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NWP wins 23 million internet kiosk and payphone contract with BAA
NWP Spectrum has won the UK airports largest Internet Kiosk and Payphone contract, with BAA, the world's leading airport company. The deal allows for 535 payphones and up to 165 internet kiosks at BAAs seven UK airports.
London, UK (PRWEB) June 21, 2004 -- NWP wins 23 million internet kiosk and payphone contract with BAA.
NWP Spectrum has won the UK airports largest Internet Kiosk and Payphone contract, with BAA, the world's leading airport company. The deal allows for 535 payphones and up to 165 internet kiosks at BAAs seven UK airports.
NWPs BAA sites include exclusive agreements for internet kiosks and payphones at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton -- and equal share (with BT) at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick.
NWP estimate the agreement to be worth 23 million -- the largest of its type.
Central to the agreement is the successful implementation of NWPs Internet Kiosks to complement its payphones and fulfil the growing demand for internet access at airports.
Mark Lewarne, Chief Executive of NWP Spectrum, said: "This is a tremendous win for us and reflects our success in developing high quality products, service and marketing offers to our customers. These airports are prime sites with a total of over 130 million passengers passing through them last year: We are delighted to be expanding our service with BAA the UKs premier airport group."
BAA demands superior service levels from its operators at its seven UK airports. NWP has provided payphones to BAA for nine years, and internet kiosks for four years.
Colin Hargrave, Retail Director, UK Airports BAA, said: "NWP has consistently proven to be a strong partner with high levels of service, innovation and marketing initiatives. We are committed to offering the very best possible airport experience to our passengers. Internet and payphone access is an important part of that and this contract offers tangible benefits for all."
NWPs internet division NWP Interactive, has internet kiosks and desks throughout the UK, predominately at key travel locations. Daniel Gray NWP Interactives Chief Operating Officer, said Our BAA contract is the culmination of three years of work to prove kiosk designs and marketing initiatives, with the support of our payphone operations team. We are now in the enviable position of being considered a market leader!"
NWPs expertise, built up over 14 years, is in managing remote terminals, innovation and in developing flexible, commercially beneficial customer relationships. In the UK NWP supply to over 450 customers in markets as diverse as universities, hospitals, cinemas, holiday camps, military bases and airports.
NWP have installed 7,200 payphones and 280 Internet Kiosks in airports, hotels, motorway services, bus and train stations and shopping centres. The company also has a fast growing subsidiary business in Germany.
NWP SPECTRUM
NWP Spectrum (NWP) is the UKs leading independent payphone and internet kiosk operator.
NWP is a recent management buy out vehicle, set up in June 2002 by an experienced telecommunications team to acquire the assets and know-how of New World Payphones Ltd. The company has a turnover of approx 18m per year and has operations in both the UK and Germany providing managed payphone and public internet services to in excess of 450 corporate clients.
Since 1995, NWP have had an excellent relationship with BAA, working with both senior management and local retail management to deliver a flexible and competitive service to the millions of people using the UKs busiest airports. Acceptance of NWPs standard internet product, the NWP Interactive Terminal has been exceptional, with demand outstripping supply. As a result of this success and growing customer demand NWP have been awarded a number of contracts across UK airports.
Similarly, in Germany NWP have won a bid to install Internet Terminals at Frankfurt Airport beating the incumbent PTT, Deutsche Telekom. In Germany, NWPs payphones installations have targeted on the Travel sector where they have gained preferred supplier status with Deutsche Bahn and exclusive contracts with Hamburg Airport, Hamburg Underground and Berlin Underground.
NWP are now extending NWP public internet service to encompass a WiFi capability for laptop and PDA users and this has been introduced seamlessly into key accounts. This is often combined with NWPs latest product, the NWP Cyber-Desk to create a communications area within a busy site. WiFi access has also been enabled from London street payphone kiosks.
NWP operate in four telecom areas:
•NWPs payphones, providing private sites within payphone services
•NWP Interactive, NWPs division developing and operating internet kiosks and desks.
•NWP Media, providing media poster opportunities on NWPs street payphones.
•NWP WiFi, enabling WiFi access from NWPs street payphones and selected private site partners.
In the year ended 31 March 2004, NWPs turnover was 18.2m.
For more information, visit
www.nwpspectrum.co.uk
www.nwpinteractive.com
www.nwpmedia.co.uk
www.nwpspectrum.co.uk/wifi/
Please contact email pr@nwpspectrum.co.uk
BAA
www.baa.com
BAA operates seven UK airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
For further information contact:
Vicky Leigh/Isobel Cooley at Kavanagh Communications 01932 866010
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