Update on Concessionary Smart Card Ticketing in the West Midlands

Gwyn Williams is a project consultant at Unicard and is currently working with the Black Country Consortium on their smart card project. He was previously based at Southampton City Council where he was responsible for managing the Business Models Work Package of the National Smart Card Project. He has also worked for a number of central government departments and at the University of Southampton, where he was the EU SmartCities Project Coordinator. In that role he was responsible for the strategic and operational management of the rollout of 25,000 smart cards to the University community.

Unicard is a leading supplier of smart card management solutions to the local government sector. We provide consultancy (feasibility studies, business models), design, implementation, scheme and card production solutions and management services Both our products and approach have been developed in conjunction with our customers and we are able to offer flexible solutions to suit individual needs.

Over and above the basic citizen and card management, we have developed facilities such as data separation, enabling single system to be shared by multiple card issuers; and web services interfaces enabling the realtime transfer of data to local systems (such as library and leisure).

Customers benefit from a track record developed on local authority and transport driven projects like "SmartCities" in Southampton, and a complete, reliable and flexible solution backed by the skills of a dedicated team with a unique focus on multiapplication smart card schemes.

If you are interested in proven solutions to implement multi-function cards in areas such as concessionary transport, library, leisure, staff and schools , please feel free to come and talk to us at SCNF events or contact us at: