Business Profile

Innovative display solutions for transportation

For more than 40 years, GDS Group has been at the forefront of developing and manufacturing leading edge technologies for digital display markets

GDS Group is passionately committed to pioneering new display technologies while delivering total customer satisfaction in the design, manufacturing, installation, and lifetime support of its display solutions. Its goal is to provide reliable eye-catching display performance at lowest total cost of ownership.

GDS Group is a Global company which has a local presence in more than 20 countries world-wide, with large production facilities in Romania (EU), Asia and Tunisia. GDS Group employs more than 1000 skilled employees worldwide, and an annual turnover of over $120,000,000 (£96,300,000). All GDS sites are ISO 9001 accredited and GDS Group holds IRIS accreditation, with the UK also holding RISQS and SafeContractor accreditations. GDS puts innovation at the heart of what it does.

GDS is proud to have pioneered solutions and technologies such as sunlight readable displays, piezo inverters, large screen optical bonding and thermal management systems for outdoor applications. GDS’ uniqueness is in its relentless innovation of technology and products, as well as in its organisation and how GDS meets its customers’ needs. It is not just innovation, but innovation shaped around the needs of customers.

GDS has designed displays which are suitable for every part of the customer journey, from the station entrance, through the platform and onboard trains and buses. GDS also design and manufacture specialist screens for other markets including Digital Out Of Home (DOOH), retail, industrial, Smart Cities and Quick Service Restaurants (QSR).

GDS has installed over 700,000 outdoor displays world-wide in a range of demanding and harsh environments. GDS displays can be seen across Europe, USA and the Middle East and the company is proud to work with major transportation companies such as Deutsche Bahn, Swiss Federal Railways, Norwegian Railways, SNCF, RATP, and many others.

Four key differentiators Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) means more than just the upfront costs – the costs to maintain and run displays along with their longevity are all factors which determine the overall TCO. GDS’ digital displays have the best TCO in the market resulting from years of experience, rigorous testing and commitment to quality.

GDS’ displays all feature optical bonding, a process whereby the traditional air-gap between the frontal glass and TFT is replaced with a thin silicon layer. The result is improved readability and viewing angles, better contrast and reduced internal reflections. Optical bonding also allows better thermal management and prevents the ingress of dust, moisture and condensation inside the display.

The Enerlight™ backlight technology ensures optimum display brightness and colour reproduction. GDS has developed its own backlight system using LED and optical filters for optimum performance, display and efficiency on PIDS.

Advanced diagnostics within every unit allows comprehensive monitoring of assets both on the device and remotely in the cloud. GDS’ diagnostic PCB board, coupled with over 20 sensors, ensure every important parameter can be monitored and alarms raised when an issue is detected. The solution keeps the temperature of the unit regulated using minimal power, and adjusts the screen brightness to suit the ambient light levels.

GDS offers turnkey solutions including: • Custom design. • Software development. • Network setup. • Installation and commissioning. • Service and maintenance. • Remote monitoring of assets.