2 new Bus Rapid Transit lines were launched since March 1st by Casatransports SA and RATP Dev Casablanca to address the mobility challenges of the economic capital of Morocco with over 3 million inhabitants and enhance the passenger experience
A high-quality passenger experience always relies on high-quality passenger information.
After Casablanca, Agadir is preparing to launch its first Bus Rapid Transit line.
Our MARCUS Passenger Information Terminals will be installed in the 35 stations and 6 multimodal interchange hubs along the BRT line.
With 76 double-sided terminals providing real-time information to passengers, these PTI will enhance the experience of more than 60,000 daily passengers on the Amalway Agadir Trambus line.
This new BRT system is a crucial step in the implementation of sustainable urban transport solutions in Greater Agadir. It will support Agadir’s demographic growth and improve its attractiveness.
Eagerly anticipating the launch and the positive impact in the region!
Save the date and meet our team at the MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024 in Dubai.
The MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024 is the leading event for sustainable urban mobility solutions in the MENA region, taking place in Dubai from 28 February to 1 March 2024.
Visit us at booth 5C50 in Za’Abeel Hall 5 of Dubai World Trade Center to discover our innovate passenger information and infotainment solutions that enhance every day the public transport experience in buses, coaches, trams and at stops.
We’ll be showcasing multimedia destination signs, multimedia displays, 100% autonomous RTPIs for bus stops and live demonstrations of our cutting-edge SaaS Content Management system LumiPlay.
With our partner ATM Internationale we are really looking forward to meeting you and discussing mobility and innovation in publictransport.
For more information visit: https://www.menatransport.org/website/3387/home/
Did you know?
For the world summit on climate change in Dubai at the end of 2023, we were proud to demonstrate the superior quality of our multimedia destination signs by transmitting the COP28 public announcement messages.
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InnovaFonds and Bpifrance are acquiring a stake in Lumiplan, the French and European leader in dynamic information solutions for local authorities and their contractors.
This move marks the first investment of InnovaFonds’ “Partenaire Managers I” flex equity fund, where they hold a minority stake alongside the existing majority management. With this partnership, Lumiplan will be able to strengthen their leadership position on the French and European markets, pursue their international growth and fully leverage their platforms, LumiData, and LumiPlay.
Lumiplan offers a wide range of solutions for passenger, community and tourist information, helping to increase the attractiveness of cities and regions.
The company also actively supports local authorities in their digital and ecological transitions through comprehensive, high-value-added offerings. Their innovative solutions, driven by the LumiPlay and LumiData platforms, play a pivotal role in shaping behaviours, promoting public transport and active mobility, disseminating energy-saving best practices, and issuing alerts in the event of risks to the public.
In France alone, Lumiplan’s information solutions benefit 20 million people each day.
The company, founded in 1972 with headquarters in Saint-Herblain, France, employs 270 people and earns revenue of €55 million, with approximately 30% from exports through its six foreign subsidiaries and presence in over 20 countries.
The “Partenaire Managers I” flex equity fund is InnovaFonds’ third investment vertical, focusing on mezzanine financing, accompanied by a minority stake in equities. This fund plays a vital role in supporting French SMEs, particularly in emerging industries.
Henry Gaillard, CEO of Lumiplan, states: “We are honoured by the confidence shown in us by InnovaFonds and Bpifrance, which confirms the strength of our vision, our strategy and our business model.” The expertise, experience and connections of our new investors will facilitate our growth. We support local authorities and their contractors and suppliers who aim to improve the user experience in their areas. Our partner clients can rely on top-tier digital information media and high-value-added data through our LumiData and LumiPlay platforms.”
Quentin Ducouret, Associate Director of InnovaFonds, says: “We are delighted to support Lumiplan’s management in their efforts to accelerate their growth with the first transaction of our new ‘Partenaire Managers I’ flex equity fund. Lumiplan has successfully positioned itself as a market leader, with the critical size, reliability and resilience to thrive in fast-growing markets.”
About Lumiplan
Lumiplan, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, operates in the fields of mobility, local community information and tourist information.
