New state of the art depot opens

The Silver Top HQ and depot has re-opened at the old Rupert Street Collingwood site after the old depot was engulfed by flames over two years ago.
A state of the art facility designed by local Collingwood architects Baldasso Coertese and built by the Becton Group stands as a testament to Victoria's largest taxi network. The new building, which cost over $10 million to develop and build, houses Silver Tops leading satellite booking technology, enabling them to provide taxis to customers in the quickest time frame. As a very proud operations manager stated "this is arguably the best taxi network building in the world". And who wouldn't agree - not only does it make a marvellous statement, but has already created efficiencies for both customers and taxi owner. It has also provided a home for Taxi memorabilia collector Kevin Gange to exhibit his collection is what is believed to be Australia's first Taxi Museum.

Monday, 17 May 2010

Silver Top is back online

Silver Top back online with upgraded communications
Silver Top Taxis are taking bookings again after fire gutted its Collingwood communications centre. Technicians worked through the night to fit out a temporary facility in Mulgrave, restoring services at 6:30 this morning.
The accident forced the early launch of Silver Top's new satellite dispatch technology, originally slated to be rolled out later this year. The new system matches pickup addresses with car locations, dispatching jobs to the nearest taxis...

"The system has been used successfully in other states, but this is a first for the Victorian taxi industry," said Silver Top's Kevin M. Gange.
"It means faster service for taxi users, and better conditions for drivers."
Before the fire, Silver Top had installed the new dispatch equipment in 1600 of it's 2000-strong fleet. The next task would be fitting the remaining cars as quickly as possible.

"Our drivers and operators are very important to us, and we are working hard to minimise the inconvenience caused by this unfortunate accident," said Kevin.

Monday, 17 May 2010

Silver Top Rebuilds

Silver Top has begun the process of re-building it's state of the art taxi facility in Collingwood.
Happy New Year to all our operators and drivers.

Exciting developments are well underway with the new depot. In keeping with the company's progressive vision - the new home base in Collingwood will set the standard for Taxi operations in this country. We look forward to keeping you up to date with your new cutting-edge home. In the meantime please take note of these temporary department details.

Monday, 17 May 2010

Silver Top Website Launch

Silver Top has just launched it's Phase 1 build of a new modular website application.
Silver Top has just launched it's Phase 1 build of a new modular website application with both the customers and the drivers in mind. Customers are now greeted with a new UI, animations and new technology in the form of phone applications to book taxis. Phase 2 will be rolled out shortly after Phase 1 and will include many more dynamic online offerings for the customer so as they can manage their online content in more depth...

Drivers can also take advantage of the new site with a seprate section dedicated to informing new drivers of training, handling driver enquiries and shift information which is updated dynamically daily. Phase 2 will see new personal account options for drivers so as to keep everything private and away from consumers eyes.