All eyes on Synectics as it wins Berlin CCTV contract
WARWICKSHIRE-based security and surveillance technology group Synectics has won a €4m (£3.2m) contract extension to maintain CCTV and information infrastructure on Berlin’s public transport system.
The Studley group has won the business with Berlin’s main public transport operator BVG via its European transport operation Indanet.
Munich-based Indanet has provided integrated security solutions for the BVG network, the largest contiguous urban transport network in Germany, since 1995.
The two renewed contracts cover the maintenance of BVG’s emergency and information system and the central control station for the handling of emergency calls. Both relate to the security of the subway network, which delivers 936m passenger rides a year.
John Shepherd, chief executive of Synectics, said: “The renewal of these two significant contracts demonstrates the group’s ability to win, keep and grow large-scale projects of critical public importance.
“In addition to these contract wins, Indanet is also in discussion about new opportunities with BVG.”
Last week Synectics warned shareholders it is set to make a first half loss of £2.5m while full year results are likely to be “significantly below” market expectations.
The firm said it had faced a number of challenges to the business due to the current situation in Iraq and problems relating to the UK systems integration activities within its integration & managed services division.