In the mobility sector, Lumiplan is the leader in both Europe and France. Their hardware solutions are utilized by over 80% of the 50 largest French urban public transport networks and more than 300 transport networks in total.
On the software side, Lumiplan offers solutions for mobility data governance (LumiData), school transport management (School-iTi), and transportation planning and scheduling management (Heurès).
In the field of local community information, Lumiplan is the leader in France, providing digital information panels, interactive kiosks and mobile applications to nearly 3,000 cities and metropolitan areas, benefiting over 10 million users.
For tourist information, Lumiplan is the leader in France and the USA, offering real-time information solutions for ski resorts. Lumiplan serves 90% of the 100 largest French and American ski resorts through their hardware and software solutions, including mobile applications. They also cater to the needs of cyclists and promote local economic development in the bicycle tourism sector.
Lumiplan’s core strategy revolves around two software platforms: LumiData and LumiPlay.
LumiData empowers cities to manage and share their data effectively, addressing data governance and sovereignty concerns.
LumiPlay seamlessly manages and automatically updates content and accurate data aggregated by LumiData for all digital media in the region, enhancing the user experience through real-time information.
Key Figures and Locations:
Lumiplan generates revenue of 55 million euros and employs 270 people. The company has offices in Saint-Herblain, Domène, Albertville, Paris, Dax, Rennes, and Tours. Additionally, Lumiplan operates through six subsidiaries in Spain, Italy, USA, Morocco, Singapore, and India, and conducts business in more than 20 countries.
www.lumiplan.com
About InnovaFonds
InnovaFonds is an independent asset management company, managing over 350 million euros. The company focuses on majority, minority, and “flex” operations, making firm commitments of up to 30 million euros. As an active shareholder and reliable partner, InnovaFonds collaborates closely with management teams to foster financial and industrial partnerships. Their commitment to value creation through growth, supporting human capital development and the energy transition, shapes their strategy as a responsible and committed investor with extensive experience and connections to support both organic growth and acquisitions.
www.innovafonds.fr
About Bpifrance
Bpifrance finances businesses – at every stage of their development – through loans, guarantees and equity investments. Bpifrance supports businesses in their innovation and international projects and provides a wide range of export insurance products. Other services offered to entrepreneurs include consulting, training, networking and an acceleration programme for startups, SMEs and mid-sized companies.
Thanks to Bpifrance and its 50 regional offices, entrepreneurs have a single local contact to help them through the challenges they face.
For more information: www.bpifrance.fr – https://presse.bpifrance.fr/ – Follow us on Twitter: @Bpifrance – @BpifrancePresse
The interoperability of passenger information is at the heart of mobility issues.
Lumiplan has always paid particular attention to these issues:
Today, Lumiplan continues its commitment by obtaining the ITxPT label for its on-board passenger information solutions.
The labeling of all Lumiplan’s on-board passenger information solutions
Lumi.Sign destination signs, Pilot driver’s desk, Lumi.Screen multimedias screens and Pilotbox on-board computer, all Lumiplan on-board passenger information solutions integrate the ITxPT catalogue of labelled modules https://itxpt.org/catalogue/.
With this certification, Lumiplan reaffirms its willingness to support its customers in the standardization of on-board architectures in order to make projects simpler to implement, more open and therefore more competitive.
Lumiplan’s investment in the ITxPT association
As Principal Member, Lumiplan is fully involved in the definition work of ITxPT and the implementation of standardised architectures. Lumiplan also actively participates in the ITxPT workshops, notably concerning the definition of the Dynamic Passenger Information (DPI) software service, which aims to standardise the passenger information component of the EN13149 standard.
The ITxPT association
The ITxPT association aims to promote the interoperability of systems on 3 levels of standardisation: hardware, communication protocol and software service. Its action aims at simplifying the installations on board vehicles, the integration of systems between them and their evolutions in order to lower project costs.https://itxpt.org/
After the Domène (38) and Rennes (35) sites, the Nantes (44) site is now certified ISO 9001:2015, for its citizen communication activities and ground information systems for Public Transport, by the Bureau Véritas Certification France organization. This certification attests to Lumiplan’s commitment to continuous improvement in the conduct of its activities in order to guarantee a level of service and quality to its customers.
