Press release TagMaster owned Balogh receives order from China & France
TagMaster, the leading supplier of advanced RFID products and ANPR cameras for vehicle identification and Rail solutions has, through its subsidiary Balogh SA, received orders from China & France for tramway project in China and for commuter line project in France .
Balogh is one of the real pioneers in the RFID technology and was founded in 1958. Balogh today has offices for development and production in Paris, in Toulouse and in Normandie and works within the three RFID segments Rail, Access/Security (Traffic) and Industrial automation.
The order comprises products used for ATP (Automatic Train Protection), i. e. equipment used to avoid collision caused by excessive speed or missed signal information and for train positioning.
These products are part of the Balogh standard assortment but as often are adapted (NRE) for different projects and different customers and the order shows that Balogh has a strong product family among a number of rail applications.
”TagMaster has earlier expressed its enthusiasm for the Balogh acquisition and this order verify that our ambition, that together with Balogh become a stronger supplier within Rail solutions, is justified. We together get a wider product offering and we could together become one of the leading actors in train signaling and we will be able to take on bigger and more projects” says Jonas Svensson, CEO, TagMaster.
Pressmeddelande TagMasters vd har köpt ytterligare 4 500 000 teckningsrätter i Bolaget
TagMasters vd, Jonas Svensson, förvärvar 4 500 000 teckningsrätter vilka berättigar honom att teckna
900 000 nya aktier i bolagets pågående företrädesemission. Genom sitt tidigare innehav är han även berättigad att teckna 400 000 nya aktier.
Säljare är företagets två största ägare Gert Sviberg och Tomas Brunberg (genom CTM Invest AB).
Efter teckningen kommer Jonas Svensson att äga totalt 3 300 000 aktier samt förfoga över ytterligare
2 000 000 optioner i TagMaster.
“Jonas har önskat ett ökat ägande i bolaget och vi ser det som ett privilegium att ge honom den möjligheten eftersom det till stor del är hans förtjänst att TagMaster idag är ett betydligt större och mer framgångsrikt företag än då han tillträdde” säger säljarna i en gemensam kommentar till affären.
För ytterligare information om företrädesemissionen, se första sidan.
Pressmeddelande TagMaster AB (publ) offentliggör prospekt med anledning av företrädesemission
Detta pressmeddelande får inte offentliggöras, publiceras eller distribueras, vare sig direkt eller indirekt, i eller till USA, Kanada, Japan, Hongkong, Nya Zeeland, Sydafrika, Australien eller annat land där sådan åtgärd helt eller delvis är föremål för legala restriktioner. Informationen i detta pressmeddelande får inte heller vidarebefordras, reproduceras eller uppvisas på sätt som står i strid med sådana restriktioner. Underlåtenhet att efterkomma denna anvisning kan innebära brott mot United States Securities Act från 1933 eller tillämpliga lagar i andra jurisdiktioner.
Pressmeddelande, Kista den 8 maj, 2017
Styrelsen i TagMaster AB (publ) (”TagMaster” eller ”Bolaget”) har upprättat ett prospekt avseende nyemission av aktier i samband med Bolagets företrädesemission (”Erbjudandet”). Prospektet har idag godkänts av och registrerats hos Finansinspektionen.
I prospektet finns en proformaredovisning för att beskriva en hypotetisk situation till syfte att informera och belysa fakta med anledning av Erbjudandet och förvärvet av CA Traffic Ltd. Proformaresultaträkningen har upprättats som om förvärvet av CA Traffic Ltd, finansieringen av förvärvet och Erbjudandet genomfördes den 1 januari 2016, medan proformabalansräkningen har upprättats som om förvärvet av CA Traffic Ltd, finansieringen av förvärvet och Erbjudandet genomfördes den 31 december 2016.
Av denna proformaredovisning framgår att:
- Koncernens nettoomsättning för helåret 2016 hade uppgått till 159 198 TSEK om förvärvet, finansieringen av förvärvet och Erbjudandet genomförts den 1 januari 2016.
- Koncernens resultat för helåret 2016 hade uppgått till 861 TSEK om förvärvet, finansieringen av förvärvet och Erbjudandet genomförts den 1 januari 2016.
