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- Die tg21 plc ist eine britische Aktiengesellschaft, die mit mehreren Tochterunternehmen und Firmenbeteiligungen hauptsächlich im Geschäftsbereich Fahrzeugelektronik für PKW und Motorräder tätig ist. Zum Produkt- und Leistungsportfolio zählen elektronische Diebstahlsicherungen, Wegfahrsperren, Videoüberwachungsanlagen in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, Freisprecheinrichtungen für Mobiltelefone, Navigationssysteme, Audio- und Multimediaausstattungen, sowie - in Zusammenarbeit mit Versicherungen - Ersatz gestohlener Geräte. Die Aktivitäten von tg21 sind hierbei aufgeteilt in die operativen Bereiche Dienstleistung (Einbau, Wartung, Flottenservice) und Vertrieb. Das Unternehmen beschäftigt an den beiden Standorten London und Runcorn etwa 220 Mitarbeiter. Der Jahresumsatz betrug zum Jahresende 2005 36,3 Millionen £ (umgerechnet ca. 55 Millionen €). Das Unternehmen ist seit 15. April 2005 an der Londoner Börse im AIM gelistet. Das Unternehmen wurde 1993 gegründet von Sir Christopher Thomas Evans OBE, Gründer mehrerer britischer Biotechnologie-Unternehmen und mehrfacher „Cambridge Businessman of the Year“. Am 20. September 2006 wurde dieser wegen Verwicklung in die sogenannte „Cash-for-Peerages-Affäre“ verhaftet. Chairman des Unternehmens ist derzeit Peter T. Ward, CEO ist Nicholas Grimond. Die am 7. Januar der Autoglass Ltd abgekaufte Metvale Ltd, welche die Sparte Versicherungsersatzleistungen bei tg21 abdeckt, hat ihren Postfachsitz in Tortola auf den steuergünstigen Virgin Islands und ist Eigner des im Januar 2007 durch den Orkan Kyrill im Ärmelkanal havarierten Containerschiffes MSC Napoli (Manager des Schiffes ist die britische Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd.). Die Geschäftsbereiche Vertrieb von Fahrzeugversicherung, Soundlinx und Vertrieb von Unterhaltungselektronik für Fahrzeuge wurden 2007 veräußert.
- 21st Century Technology PLC is a British company which sells and services vehicle electronics for passenger cars and motorcycles. The company was formerly known as Toad Group plc, changed its name in May 2005 to TG21 plc and then in June 2009 rebranded to 21st Century Technology PLC. Launched in 1993, the company began as Toad plc and was focused on the distribution of in-car entertainment systems and vehicle security products. Under the stewardship of Chairman Peter Ward, former Chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Cunard Line, who joined the board at the end of 2001, 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 recently merged with fellow subsidiary, Toad (UK) Limited, to form 21st Century Technology Solutions Limited. The holding company was renamed "TG21 plc" in 2005 and, to reflect the repositioning of the group. The company was listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange on April 15, 2005. In 2007 the company sold its Car Audio and Security business areas and now concentrates on CCTV services to public transport companies, changing the name to "21st Century Technology plc" in June 2009. 21st Century is the preferred supplier of on-board CCTV systems for Arriva UK Bus and the Go-Ahead Group and 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 overhead camera passenger counting device, known as PAS – Passenger Analysis System, links to the ticket machine and enables bus operators to analyse specific bus route ticket sales and passenger numbers. 21st Century's EcoManager 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 against fuel consumption. 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% and associated CO2 emission reductions. One of the company's original backers was Sir Christopher Thomas Evans OBE, founder of several British biotechnology enterprises and twice chosen as "Cambridge Businessman of the Year". Evans was arrested on 20 September 2006 as part of police enquiries into the "Cash for Peerages" allegations. The non-executive chairman of the company is Peter T. Ward, the CEO is Nicholas Grimond and Group Finance Director is Wilson Jennings.
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