All Equipment News articles – Page 40
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Jet’s new LED outdoor lights save retailer money
A Jet dealer has reduced energy consumption on his forecourt by 60% after replacing all the conventional outdoor lighting with low-energy LED bulbs. Subi Vadher has run Mayfield Service in Goodmayes, Essex, for over 27 years and joined the Jet network around 22 years ago.Mayfield was the first Jet site ...
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New Glasgow depot
Oil and environmental services provider Adler and Allan has opened a new Glasgow depot. Located in Uddingston and serving the North, the new premises will offer the company’s full range of services, including flood mitigation, fuel and tank services, waste removal and clean-up, spill and disaster response, plus general asset ...
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New dealer manager
Global-MSI has appointed Andy Kennedy as key account manager for its UK forecourt structures business, based in Doncaster.Kennedy joins Global-MSI with over 30 years’ experience in the petroleum forecourt industry.In his new position, he will be focusing particularly on the independent/dealer sector. Kennedy commented: "I have always been impressed with ...
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Soft ice cream serves up massive profits
Sales of self-serve soft ice cream machines have taken off in the forecourt sector, according to Malibu Corporation. It reports that its sales in the sector have doubled this year and that it has struggled to maintain stock levels due to such high demand.Malibu Corporation’s marketing manager, Kate Keating, says ...
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Eurotank restructure includes appointment of Ian Jacques
Eurotank has moved to a new group structure in response to changes in the fuel retailing industry and sustained growth outside of the company’s core business in tank maintenance.From this month, Eurotank Service Group will be the umbrella company for Eurotank Environmental, Eurotank Systems, Eurotank Construction and Eurotank Ireland.Eurotank Environmental ...
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Profit pod provides fast food in a small amount of space
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail has installed a hot foodservice "profit pod" at its BP filling station in Leicester. The installation, supplied by a joint venture of Adande and Gamble Retail Solutions, is part of HKS’s new concept aimed at delivering fast service for hot food to go, including freshly ...
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Euro Garages extends deal with Fairbanks
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has extended its relationship with Fairbanks, the fuel management specialist, by signing a five-year contract for the real-time monitoring of its forecourt network. The service that Fairbanks provides includes the transfer of ‘business critical’ data to third party service providers to assist Euro Garages in ...
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Jet dealer rolls out LEDs across estate
A Jet dealer has made savings in energy costs and maintenance after installing LED lighting at one of his sites and is rolling it out to his other forecourts. Nick Baker owns four sites: Abbeyside Service Station at Selby, North Yorkshire; Newton Park Service Station in Darlington; Balby Service Station ...
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Eurotank restructures to handle growth
Eurotank has moved to a new group structure in response to changes in the fuel retailing industry and sustained growth outside of the company’s core business in tank maintenance. From August 1 Eurotank Service Group will be the umbrella company for Eurotank Environmental, Eurotank Systems, Eurotank Construction and Eurotank Ireland. ...
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OPW unveils online configurator
OPW, a Dover company and leader in fluid-handling solutions, has launched a digital configurator for its Avance nozzles. The Avance Configurator, which enables users to virtually build any Avance nozzle and all available accessories via the internet in an easy step-by-step process, is available in a mobile- and desktop-friendly version. ...
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MFG signs with Fairbanks for three more years
Motor Fuels Group (MFG), the second-placed company in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has committed to Fairbanks fuel management service for another three years. MFG, which operates 373 company sites, has opted for the premium service level which includes: Full data analysis by the Fairbanks team; Night-time loss alerts; Remote ...
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FuelsPricing.com in collaboration with GMAP
FuelsPricing.com has entered into a partnership with GMAP, a global provider of retail network planning services. The collaboration is intended to deepen integration between the respective software packages, leverage their collective experience of delivering solutions to a changing fuels marketplace, and provide customer value.Mark Scanlon, managing director of IIS (owner ...
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Coin-operated launderette proves popular on Jet site
A launderette introduced at a Jet site at Rochford, Essex, has proved popular with existing customers and is attracting new ones, according to the owner of the site, Kumarsamy Sivabalan (known as Siva).Starthill Service Station is located on Ashingdon Road at the heart of residential Rochford and, following a refit, ...
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Christ’s direct drive makes car washes more efficient
Car wash specialist Wilcomatic is rolling out the new Christ direct-drive system, which is available on its Varius, Genius and Primus models.By removing gearboxes entirely, the equipment is more reliable, efficient and easier to service and, depending on the brush material, power consumption is 30% lower.The direct drive can alter ...
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Nescafé & Go relaunch
Nestlé Professional has relaunched its Nescafé & Go coffee solution. The improved machine is designed to enable higher throughput sites such as convenience stores, newsagents, bakeries and petrol forecourts, to quickly and cost effectively capture the increasing revenues available in the hot drinks market.Nescafé & Go offers consumers the choice ...
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LED lighting brings savings and brightens site
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is considering introducing LED lighting at more of its sites after a successful pilot at its Belgrave service station at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Development director Tony Head said the company began investigating new lighting options because it was not satisfied with existing equipment. ...
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HKS introduces "profit pods"
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail has installed a hot foodservice “profit pod” at a forecourt store at a BP filling station in Leicester. The installation, supplied by a joint venture of Adande and Gamble Retail Solutions, is part of the HKS’s new concept aimed at delivering fast service for hot ...
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Ice cream machines are hot
Sales of self serve soft ice cream machines have taken off in the forecourt sector, according to Malibu Corporation. It reports that its sales in the forecourt sector have doubled this year and that it has struggled to maintain stock levels due to such high demand. With retailers looking to ...
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Thieves foiled by Fairbanks system
Fuel thieves who attempted to steal diesel from an MRH site in Essex have been foiled after their activities were detected by Fairbanks’ remote fuel tank monitoring service. In the early hours of May 27th thieves targeted the forecourt intent on breaking into the tank farm and pumping out as ...
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Jet dealer cuts energy use by 60%
A Jet dealer has reduced energy consumption on his forecourt by 60% after replacing all the conventional outdoor lighting with low-energy LED bulbs. Subi Vadher has run Mayfield Service in Goodmayes, Essex, for over 27 years and joined the Jet network around 22 years ago. The site is open 24 ...