- Koncernens eget kapital och skulder hade uppgått till 154 154 TSEK den 31 december 2016 om förvärvet, finansieringen av förvärvet och Erbjudandet genomförts den 31 december 2016.
Prospektet och anmälningssedel finns under anmälningsperioden att ladda ner från Bolagets hemsida www.tagmaster.com och på Aktieinvest FK ABs hemsida, www.aktieinvest.se.
Erbjudandet i sammandrag:
- De som på avstämningsdagen den 8 maj 2017 är aktieägare i TagMaster äger företrädesrätt att för fem (5) aktier av serie B teckna en (1) ny aktie av serie B i TagMaster.
- Teckningskurs: 1,10 SEK per nyemitterad aktie. Courtage utgår ej.
- Bolaget tillförs genom Erbjudandet högst cirka 36,9 MSEK före emissionskostnader.
- Bolaget har erhållit skriftliga teckningsförbindelser och garantiåtaganden upp till sammanlagt cirka 74 % av det totala emissionsbeloppet.
Viktiga datum:
- Avstämningsdag: 8 maj 2017
- Teckningstid: 9-24 maj 2017.
- Handel med teckningsrätter: 9-22 maj 2017
- Handel med betalda tecknade aktier: 9 maj-11 juni 2017
VIKTIG INFORMATION
Detta pressmeddelande utgör inte ett erbjudande om, eller inbjudan att, förvärva aktier i TagMaster. Prospektet avseende Erbjudandet har godkänts och registrerats av Finansinspektionen och hålls tillgängligt bland annat på TagMasters hemsida.
Varken Teckningsrätter eller aktier i TagMaster har registrerats eller kommer att registrerats enligt United States Securities Act från 1933 enligt dess senaste lydelse och inte heller enligt någon motsvarande lag i någon delstat i USA. Erbjudandet omfattar inte personer med hemvist i USA, Australien, Japan, Nya Zeeland, Sydafrika, Hongkong eller Kanada eller i något annat land där Erbjudandet eller distribution av Prospektet strider mot tillämpliga lagar eller regler eller förutsätter ytterligare prospekt, registreringar eller andra åtgärder än de krav som följer av svensk rätt. Prospektet får följaktligen inte distribueras i eller till sådan jurisdiktion. Anmälan om teckning av aktier i strid med ovanstående kan komma att anses vara ogiltig. Följaktligen får Teckningsrätter inte direkt eller indirekt, utbjudas, säljas vidare eller levereras i eller till länder där åtgärd enligt ovan krävs eller till aktieägare med hemvist enligt ovan.
För ytterligare information vänligen kontakta:
Jonas Svensson, CEO, +46 8-6321950, jonas.svensson@tagmaster.com
Denna information är sådan information som TagMaster AB är skyldigt att offentliggöra enligt EU:s marknadsmissbruksförordning samt lagen (1991:980) om handel med finansiella instrument. Informationen lämnades, genom ovanstående kontaktpersons försorg, för offentliggörande den 8 maj 2017 kl. 17:45 CET.
Om TagMaster
TagMaster är ett applikationsinriktat teknikföretag som utvecklar och säljer avancerade identifieringssystem och lösningar baserade på radio & kamerateknologier (RFID & ANPR) för krävande miljöer. TagMaster arbetar inom de två segmenten Traffic Solutions & Rail Solutions med innovativa mobility lösningar, under varumärkena TagMaster, CitySync & Balogh, för att öka effektivitet, säkerhet, bekvämlighet och att minska belastningen på miljön inom Smart Cities. TagMaster har specialiserade agentföretag i USA och i China och exporterar främst till Europa, Mellanöstern, Asien och Nordamerika via ett globalt nätverk av partners, systemintegratörer och distributörer. TagMaster grundades 1994 och har sitt huvudkontor i Stockholm. TagMaster är ett listat företag och aktien handlas på First North i Stockholm. TagMasters certifierad rådgivare är Remium Nordic AB. www.tagmaster.com
TagMaster announces the acquisition of CA Traffic
We are excited about this important step in our growth strategy and we will together with CA Traffic become a stronger player in the Traffic Solutions market. Following this acquisition we will continue to establish ourselves as an important player in Smart City solutions. There are clear and immediate synergies between CA Traffic and CitySync on the ANPR/ALPR offering. With the combined expertise at CA Traffic and CitySync we believe we have an excellent opportunity to become one of the main players in the fast growing international ANPR/ALPR market. We will also take full advantage of CA Traffic’s technical expertise in traffic monitoring products starting with our Nordic and French home markets. Through the acquisition we will also in the mid-term be able to increase our presence in a growing US infrastructure market.
