BCS takes out Deal of the Year award

Baggage-handling systems specialist BCS has added another award to its trophy cabinet, taking out the Deal of the Year at the Air New
Zealand Cargo Export Awards in Auckland last week.

The award reflects the success the company is experiencing in Asia Pacific, with the deal for supply of Baggage Handling Systems for the new
Kuala Lumpur International Airport terminal taking out the hotly contested award.

The contract was a joint partnership with BCS' business partner in Malaysia, AE Matromatic.

BCS CEO Patrick Teo said the deal is worth around NZ$40M to the company and was one of the largest baggage handling systems deals awarded in
Asia in 2010.

"It is the result of a really committed effort by our staff, spending time to get to know our customers and finding out what is really important to them," he said.

"Our investment into highly advanced technology was clearly an advantage and our strategy is to continue to invest heavily in R&D to create really innovative products.

"The ongoing support received from the Ministry of Science & Innovation has been instrumental in our success."

BCS's Sym3 3D simulation and virtual commissioning software are valuable tools throughout the construction phases, whilst its High Level
Controls software, Airflow G5, handles the sortation, database and reporting functionality for the new baggage handling system.

In addition, 3D SCADA software developed by BCS will monitor and control baggage handling systems, with 3D visualisation and live display of
all bags in the system enabling proactive decision making and increased operational efficiency.