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Trapeze Group acquires Australia’s Bacchus Management Holdings

Trapeze Group has purchased Bacchus Management Holdings, the parent company of Bacchus Management Systems based in Brisbane, Australia, which provides integrated operations and financial management, ticketing and RTPI (real-time passenger information) solutions to the passenger transport industry. The company’s core product is TIMS, a comprehensive integrated transport solution for bus and road transport operations. Bacchus clients include major operators in bus and coach transport across Australia and New
June 18, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
RSS629 Trapeze Group has purchased Bacchus Management Holdings, the parent company of Bacchus Management Systems based in Brisbane, Australia, which provides integrated operations and financial management, ticketing and RTPI (real-time passenger information) solutions to the passenger transport industry. The company’s core product is TIMS, a comprehensive integrated transport solution for bus and road transport operations. Bacchus clients include major operators in bus and coach transport across Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to the new Brisbane office location, Trapeze also has operations in Adelaide providing the Australian transport market with integrated solutions for fixed route and community transport scheduling, driver performance management, eco-driving and journey planning.

“With the addition of Bacchus, we look forward to offering a more comprehensive product portfolio to public transport operators in Australia and New Zealand,” said Michael Dufton, general manager with Trapeze Group’s Asia Pacific operations. He added that he believes the acquisition will also provide strong solutions to meet the needs of Indian & Asian transport operators.

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