Page 45 - Mellby Gård Yearbook 2018–2019

” Our customers have received the new brand well.
MD Bertrand Barthelemy
FACTS
Flowbird is the result of a merger decided in January 2018 between Swedish company Cale and French company Parkeon. Cale was founded in Sweden in 1955 and developed over the years into one of the world’s leading suppliers of parking machines, mobile applications, permit solutions, systems for monitoring and issuing fines, as well as transaction management.
Through Cale, Flowbird has been part of Mellby Gård since 1997. Mellby Gård’s representative on the Board of Directors: Johan Andersson.
Headquarters: ...............................................................Paris Sales 2018/2019: ........................................EUR 319.1 million Number of employees: ................................................. 1,246 Chairman: ................................................. François de Mitry
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 2018/2019
» A ten-year contract was secured with the City of Hong Kong for parking kiosks and integrated mobile systems.
» A ten-year contract was secured with the City of Buenos Aires for parking kiosks and integrated mobile systems.
» An agreement was secured with the city of Chicago regarding approximately 5,000 modern parking kiosks.
» A five-year contract with the City of New York was secured for the upgrading of 14,000 parking kiosks with integrated mobile systems.
for example, involve registering a resident’s parking permit. With data regarding demand, a municipality can plan the quantity and location of parking spaces while motorists can obtain information on where parking spaces are available via their mobile phones, or directly via the car’s systems. Physical terminals can also measure air pollution and transmit this data to the mobile application.
“Combined, all of this entails a very exciting future for Flowbird. The group spends a lot of money on research and development”, says Johan Andersson.
The company has two business areas: Smart City, which mainly encompasses the parking solutions, and Transport Intelligence, which manufactures and sells ticket machines for public transport. In round figures, Smart City accounts for 75 percent of sales and Transport Intelligence for 25 percent.
Flowbird’s principal owner Astorg has a ten-year investment horizon and, sooner or later, an exit will be discussed. Mellby Gård will take
a stance on this based on the circumstances applicable when this becomes relevant.
MELLBY GÅRD – YEARBOOK 2018 / 2019
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