Halifax shopping centre recruits DESIGNA for major upgrade

  Posted by: electime      5th February 2018

World-leading Pay on Foot parking systems manufacturer, DESIGNA, has worked with the Woolshops shopping centre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, to update its car parking system to the company’s advanced ABACUS software and equipment.

The installation consists of three new state-of-the-art entrance and four exit barriers, seven automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and three Pay on Foot pay stations, all of which helps to improve the efficiency and security of the central car park.

DESIGNA recognised that as the first part of the shopping experience, the convenience and availability of a car park is crucial to the overall service and satisfaction of a customer. They developed ABACUS, an advanced car park access system that intelligently integrates various elements to create the ultimate system that is highly reliable and low-maintenance.  It is also able to cope with large volumes of traffic while providing the highest level of monitoring to ensure a secure parking environment.

With more than 40 stores and cafes, Woolshops shopping centre in Halifax has a fantastic fashion, café culture and local independent business offering. Woolshops is a short walk from Halifax railway station and bus station, and has direct access car parking for more than 300 vehicles.

Shopping Centre Manager at Woolshops, Jason Gregg, commented: “We’ve been looking to upgrade our system for a while and we have known Tony at DESIGNA for a number of years. It has been a competitive tender process, we wanted ANPR and didn’t want to go ticketless and found that DESIGNA met all our requirements. One of our team also visited the DESIGNA stand at Parkex and was very impressed with the demonstration and how it worked.”

Further information on automatic car parking systems is available from DESIGNA UK on 01932 784040, by emailing sales@designauk.com, or by visiting the company’s website at www.designauk.com