Q-Free wins tag order in Chile

Q-Free has been awarded a three-year, US$3.7 million order for tags from Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express in Chile. “We are pleased to win this highly competitive bid for tags. The last contract awards in Chile are confirming Q-Free’s attractiveness in the market for tags and systems,” says acting CEO Roar Østbø.
November 20, 2015 Read time: 1 min
108 Q-Free has been awarded a three-year, US$3.7 million order for tags from Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express in Chile.

“We are pleased to win this highly competitive bid for tags. The last contract awards in Chile are confirming Q-Free’s attractiveness in the market for tags and systems,” says acting CEO Roar Østbø.
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