Parkeon grows production capability to meet global demand

Parkeon Transportation is adding a 17,500-square foot manufacturing centre to its UK footprint to increase the production of advanced ticketing technologies and meet the global demand for its transport systems. Owen Griffith, managing director of Parkeon, said: “Our confidence comes from employing some of the best engineers in the world and seeing the results of their innovation day-in, day-out, in systems that improve the performance of public transport operators and make travel easier for citizens.”
February 14, 2018 Read time: 1 min

251 Parkeon Transportation is adding a 17,500-square foot manufacturing centre to its UK footprint to increase the production of advanced ticketing technologies and meet the global demand for its transport systems.

Owen Griffith, managing director of Parkeon, said: “Our confidence comes from employing some of the best engineers in the world and seeing the results of their innovation day-in, day-out, in systems that improve the performance of public transport operators and make travel easier for citizens.”

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