Britain's Henry Booth Group Opens North American Division.Business Wire/Transportation Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 HBG HBG Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) HBG Helsingborg (Sweden) HBG Hollandsche Beton Groep HBG Home Buyers Guide (magazine) HBG Honolulu Botanical Gardens International, Inc. (HBGI) to Serve Transit Companies in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. The Henry Booth Group, a British security printing company specializing in magnetic ticketing for transit authorities, has chosen Atlanta as its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters. Allen Davidson, formerly Executive Vice President of Norprint USA, was named President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of HBG International, Inc. Davidson has an extensive history of providing print solutions to the mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a market. Matthew McCoy was appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing. McCoy joins HBGI after ten years in sales management with a major international brewer. Founded in East Yorkshire, England in 1906, Henry Booth has been the primary provider of magnetic tickets to the British rail system since 1986. The company sells over 300 million transit tickets in Britain and more than 1.5 billion tickets annually to transit systems worldwide. &uot;I am very optimistic about our new magnetic card. Recent U.S. testing proved our 'first pass read rate' -- where the transit rider 'swipes' his/her card for entry -- far superior to existing cards,&uot; said Davidson. In 1994 the company earned the distinguished ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 2001 award for its Quality Management system and in 1998 was certified to ISO 14001 for its Environmental Management system. &uot;By being environmentally concerned and 'walking that walk', we reinforce our commitment to public transit as the pollution solution to congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. urban traffic,&uot; said Davidson. &uot;Our specialized printing capacity allows us to expand beyond the transit industry to include parking lot tickets, hotel and airline luggage tags, specialty forms and smart cards. We will have announcements soon concerning our involvement in those areas,&uot; said McCoy. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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