WPS Company History

The early years

 

WPS was created to sell, install, maintain and service parking control systems and access control equipment. Products represented at that time included parking barrier gates, pay & display ticket dispensers, fully automated parking systems, access control systems and CCTV equipment.

 

Evolution of the model BC200 Automated Parking System

 

Early product development focused on the objective to design, engineer, and manufacture a cost effective parking system solution that would fulfill the industry’s primary requirement to increase profits from parking operations by automating the revenue collection process.

 

The model BC200 Automated Parking System emerged after years of market research and product development. WPS was at the forefront when it chose to design the BC200 user interface software around the Microsoft Windows operating system. The BC200 Parking Facility Management Software Program has evolved around the Windows platform and currently operates under Windows XP-Pro.

 

At the leading edge of technology....

 

The decision to incorporate thermal print bar code ticket technology and optical ticket scanners has also proved to be a long term success. Bar code ticketing is now the standard identification technology used in many industries, ie. Inventory Tracking, Universal Product Codes, etc….  Bar code printers and readers are reliable, low maintenance devices.

 

Throughout the past two decades, WPS has developed the BC200 product line in step with advancements in technology and in response to the needs of its customers.  Recent product developments include; Parkvision, which combines video, voice and data management and monitoring tools into one graphic user interface software tool.

  

WPS North America joins the Group

 

WPS North America was established in 1994 to market, sell, and service the WPS product line in the western hemisphere. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada; WPS North America has established a comprehensive product dealer network. WPS parking access and revenue control systems are successfully installed across North and South America. Customer system sites include:

 

  • Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada
  • Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada
  • Charlottetown Airport, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Long Beach Memorial Hospital, California, U.S.A.
  • Adam’s Mark Hotels, U.S.A.
  • Hyatt Hotel, Washington D.C.
  • World Trade Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Park One Off-Airport Parking, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
  • Curacao Airport, Curacao