DESIGNA Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH
Foundation
At 11.January 1951 Heinz Bula and Gerhard
Vogel founded DESIGNA - German Society for Signals and Advertising Media Ltd. in
Kiel-Projensdorf with three employees.
Then
...
Originally the two founders manufactured traffic and advertising
signs - until about 30 years ago when the first parking system was introduced.
As a result of rapid technological development DESIGNA has been able to launch
more and more complex and intelligent solutions.
... and now
Today DESIGNA systems facilitate the management of parking in more
than 6000 complexes throughout the world. From individual covered car parks to
systems that run thousands of airport parking spaces or integrated city network
systems.
A summary of the company's history:
1951
Establishment of DESIGNA GmbH
in Kiel as a manufacturer of signs and advertising materials
1956
Launch of production of
mechanical parking meters at VDO in Frankfurt
1970
Introduction of the first
automatic parking system (tickets, tokens)
1975
Introduction of the first
fully automated parking system (Parkmaster 80)
1987
Introduction of the first
fully automated parking system with centralised programme download
1991
Merger of DESIGNA GmbH and VDO
Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH to form DESIGNA Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH
1996
Takeover of our French agent,
TIME S.A.
1997
Foundation of subsidiary
companies in Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom
2001
Foundation of subsidiary
companies in the United States and Hungary
2004
Introduction onto the market
of the PM ABACUS system
2006
Introduction onto the market
of SLIMPARK
2007
TIME DESIGNA renamed DESIGNA
France
2008
Introduction of the MID
management system
2009
DESIGNA sets new standards in
the parking sector with the introduction of ASP. In summer over 50 systems are
connected to a central server and networked with one another.
2010
Acquisition of ASYTEC GmbH in
Mainz and integration as a subsidiary
At 11.January 1951 Heinz Bula and Gerhard
Vogel founded DESIGNA - German Society for Signals and Advertising Media Ltd. in
Kiel-Projensdorf with three employees.
Then
...
Originally the two founders manufactured traffic and advertising
signs - until about 30 years ago when the first parking system was introduced.
As a result of rapid technological development DESIGNA has been able to launch
more and more complex and intelligent solutions.
... and now
Today DESIGNA systems facilitate the management of parking in more
than 6000 complexes throughout the world. From individual covered car parks to
systems that run thousands of airport parking spaces or integrated city network
systems.
A summary of the company's history:
1951
Establishment of DESIGNA GmbH
in Kiel as a manufacturer of signs and advertising materials
1956
Launch of production of
mechanical parking meters at VDO in Frankfurt
1970
Introduction of the first
automatic parking system (tickets, tokens)
1975
Introduction of the first
fully automated parking system (Parkmaster 80)
1987
Introduction of the first
fully automated parking system with centralised programme download
1991
Merger of DESIGNA GmbH and VDO
Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH to form DESIGNA Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH
1996
Takeover of our French agent,
TIME S.A.
1997
Foundation of subsidiary
companies in Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom
2001
Foundation of subsidiary
companies in the United States and Hungary
2004
Introduction onto the market
of the PM ABACUS system
2006
Introduction onto the market
of SLIMPARK
2007
TIME DESIGNA renamed DESIGNA
France
2008
Introduction of the MID
management system
2009
DESIGNA sets new standards in
the parking sector with the introduction of ASP. In summer over 50 systems are
connected to a central server and networked with one another.
2010
Acquisition of ASYTEC GmbH in
Mainz and integration as a subsidiary