Optipark software
can
control several
installations
across a large area,
making it
especially suitable
for sites such
as industrial
complexes,
airports, retail
outlets,
universities,
hospitals and
hotels, travel
lodges and leisure
centres. It can be
used to
control a ticketless
car park, or
integrated with any
of the
revenue machines
from the
Blick Alfia range,
customised to
suit your exact
requirements.
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Easipark
Management
Software
Our specialist
software makes
easy work of car
park
management,
accounting and
revenue control,
for a single car
park or
networked across
several sites.
Windows™ based
and simple to
use, it can monitor space
allocation across an entire
car
park network and activate ‘full’
signs at maximum capacity. The
comprehensive information
collected for analysis
includes individuals’ duration of
stay, peak periods and types of user
(e.g. season ticket holders)
equipment malfunctions and
income reports, helping
you to assess
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the most effective ways to
maximise usage and
revenue,
while minimising
traffic delays.
Even if the system
goes offline,
information audits
are retained
so that they can
still be
retrieved and
analysed later.
Reports can be
customised
to suit your precise
needs and
the system can be
based at a
location remote from
your car
parks - in local
authority
offices, for
instance. For little
extra outlay,
Alfia
specialised software
puts you in
full control of your
valuable
parking resources. |
Secure, flexible
and the ability
to maximise
revenue
Alfia Limited can be contacted in the following ways :
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0117 918 1000
(International : +44 117 918 1000) |
| Fax: |
0117 947 7788
(International : +44 117 947 7788) |
| Address: |
Alfia Limited, The Siston Centre, Station Road,
Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4GQ, UK |
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