Commenting on the acquisition, Bernard Greene, CA Traffic MD, said “We have been working with CitySync for some years and are now very pleased to be joining the TagMaster group. We recognise and welcome the strength that the union will bring to both brands and the synergies that are immediately apparent with the other TagMaster companies.”
Parking Access Control Simplified by TagMaster AVI System at Montreal-Trudeau Airport
TagMaster North America, Inc., deployed 2.45 GHz microwave LR-series readers for employee parking at Montréal- Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport (YUL).
70 Long-Range TagMaster LR-series readers have been seamlessly installed with 15,000 S1240 MarkTag MeM. Each tag offers a unique ID number that cannot be replicated and allows tighter parking controls to be realized. The web-based configuration of the readers allows for the installation to be quick and efficient; ultimately providing YUL with a low Total Cost of Ownership and smoother parking operations for employees. Carbon emissions from vehicles gaining access are greatly reduced while throughput speeds are increased and security is highly maintained. Through TagMaster RFID Systems, YUL greatly benefits from tighter security oversight for all employee parking lots.
With average daily temperatures during the winter dropping to -32 degrees Celsius, the airport requires consistent and stable performance in inclement weather without impact to parking controls. After installing TagMaster’s versatile readers, parking operations have been streamlined and allow airport employees to safely gain access while adding a high level of convenience.
The capability of Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) enables the TagMaster LR Readers to be deployed in a highly complex frequency environment without interference to airport communications or emergency responders. The adjustability for programming and controlling the frequencies associated with communications at the airport is essential. TagMaster integration of SKIDATA parking control access equipment provides reliable tag reads on the first attempt, eliminating delays and errors.
Ali Khaksar, President of TagMaster North America noted, “The effortless implementation of TagMaster long range RFID readers saves valuable time while providing scalable solutions for complex airport installations needing innovative and cost effective solutions for parking applications “.
About Aéroports de Montréal
Aéroports de Montréal is the local airport authority that has been responsible for the management, operation and development of Montréal–Trudeau and Montréal–Mirabel international airports since 1992. The Corporation employs 650 people at both airports and at head office.
TagMaster NZ customer Loadscan in interview- Scanning the world with success
Read about TagMasters customer Loadscan in New Zealand. Interview with NZ Business & Export Magazine. Loadscan uses TagMaster RFID products in their solutions.
Read also more on our Customer Stories and Application Studies pages : Customer Stories & Application Studies
Volumetric truck load scanning is starting to gain momentum world wide. Check out the interview, in the link below, with Carey West, NZ Business and Export Magazine who found plenty of interest in Loadscan’s export success.
Annual report 2016 (SE) now on web
Our annual report (SE) click on image or can now be found on web, under Investor Relations/Financial Reports tab “Årsredovisningar”
Job opportunity – Project Manager R&D Kista, Sweden
Projektledare med utvecklarkompetens till R&D
Detta är en tjänst för dig som vill du arbeta med tekniskt avancerade produkter och kontinuerligt utmanas i din roll som ingenjör. TagMaster designar och utvecklar avancerade identifikationssystem och lösningar för krävande miljöer. De är nu på jakt efter en ny projektledare som en del i deras expansion. Du kommer erbjudas mycket frihet under ansvar i en företagskultur som präglas av en entreprenöriell anda samt prestigelöshet. Varje person har stor betydelse och alla hjälps åt för att nå företagets mål!
Exclusive Community in Southern Florida Deploys TagMaster RFID System for Resident Gate Entry Control
Our Partner, TagMaster North America, Inc. deployed long range RFID solutions for resident gate entry control for a gated community in Southern Florida. The community required a secure and convenient form of vehicle access control for residents, without compromising security.
