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1^st Parking Guidance System (PGS) Project in Nigeria

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC was licensed in August 1990 and started operations in February the following year. The Bank which is one of the leading banks in Nigeria is locally known as GT Bank.

The MD/CEO was fascinated with the idea of PGS by Cirpark during one of his many trips overseas and decided to implement it at their prestigious Corporate Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria for is staff and customers in 2010. PGS is a simple system that parking system that display real-time parking information to drivers indicating parking availability.  The system does not only make parking easier but also helps motorists save money and time for circling around car parks.

Cirpark was choosing among few contenders to install the system which also interfaced with the car lift system installed at the parking so that the VIP can easily find their designated spots available for them.

According to a reliable source name undisclosed, the total costs estimate for the whole project was in the region of 0.6 billion Naira for is 220 parking spots and that it was designed to erase congestion within a parking facility by directing vehicles to the nearest available parking spaces and reducing energy consumption thanks to energy saving system integrated into Cirpark. He also stated that the new feature helps the system to work standalone without necessity of a PC.

Many factors made the choice from GT Bank to choose for Cirpark, including: simple system structure communication, scada software, integrated with recharging station for electric vehicles and LED lighting control and the efficiency concept adapted by CIRCONTROL in the design of this system. The project was completed by CIRCONTROL, SA early this year.