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Q-Free awarded parking guidance contract

APCOA Parking Sverige has awarded Q-Free a contract valued at an initial US$645,000 for two parking garages at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Sweden. The solution includes a parking guidance system with single-space sensors and a barrier-free and ticketless access and payment solution. Q-Free Sweden will be responsible for the installation, which combines technologies from Q-Free Elcom, Q-Free TCS and Q-Free Netherlands. “This is an important step for Q-Free in parking, showing that we offer important c
April 17, 2015 Read time: 1 min
4221 APCOA Parking Sverige has awarded 108 Q-Free a contract valued at an initial US$645,000 for two parking garages at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Sweden.

The solution includes a parking guidance system with single-space sensors and a barrier-free and ticketless access and payment solution. Q-Free Sweden will be responsible for the installation, which combines technologies from Q-Free Elcom, Q-Free TCS and Q-Free Netherlands.

“This is an important step for Q-Free in parking, showing that we offer important core technologies and can package them in an attractive manner in the market. It also gives an indication of the breadth of Q-Free’s parking management offering. APCOA is one of the largest parking operators in Europe, and the Stockholm Globe Arena is a prestigious reference for us,” says Q-Free CEO, Thomas Falck.

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