The community chose TagMaster RFID systems to provide their residents with a highly secure and accurate means of allowing reliable vehicle access. The need for consistent and reliable performance was paramount as security could not be compromised as with key fobs or proximity systems that allow for the fobs or tags to be shared between vehicles. By installing TagMasters’ UHF windshield sticker tags, a permanent bond between the vehicle and tag is maintained. The result for the community is that only authorized vehicles with the correct tags are logged into the access control database and allowed entry. If the tags are removed, the RFID inlay is destroyed rendering the tag unusable. This solution is the preferred method of resident vehicle entry for countless communities across the country as it is reliable, secure and cost effective.
Florida Door Control installed TagMasters’ robust UHF RFID Reader in conjunction with the Windshield Sticker Tags to allow for quick, hands-free vehicle access for residents and other authorized vendors for the community. The Long-Range UHF Reader identifies a vehicle’s TagMaster RFID Tag at a distance of up to 25 feet as it approaches the entrance, logs the authorized credential and triggers the gate to open for valid tags while denying access to anyone not permitted at the community. With the extended reading ranges which are highly adjustable, optimal mounting for the RFID reader is realized and the effects of vehicle tail gaiting are minimized.
“A gated community can increase residents’ perception of security and drastically improve home values, but not at the expense of an ineffective or inefficient entry/exit system, Ali Khaksar, President of TagMaster North America Inc, noted; “TagMaster’s RFID can make gated communities and condominiums more secure, convenient, and reliable.”
FDC (Florida Door Control of Orlando, Inc.) FDC (Florida Door Control of Orlando) is Florida’s leading installer and supplier of access control, parking revenue control systems, security gates, automatic sliding doors in the state of Florida! FDC provides design-build, turn-key installations and services all manner of access control and parking revenue control equipment. FDC is a GSA preferred government contractor and our StrongWeld security gates are the industry standard in Florida.
TagMaster North America, Inc.
President, Ali Khaksar
www.TagMasterNA.com info@TagMasterNA.com
Fresno Medical Center USA Uses TagMaster Products
Fresno Medical Center Uses RFID Technology to Revamp Parking Access
The updated system improves efficiency without sacrificing safety, according to TagMaster North America, the solution’s provider.
Read more :
Job opportunity in France – Sales Manager
We are looking for a new Sales Manager “Traffic Solutions” for French market.
For more info please contact Peter Gröntved:
Email: peter.grontved(a)tagmaster.com,
Phone: +46 76 5559038
THE VACANCY:
SALES MANAGER “TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS”
Reporting to the Sales Director “Traffic Solutions” EMEA, based in Sweden, our candidate has as primary responsibilities to assist the company in achieving its business objectives and revenue targets by proactively prospecting and subsequently presenting the company’s products and solutions to identified client (near 300) and all actors that can bring a new profitable business. Achieve agreed sales targets by maintaining and improving existing levels of business within the company.
See more :
Job opportunity- Sales and Marketing Assistant
Sales and Marketing Assistant
We are now looking for a sales and marketing assistant to our team in Kista, Sweden!
Are you interested in sales and marketing in a growing tech company ? Apply job as a sales and marketing assistant today!
Now we are looking for a sales and marketing assistant. Here you can contribute in the daily execution of our sales and marketing activities. Do you have an interest in communications, marketing and social selling, this is something for you – read more here and apply today!
Read more under Job opportunities : (ad in swedish)
3 new orders within Rail Solutions
We are happy to announce 3 new orders for the total order value of around 1M€ and deliveries during 2017,
witin our Rail Solutions for ATP (Automatic Train Protection) Equipment used to avoid collision caused by excessive speed or missed signal information, and products for positioning of metro trains.
These products are part of the standard assortment within TagMaster & Balogh, but as often are adapted (NRE) for different projects and different customers.
Click here to find out more about our Rail Solutions products
New sales team members for our office UK
Welcome to our new sales team members at CitySync UK
Faz Colbhie
International Sales Manager- Traffic Solutions
+44 7855 279 963
faz.colbhie(a)citysync.co.uk
Kris Hallett
International Sales Manager- Traffic Solutions
+44 7791 213319
kris.hallet(a)citysync.co.uk
News August 2016 – New features & CitySync 50 HD Camera now available to purchase
Stand Alone Access Control
Our UHF TagMaster XT-1 and XT Mini reader has a build in access control which can be activated without any additional external software.
