Opses celebrates European moves

By Tom Kilkelly

19 December 2023

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Alresford-based technology specialist Opses, a company that provides its services to the emergency services sector, is expanding to Europe through significant contract wins.

Opses designs and installs specialist software and hardware into police cars, ambulances and first response vehicles to improve safety and usability.

The business has expanded with the support of a funding package from Lloyds Bank to facilitate its ongoing product research and development.

Opses integrates essential controls for emergency service vehicles into a main touchscreen display - the aim of the technology is to reduce the amount of distraction within the vehicle, thus greatly increasing the safety and efficiency of emergency vehicles.

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This expansion in Europe following a successful pilot with 100 police fleet in Antwerp, Belgium. The company is also working with companies on the other side of the world in Australia.

Tom Haye, managing director at Opses, said: “The UK’s police officers, paramedics and fire response crews deal with high-intensity situations every day, and the last thing they need are distracting controls while driving at high speed.

''We want to help them reach incidents and communicate in emergencies safely and efficiently.

“We’re using our experience of high-risk situations and have designed an interface that optimises efficiency and minimises distraction.

''Lloyds Bank’s support has been invaluable, as we’ve had to take time to develop the tech which meets the blue light service’s needs. We’re at that point now and I’m excited for what the future holds.”

By Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022.

During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan).

His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.