About Us
21st Century Technology plc (AIM: C21), a leading supplier of public transport CCTV and other monitoring systems, was admitted to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, in 2005.
Our mission statement is:
“To build relationships through a reputation for quality service that provides innovative transport monitoring systems which work to maximise investment return for our customers.”
21st Century is the preferred supplier of on-board CCTV systems for Arriva UK Bus, the Go-Ahead Group in the UK and FirstGroup UK Bus.
The company has pioneered the use of Wi-Fi with on-board CCTV systems. Transport for London commissioned the company to undertake a trial of ‘LiveView’ – a system which transmits live CCTV pictures from on board the bus to a public transport and police control centre. 21st Century was also the first company to successfully launch Automatic Video Downloads and a bus CCTV monitoring system (HeartbeatTM) which allow the CCTV manager to remotely download CCTV footage from the bus to his computer and check that all the CCTV systems fitted to his buses are fully operational, without leaving his desk.
The company’s passenger counting systems utilise active infrared sensors at every exit/entry point or overhead cameras linked to the ticket machine to enable bus operators to analyse specific bus route ticket sales and passenger numbers.
21st Century’s EcoManagerTM product has made a significant contribution to sales since its launch in July 2008. The EcoManager black-box system is aimed at reducing fuel and maintenance costs, reducing emissions and improving safety for bus operators by monitoring individual driving styles. Following a successful trial, in April 2009, Arriva UK committed to install the device on all their new buses and to retrofit a large proportion of their existing fleet. In November 2009 Arriva North West and Merseytravel won the industry recognised Alexander Dennis Award for Innovation following their installation of the EcoManager system which yielded fuel savings of up to 12%, associated CO2 emission reductions and a 62% reduction in accidents. This was followed in 2010 with a driver safety award for EcoManager presented by the road safety charity, Brake and in 2011, Arriva Wirral was presented with the Environmental Award by Wirral Investment Network in recognition of the environmental benefits achieved by the company as a result of the installation of EcoManager to its fleet of buses. For further information go to www.getecomanager.com.
Launched in 1993, the Company began as Toad plc and was originally focused on the distribution of in-car entertainment systems and vehicle security products. The Company’s strategy has been to reposition itself away from its legacy businesses into markets with better growth potential while leveraging its core strengths – nationwide field force of vehicle electrical engineers, call centre and distribution facilities.
In line with this strategy, in 2005 the Company took a controlling stake in 21st Century Crime Prevention Services Limited which later merged with fellow subsidiary, Toad (UK) Limited, to form 21st Century Technology Solutions Limited.
The holding company was renamed “TG21 plc” in 2005 and, following the acquisition of the entire share capital of CPS and to reflect the repositioning of the group, changed this name to “21st Century Technology plc” in June 2009.