The reader has a built-in access controller that can control a barrier or gate using the reader’s relay output. This can be done without any additional external software and can be operated easily by the end users.
All accesses can be logged. A presence indicator such as an inductive loop can be connected to an input. To use the access controller or log, a microSD card must be inserted into the microSD memory card slot, all data is logged on the microSD card, the data can then be “used” in an SQL or Excel file by simply extracting the microcard and inserting the microcard in a PC.
The built in access controller can be easily configured using the built in web-interface.
Open Supervised Device Protocol, OSDP
TagMaster now offers 128 bit AES encryption from ‘tag to reader’ and from ‘reader to host system’ for Vigilant-based readers. This is supported by both EPC Gen2v2 and OSDP. OSDP is a modern alternative to Wiegand interface for communication between access control equipment. OSDP offers major improvement in maximum data size, and has bidirectional communication and encryption support. TagMaster is the first company to offer full OSDP support for long range RFID.
Read more of our RFID products
ANPR camera CitySync 50 now available to purchase
TagMaster/CitySync´s latest HD Camera will now be available to purchase.
High quality imaging. The CitySync 50 utilises uncompressed HD video for high-accuracy ANPR in parking and access control systems. The high resolution enables capture of the most challenging plates including those with half-height and stacked characters. The CitySync 50 camera is available with multiple illumination options including 850nm and 760nm infra-red and white-light. Giving clear, crisp, licence plate images.
On-board Jet Recognition Engine. The HD video is processed inside the camera housing by the Jet Recognition Engine, which is one of the fastest and most accurate in the world, with no need to send high bandwidth video across the network or high-powered external process PCs
News June 2016 – Free Flow Parking Management
As car use increases, so does the need to park the vehicles when they are not in use. It is estimated that cars are parked 95% of the time, so managing this is key in both the commercial and public sectors. In free flow parking environments, you need the best quality ANPR to catch vehicles entering at higher speeds and to cope with wider access points and steeper angles. CitySync’s parking solution is perfect for this and provides the following benefits:
1. Avoid misuse of the parking area
2. Generate revenue
3. Increase site security
4. Quick and easy installation
The CitySync Free Flow Parking System is therefore perfect for shopping centres, retail parks, motorway service stations and restaurants.
CitySync utilises its CitySync 50 all-in-one cameras to capture vehicles entering and exiting the car park. A single camera can capture plates passing through a wide entrance from up to 25m away. All processing is done on-board and event data, including a high resolution overview image, is passed onto a JetParking server which compares arrival and departure times.
Read more in our Application Studies. You can also read about Traffic Solutions for Bus Lane Enforcement and Waste Sites.
TagMaster/CitySync exhibited at 2016 IPI Conference and Expo in Nashville
TagMaster/CitySync US Teams exhibited in Nashville at the 2016 IPI Conference and Expo.
Our US team where in Nashville and had an excellent experience and enjoyed speaking about the CitySync Vehicle Identification Solution utilizing License Plate Recognition technology. See and read about our latest camera CitySync 50
Our Partner TagMaster North America Inc also exhibited and showed our RFID products with our new UHF Reader XT Mini. Se and read more about XT Mini.
Ali Khaksar, company president, where honored to host a Tech Talk on Understanding AVI.
We also congratulate TagMaster North America Inc for 10th Year Anniversary!!!!
Keep up the good work!
News May 2016 – CitySync 50 Camera and intent to acquire Balogh
TagMaster/CitySync markets new innovative products and intent to acquire Balogh
Latest in camera family – CitySync 50 ANPR Camera
High quality imaging with On-board processing
CitySync 50 is an All-in-one HD ANPR camera for 24/7 plate recognition for parking systems. Thanks to an onboard database, with email, relay, LED and Wiegand outputs, the camera can be used as a standalone Mini-ANPR system. Alternatively, utilising the JetParking server software, the cameras can form part of a full car park management suite. The camera is able to be setup in minutes, thanks to a web-based interface with intuitive wizard and colour-coded camera viewer. Furthermore it has a HD camera sensor providing a depth of field of over 10m with a single lens.
