Press Release
15th of April, 2009
Opus Prodox AB (publ) today announces that Bermuda Emissions Control, Ltd. and
their partner, SysTech International LLC, an Opus wholly-owned subsidiary, have
begun inspecting vehicles for emissions and road worthiness in three new
inspection facilities in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Transport Control Department (TCD) has contracted Bermuda Emissions
Control, Ltd. (BECL) to design, build, equip and operate a central vehicle
inspection facility in Hamilton and two satellite facilities in Rockaway and
Southside. BECL contracted with SysTech to design, integrate and install safety
and emissions equipment in addition to a Vehicle Inspection Database (VID).
April 6 was the grand opening of the new stations. On this first day of
operations, 184 vehicles were inspected and about 80 percent passed.
“The new program is going to greatly improve the quality of service to the
customer”, said Ian Hind, Director of Operations, BECL. The three new stations
replace two former government run stations. Ian Hind added, “Our system is
objective, repeatable, consistent, transparent and auditable”.
BECL's contract with TCD to operate the inspection program is for five years
plus a potential five year extension. The program will inspect approximately
42,000 vehicles per year.
“We are pleased with the smooth start-up of the Bermuda inspection program”,
said Lothar Geilen, CEO of SysTech International. “We look forward to continuing
the great relationship with BECL and TCD that has brought us to this successful
opening day. We also see this as an important reference for future expansion in
the Caribbean and Middle America”.
More information about SysTech is available at http://systechportal.com.
This press info is available in Swedish at www.opus.se
For additional information, please contact
Magnus Greko, President and CEO
Opus Prodox AB (publ)
Phone: +46 (0) 31 748 34 91, +46 (0) 705 58 45 91
E-mail: magnus@opus.se
WEB: www.opus.se
Opus' Certified Adviser
Thenberg & Kinde Fondkommission AB
Box 2108
SE-403 13 Gothenburg
Sweden
Phone: +46 (0) 31 745 50 00
SysTech International, established in 1999, is part of the Opus Group and
provides turnkey vehicle inspection program management services, including
vehicle information databases, and advanced emission and safety test systems to
various levels of government agencies (federal, state and regional) and to
individual inspection stations. The Opus Group is in the business of developing,
producing and selling products and services within Automotive Test Equipment,
Vehicle Inspection Systems and Fleet Management for the global market. The
products include emission analyzers, diagnostic equipment, and automatic test
lines. Services include management of mandatory vehicle inspection programs. The
Group sells its products and services in more than 50 countries all over the
world and currently employs around 170 persons. The turnover for 2008 was SEK
175 million pro forma (including acquisitions). Opus' share is listed on First
North (Stockholm Stock Exchange) under the ticker OPUS.
