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SIMPLICITY meets POWER

52,000 parking spaces nationwide

800 car parks in the UK

2,500 CCTV cameras

1 National Operations Centre (NOC)

National Car Parks Ltd. (NCP) / Case Study

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NaTIONaL CaR PaRKS LTd. (NCP)

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Project details Commend Technology used by NCP Ltd.

Founded in 1931, National Car Parks Ltd. (NCP) has been a leading car

park provider in Great Britain virtually ever since. Providing more than

just solutions, their range of services also include car park management,

airport parking and consultancy for the design, build and maintenance

of car parks.

NCP Ltd. operates more than 800 car parks including ten of the UK‘s

busiest airports – totalling more than 52,000 spaces. NCP is a pioneer

in the Safer Parking Scheme run by the British Parking Association

(www.britishparking.co.uk).

Intercom technology by Commend is used extensively throughout

NCP‘s car parks. This includes:

Help Points

Intercom in car park barriers

Intercom in pay-on-foot machines

Intercom at exits and entries

Lift Intercom

Remote barrier control

Communication solutions to main areas

NCP Ltd. car parks, operate as both isolated car parks and networked

solutions. The latest development is seeing all their car parks being

networked over IP to a central Intercom Server located within the

London Docklands. This in turn directs all calls to the National Operations

Centre (NOC) in the London Borough of Croydon.

Customer

National Car Parks Ltd. (NCP), National Operations Centre (NOC), United KingdomProject Type

Networking and managing of numerous car parks Basic Data

52,000 parking spaces nationwide2,500 CCTV cameras800 car parks in the UK1 National Operations Centre (NOC)Technical Data

Intercom Server GE 700Intercom Server GE 200Desktop station EE 811 (digital)Desktop station EE 411 (analogue)IP converter box ET 901ComWIN software

Photo(s): National Car Parks Ltd. (NCP), Commend UK Ltd.

A GUI (Graphic User Interface) system lets the operators in the National

Operations Centre see where the call is originating from and allows

them to answer the call directly. There are over 150 pay-on-foot car

parks that are linked back to the NOC via IP connections. These car

parks consist of:

One Intercom Server (either a GE 700 or a GE 200, depending on the

number of call points within the car parks)

Intercom within the entry and exit barriers (Commend specified

Intercom, built into the machines)

A master station within the car park for local control (either an EE 811

or EE 411 depending on if the system is digital or analogue)

Adding Value:

Using IP to network all the car parks reduces the costs of out-of-hours

security coverage significantly, as all calls are directed to a single

specific location. As an IP system is virtually a plug-and-play installation

(if IP is available in the building) the new locations and equipment (such

as car parks or Help Points) can be added to the network easily and

cost-effectively.

Commend UK‘s parking partners:

All of the installations within the NCP Ltd. are worked on in conjunction

with Commend UK‘s parking partners, APT Skidata, Parkeon and

Designa UK.

Key:1. G7-CNET-LAN Card2. G7-V24-PRO Card3. G7-DSP-IP-8 Card

The solution of National Car Parks Ltd. (NCP) at a glance:

When every second counts, people need a technology that does not just work, but is one hundred per cent reliable – anywhere, anytime around the clock. At Commend, we are aware of our responsibility. That is because millions of

people put their trust in us and our products every day. Whether at a London tube station, a car park in France or a hospital in the United States; because every word counts, everything speaks in favour of solutions by Commend.

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