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Innovative Technology, who provide a range of biometric solutions designed to estimate age, have been approved as a participant in a UK Government programme piloting age verification technology for the retail sale of alcohol. The Home Office invited organisations to propose digital methods of checking customers’ ages while purchasing alcohol. The regulatory ‘Sandbox’ trial which will run between January and May 2022, will still require humans to check customers ages, but the technology will be used to help retailers abide by the law currently in place to prevent alcohol being mis-sold to anyone underage.Dr. Andrew O’Brien, ICU Product Manager said,…

By Dr. Andrew O’Brien, ICU Product Manager St Alban's Catholic Primary School in Warrington have successfully trialled our ICU Pro biometric solution, utilising it to automate staff access.The system was implemented on a trial basis at the primary school last year in order to make entry to the school building quick, easy and safe for the teaching staff.  It’s fantastic to see our facial analysis technology being used to ensure only authorised staff can gain access via a hygienic contactless entry system, keeping both staff and pupils safe in the school setting.The headteacher valued how the entry system helped towards their COVID risk…

Innovative Technology have announced a new Business Development Manager for the UK.  The position has been filled internally by Chris Wright who has been with the cash handling business for 5 years. Chris previously held the role of technical support engineer and was promoted to a dedicated sales role at the start of the year.Commenting on Chris’ promotion, Andy Bullock, Senior Business Development Manager said, “Since Chris joined ITL in 2017 he has gained extensive product knowledge and experience as a support engineer, as well as in-depth expertise in customer training, configuration and software installations. I have worked closely with…

Leading cash handling provider, Innovative Technology, are celebrating a key milestone for their Director of New Product Introduction, Chris Robinson. Chris has been promoted a number of times during his 15 years at ITL as the company have expanded on a global scale.Peter Dunlop, Group Managing Director for ITL commented, “Chris became NPI Director in January 2018 having initially joined the board in 2013. He joined ITL in 2006 as a Design Engineer and has been promoted three times during his time with the company. In his current role Chris is responsible for new product introduction, bringing products from development…

Innovative Technology’s long-standing UK Trading Partner, Maggi Electronics, have created a product showroom, at their head office in Bolton featuring some of ITL’s latest retail offerings. Customers can undertake a complete walk-around experience which replicates a real-life retail setting demonstrating cash handling processes. Maggi Electronics are a large token and change distributor based in the Northwest of England with a trusted service and support centre for electronics. Andy Bullock, Senior Business Development Manager commented, “Maggi officially became an ITL Trading Partner at the beginning of 2017, but our working relationship goes back further than that, and over the years we have…