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New Zealand company wins London pedestrian crossing equipment contract

New Zealand road signal company Traffic Systems has won a contract to supply Transport for London (TfL) with pedestrian crossing equipment. It is one of two companies that have been selected to provide countdown timers for some 6,000 intersections in England’s capital. The company’s initial order, its first international contract, is for 300 units. However, Andrea Ransley, co-owner of Traffic Systems, says she is confident of further orders and says the deal is potentially worth tens of millions of dollars.
March 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
New Zealand road signal company Traffic Systems has won a contract to supply 1466 Transport for London (TfL) with pedestrian crossing equipment. It is one of two companies that have been selected to provide countdown timers for some 6,000 intersections in England’s capital. The company’s initial order, its first international contract, is for 300 units. However, Andrea Ransley, co-owner of Traffic Systems, says she is confident of further orders and says the deal is potentially worth tens of millions of dollars.

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