The high resolution also enables capture of the most challenging plates including those with half-height and stacked characters. The CitySync 50 camera is available with multiple illumination options including 850nm and 760nm infra-red and white-light. This flexibility allows clear, crisp, licence plate images to be produced in 24-hour conditions. The camera is complimented by the Jet recognition engine which is one of the fastest and most accurate in the World. The engine is supported full-time by our in-house development team. All the HD video is processed inside the camera housing, with no need to send high bandwidth video across the network. There is also no need to install high-powered ANPR processing devices.
Danny Malone, the ANPR Product Manager for CitySync stated in a Press release from March 2016, “There has been a renewed drive since the TagMaster acquisition, to get high quality products to the market quickly and efficiently. The CitySync 50 is following the launch end of last year of the CitySync 30 and shows our commitment to innovation”
Go to CitySync 50 product page
A TagMaster innovation – An advanced feature
SecureMarkID® is security extensions using EPC Gen2/ ISO18000-63. It has been developed and registered by TagMaster and offers an outstanding ease-of-use while still offering a medium security level based on cryptographic functions. While EPC Gen2/ISO18000-63 systems traditionally have been using either the EPC field for identity (which can easily be illicitly copied) or the TID field (which is too long to be used in all access control systems without truncation and therefore is difficult to administrate), SecureMarkID® offers a solution to both these problems.
Easy to deploy and administrate Each tag has a readable identity printed on the tag to make administration and deployment easy. This identity comes in a sequence with consecutive running numbers. This identity is short enough to be sent to an access control system using most available Wiegand formats without truncation. It prevents illicit duplication of tags by using cryptographic functions. This security level is suitable for instance in long range vehicle access control applications. TagMaster also offers more advanced security options at higher security levels, but this will require more handling during installation and administration, see Data Sheet for ‘EPC Gen2 v2 Security’.
Go to SecurMarkID product page
TagMaster, has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Balogh group in France.
Balogh is a well-known RFID specialist which have been a technical pioneer within this industry since it was founded 1958. Balogh has offices for R&D and production in Paris, Toulouse and Normandy and is working towards the three RFID segments of rail, access/security and industrial.
Balogh S.A. and Balogh Normandie is in receivership (Redressement Judiciaire) since May 2015 and the parties will jointly submit a “continuation plan” which will be subject for approval by the court in Paris (Tribunal de Commerce de Paris), the approval is expected to take place in June and the acquisition is conditioned by the approval. The revenue of Balogh is approx. 3,5 M€ and 35 people are employed.
“TagMaster is excited taking this next step in our growth strategy and will together with Balogh become a stronger player within both Rail and Traffic Solutions and continue to build a relevant position as technology provider towards Smart Cities. We will use this opportunity to create a center of excellence for our Rail Solutions in France merging our French and Swedish knowhow, enlarging our product offering towards the major players with rail signaling and being able to take on larger projects. Within Traffic Solutions we will merge our product ranges resulting in fewer products, with larger volumes, and we will get access to more geographical areas and become stronger in France and other south European countries. We will also start selling our CitySync range of products through Baloghs sales channels“ says Jonas Svensson, CEO, TagMaster
Rail News – Sub-Surface ATO on trial
Article April 2016 issue Railway Gazette International
Testing of the Thales SelTrac IS Radio CBTC to be deployed on four London Underground routes is now underway. The Sub-Surface Upgrade is an essential part of Transport for London’s efforts to cope with increased ridership as the capital’s population grows by a projected 1·2 million over the next 15 years. The four lines are currently carrying 1·3 million passengers a day, and the introduction of longer trains operating under attended ATO (GoA2) is expected to increase peak capacity by 33%, as well as shortening journey times. “This is probably the most complex metro resignalling project in the world”, believes Stuart Harvey, Systems Programme Director at LU’s Capital Programmes Directorate.
Primary train location is achieved using passive RFID transponders from TagMaster, which are positioned in the track at approximately 25 m intervals, or more frequently in station areas. These provide the train with information about its absolute location and the position of the following tag. Each train reports its position back to the VCC, allowing the SMC to update its scheduling decisions accordingly. As well as the tag readers, the trains will each have four tachometers and an accelerometer.
To read the article from Railway Gazette International in pdf Click here
*Image from Railway Gazette International
TagMasters RFID Tags mounted in the track. Absolute train positioning for moving-block operation is provded by RFID tags in the track at approximately 25m intervals.