HTS and ERGOS Tecnologia establish HTS Brazil

The CEO of the new company is Alex Mendes, a director at Grupo Mendes, founded in 1970, and comprising 15 companies, operating in the areas of civil construction, hospitality, entertainment, shopping centres and events. Mendes has also been the driving force behind ERGOS Tecnologia.

“HTS appreciates the growing demands of the Brazilian market and the value of having a local company and partner who understand the needs of these markets. HTS has identified significant demand in Brazil for both its port and traffic solutions, and has carefully selected ERGOS, as its partner is the establishment of HTS Brazil,” said Phil Elovic president and CEO of HTS Ltd.

According to Elovic, HTS Brazil will bring to the country its leading technology solutions for port automation, safe city and critical assets, parking lot management, traffic control and enforcement on roads. HTS systems are installed worldwide in marine terminals for security and automation purposes and they read the identification numbers on containers as they move in and out of the terminal on trucks, cranes and trains, thus monitoring and controlling the handling, input and output of the entire terminal.