All Equipment News articles – Page 48
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Barcodes prove suprise hit in car wash
PSD Codax says barcodes are the surprise hit this year with car wash customers. Managing director Graham Round said: “The technology may not be new, but just like self-checkout in supermarkets, carwash customers seem to love the idea of scanning barcodes – in this case to activate the wash programme ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: FAFNIR releases corporate video
FAFNIR, which provides equipment to petrol stations for level measurement, environmental sensor systems, tank filling safety devices, overfill prevention devices and limit signalling controls, has released a corporate video which is now available to view via the FAFNIR website, the FAFNIR YouTube channel and via its partners. The video is ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Amscreen extends Welcome Break partnership
Amscreen Digital Solutions has extended its partnership with motorway services operator Welcome Break. As well as a five-year renewal of the existing network of screens in forecourts and WH Smith retailers at Welcome Break locations, the deal will also see screens installed in break areas and team rooms to enable ...
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NewsEQUIPMENT NEWS: Tesco reveals new video ’tweet’ wall
Harrogate-based digital display specialist I-Led Media has completed its first major project for supermarket giant, Tesco. The company which specialises in digital kiosks and high bright digital displays has installed a 3.7m wide by 2.3m high external video ’tweet’ wall – featuring high bright screens - outside the entrance to ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: New manager for OPW’s retail fueling business unit
Global fluid-handling solutions specialist OPW, has promoted Josh Vander Hey to Western regional sales manager for its Retail Fueling business unit. Prior to this appointment, Vander Hey was the commercial district manager for OPW Retail Fueling, an OPW business unit and the leading manufacturer of fueling components such as nozzles, ...
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Samsung introduces security system designed for retail use
Samsung Techwin has introduced a new compact and easy to install security solution for retailers.It comprises a compact vandal-resistant dome camera and a small footprint network video recorder (NVR).The SNV-6013 dome camera has a diameter of less than 113mm and a height of just 64mm, meaning the vandal-resistant dome is ...
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Exhibitors put on big displays at UNITI expo
Forecourt equipment exhibitors were out in force at UNITI expo 14, the new European trade fair for the international petrol retail, fuel handling and car wash market, which took place for the first time in Stuttgart, Germany last month, attracting more than 11,000 visitors. Located in the modern Congress Center ...
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Spar adopts brighter energy-efficient lighting
Two hundred and 50 Spar stores across the UK have now converted their old fluorescent lighting to Nualight’s Blaze LED solution.The conversions are the first phase of a roll-out across Spar in the UK by Cross Group (specialists in refrigeration, air conditioning and energy- efficient technologies) and Nualight (specialists in ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Government urges take-up of solar power
The Government wants a massive boost in the amount of solar power generated on the roof tops of commercial properties, and a leading installer says petrol filling stations could be ideally placed to cash in. In a speech to the British Photo Voltaic Association, Gregory Barker, a minister at the ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: OPW unveils new CNG fuelling system
OPW has launched its its new CNG Type 2 Fueling System, which incorporates OPW’s Type 2 Nozzle with a three-Way valve for time-fill or fast-fill service in commercial and industrial CNG fueling applications. OPW says the CNG Type 2 Fueling System represents the latest innovation in industrial and commercial fueling ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: WashTec MD stands down after seven years
Michael Harris, managing director of WashTec UK, has announced that he will be leaving the business at the end of July after seven years in charge. He said he had decided that the time was right to move on and confirmed that Michael Fleetham, who has occupied the role of ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Linpac adds to food-to-go pack range
Linpac Packaging is set to expand its LeanBake bakery packaging range later this year with new portion packs for the sweet confectionery food to go market such as individual cake slices and muffins. The packs have been designed for the on the go consumption market and will sit alongside the ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Verco introduces low energy chillers
Verco – the supplier of refrigerated open-chill and glass-door cabinets for the UK convenience store sector – is introducing Energy Plus a low-energy, high-performance option for its Kingston and Verwood chillers. It says it has made the move to help customers who are striving to reduce energy consumption and are ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Spar upgrades lighting
Two hundred and fifty Spar stores across the UK have converted their old fluorescent lighting to Nualight’s Blaze LED solution. These 250 conversions are the first phase of a roll-out across Spar in the UK by Cross Group (specialists in refrigeration, air-conditioning and energy efficient technologies) and Nualight (specialists in ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Retailers warned during Food Safety Week
Milk left out for just one hour could cause food poisoning, according to dairy solutions provider Pritchetts, at the start of Food Safety Week (16 – 22 June 2014). The company says that operators who leave open jugs of fresh milk at breakfast bars and self-service stations could be putting ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Samsung Techwin offers compact security solution
Samsung Techwin has introduced a new compact and easy to install security solution for retailers. It comprises a compact vandal-resistant dome camera and a small footprint network video recorder (NVR). The SNV-6013 dome camera has a diameter of less than 113mm and a height of just 64mm, meaning the vandal-resistant ...
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New owner for Wayne
GE, the parent company of the fuel dispenser and forecourt technology company Wayne, has announced that private equity investor Riverstone Holdings LLC has signed an agreement to acquire the Wayne business. In a statement Wayne said the transaction would enable it to continue to provide world-class service and support to ...
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Innovative sump range
OPW has launched what it claims is the industry’s first Fibrelite GRP above-ground fill sump range. The new range is the result of collaboration with a global oil company and has been specifically designed to replace existing concrete sumps and connect to existing underground piping for easy installation. Featuring Fibrelite’s ...
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Euro Garages opts for Micros EPOS kit
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages is upgrading its estate to the Micros Iridium 2 Prism 2 EPOS system supplied by Micros Systems. Micros will also be the sole supplier to any new Euro Garages forecourt sites, including the 48 Esso sites which it took over earlier this year. Colin Reeve, ...
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Enhancing the shine
Wilcomatic is launching Protect Shine Xpress from the Christ Car Care range, for use with rollover car washes, to give an enhanced shine to cleaned vehicles. As vehicle finishes wear, they lose their original shine through becoming roughed up from normal dust and grit from the road. This means light ...