Public-transport technology company Parkeon Transportation (www.parkeon.co.uk) is to expand into new premises to meet increasing demand.

It is adding a new 17,500ft² manufacturing centre at Holton Heath to its existing Poole facility to increase its output of ticketing technologies for public-transport networks world-wide.

Managing director Owen Griffith said: “This investment comes at a time of significant growth for Parkeon, driven by increasing demand for our technologies in the UK, continental Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia Pacific.

“Our confidence comes from employing some of the best engineers in the world and seeing the results of their innovation — ‘day in, day out’ — in systems that improve the performance of public-transport operators and make travel easier for citizens.”

Parkeon helps public-transport operators to optimise their revenues and encourage people to use more environment-friendly means of public transport.