All Equipment News articles – Page 29
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Gilbarco partners Honda for in-car payment system
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has partnered Honda in development of an in-vehicle payment system which was previewed at the CES (Consumer Technology Association) show in Las Vegas last week. The demonstration, on Honda’s stand at the show was done with fuel pumps from Gilbarco Veeder-Root and smart parking meters from IPS Group. ...
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Miles at the pumps
BP is testing new pump technology in the US which includes a tablet that enables customers to interact with an artificial intelligence personality called ’Miles’. It is being trialled at several forecourts in Chicago and New York, initially for three months.BP says it has installed proprietary voice-activation technology in new ...
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Full waste package from Slicker Recycling
Auto industry waste specialist Slicker Recycling has added a full interceptor and car wash cleaning service through its purchase of the John Rome business from the Avanti Group.Slicker Recycling managing director, Mark Olpin, commented: "We can now offer forecourt operators a full environmental and waste package. We can provide specialist ...
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Extended partnership
Clear Channel UK has extended its media sales partnership with screen solutions provider Amscreen. The deal sees the company continuing to sell advertising opportunities on the national screen network for a further three years. It provides Clear Channel UK with exclusive rights to selling advertising opportunities across this 2,700-plus digital ...
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Kay Group opts for cloud-based staff roster system
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has installed a cloud-based workforce management system into all of its retail forecourts across the UK. The staff rostering programme, developed by Shopworks, is designed to give companies greater control over their staff management, and is expected to provide improved efficiencies in payroll.Kay Group ...
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Petrotec buys Wayne
Petrotec Group has been revealed as the buyer of Wayne Fueling Systems’ UK distribution business, a deal that was forced on the company by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Wayne UK acquisition will enlarge Petrotec’s presence in the UK by combining its activities with those already carried ...
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Forecourt Eye adds vital new info to police investigation
A crime report logged using the Forecourt Eye platform has added vital new information to the police investigation into the incident where a cashier was hit by a car during an alleged robbery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.The report details a second incident in the neighbouring county of West Yorkshire of ...
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NewsRingtons boosts forecourt’s hot beverage sales
A Northumberland service stations has seen hot beverage sales rise nearly 20% after the installation of a new Ringtons hot drinks tower in its forecourt shop. The owners of The Purdy Lodge in Belford invested in a bespoke coffee tower fitted with the latest La Cimbali bean-to-cup coffee machine. Specified ...
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Clear Channel extends media partnership with Amscreen
Clear Channel UK has extended its media sales partnership with screen solutions provider Amscreen. The deal sees the company continuing to sell advertising opportunities on the national screen network for a further three years. The deal provides Clear Channel UK with exclusive rights to selling advertising opportunities across this 2,700-plus ...
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Forecourt Eye helps investigation of Barnsley drive-off
A crime report logged using the Forecourt Eye platform has added vital new information to the investigation by police of the cashier hit by a car during an alleged robbery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The report details a second incident in the neighbouring county of West Yorkshire of a drive-off ...
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BP trials artificial intelligence on pumps in US
BP is testing new pump technology in the US which includes a tablet that enables customers to interact with an artificial intelligence personality called “Miles.” It is being trialled at several service stations in Chicago and New York, initially for three months. BP says it has installed proprietary voice-activation technology ...
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Slicker Recycling adds interceptor and car wash cleaning service
Auto industry waste specialist Slicker Recycling has added a full interceptor and car wash cleaning service through its purchase of the John Rome business from the Avanti Group. Slicker Recycling managing director Mark Olpin commented: “We can now offer forecourt operators a full environmental and waste package. We can provide ...
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Shopworks simplifies staff rostering
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has installed a cloud-based workforce management system into all of its retail forecourts across the UK. The staff rostering programme, developed by Shopworks, is designed to give companies greater control over their staff management, and is expected to provide improved efficiencies in payroll. Kay ...
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Waste management companies tackle refuse risk
Businesses from across the retail industry are being encouraged to sign up to a new joint initiative to tackle the potentially deadly issue of people using refuse containers for shelter, which was recently launched by the UK’s leading waste management companies. More than 10 people have died in this country ...
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Key service launched
Parcelly is launching a new Key Exchange service, using its nationwide network of click & collect locations.The dedicated Key Exchange service provides an additional layer of convenience for customers by allowing them to not only collect parcels at their preferred Parcelly location, but also to exchange keys with third parties, ...
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Certas invests in LED
Certas Energy has invested in a roll-out of Sloan LED under-canopy lighting across its Gulf-branded Scottish sites.Certas performed due diligence on all leading LED products, and chose Sloan LED from Midlands-based Central Maintenance Solutions (CMS).Ramsay McDonald, head of Certas Energy, said: "Certas Energy is always looking at ways to improve ...
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Clean hands system removes cause of cross contamination
A major UK forecourt food operator has just installed the Clean Hands system as part of a drive to focus on improved food handling procedures and as a cost-saving and environmental initiative.The system is an established brand standard for each of the 480 deli, food-to-go outlets providing servers with a ...
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New organisation seeks to make bins safer
Businesses from across the retail industry are being encouraged to sign up to a new joint initiative to tackle the potentially deadly issue of people using refuse containers for shelter.More than 10 people have died in this country during the past five years after containers in which they’d sought shelter ...
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Sage adds benefits
Sage, the integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems company, is partnering with Personal Group Holdings plc, a provider of employee services, benefits and employee-related insurance products, to launch a new employee-engagement product for the SME market.Sage Employee Benefits is described as a first-of-its-kind product to be integrated into Sage’s product ...
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Oracle service exceeds 1,000 users
LM Group Technology is celebrating after its Oracle support service exceeded more than 1,000 sites on support five months after launch.Over the past five years TLM Group Technology has grown from a small pump maintenance business into one of the leading technology companies in the convenience and fuel industry.The greatest ...