All Equipment News articles – Page 50
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Codax extends inside
PSD Codax, the developer of token-free control systems for car care equipment, has developed a vending solution for inside the forecourt shop. Retail staff use the Codax terminal at the sales desk to select the required product and print a unique access code. The customer enters the secure six-digit code ...
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Fresh company takes over from Petroman
A new company has been set up to honour all contracts and maintenance agreements with Petroman Environmental Ltd and Petroman Ltd, which have been placed into liquidation due to shareholder differences. The new company, Vapour Control Systems Ltd, trading as Petroman, has been set up by Petroman founder Rodney Carter, ...
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Tokheim launches a system to identify drive-off criminals
Tokheim has unveiled an integrated solution designed to tackle forecourt drive-offs. The Tokheim Eye Drive-Off Detection system allows operators to detect, manage and deter incidents, and provides an ’end-to-end’ audit trail that will enable police prosecutions and/or civil recovery. The system makes use of surveillance cameras linked to ANPR (automatic ...
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Avance hoses added
OPW has announced that its Avance dispenser nozzles can now be ordered with Avance dispenser hoses. Avance hoses are available as vapour recovery stage II hose assemblies, as well as conventional, non-vapour recovery hoses in different sizes. All Avance hoses meet the requirements of the EN 13483 and EN 1360 ...
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New hot dog concept
Country Choice has introduced Hudson’s, which allows retailers to offer an all-day hot dog concept. Hudson’s comes in two formats, a 360mm x 380mm display unit designed for retailers with restricted countertop space who want to provide food to go or are seeking to expand their existing offer, and for ...
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Topaz Energy uses the latest Wayne technology at flagship
Fuel dispenser specialist Wayne has provided Topaz Energy’s flagship forecourt at Dublin Airport with Helix 4000 pumps. The Wayne equipment provides the latest fuel-metering technology, outdoor payment, and multimedia displays, as well as a Helix 2000 high-speed fuel dispenser to serve commercial traffic. "The Topaz service station at Dublin Airport ...
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MRH (GB) selects a new fuel pricing solution
MRH (GB) has implemented Inform Information Systems’ (IIS’) fuel-pricing system, FuelsPricing.com, across its network of over 380 petrol filling stations, some of which feature Hursts stores. MRH, which is number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies listing, opted for the IIS system after carrying out an extensive evaluation over ...
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Pumps used to refill ground level tanks
Berrys Technologies has teamed up with AxFlow for unloading fuel from road tankers at a number of supermarket sites around the UK. With a growing number of fuel storage tanks being positioned at ground level rather than buried, AxFlow has been supplying its Blackmer sliding vane pumps to Berrys Technologies ...
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Trio set up partnership
Fairbanks, the provider of wet-stock management solutions, and Tokheim, the supplier of fuel dispensing and automation equipment, have entered into a new partnership with fuels pricing software specialists, Inform Information Systems (IIS). The partners say the collaboration is intended to deepen integration between the respective software packages, leverage the collective ...
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New canopies generate electricity for forecourt
New canopies for two Sainsbury’s forecourts are claimed to be a world first in that the forecourt roof not only contains photovoltaic (PV) glass to generate electricity but is also transparent. The canopies are at the new Sainsbury’s stores at Leicester and Weymouth, which have been unveiled as the flagship ...
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Recycling solves drainage problem for Northern car wash
The owner of Saints of Tarporley has installed what she believes is the first hand car wash in the North West that fully recycles the water it uses. Kamal Parmar, who owns the Murco service station in Cheshire, has invested a total of £60,000 in the facility including the canopy. ...
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Piccolo drives increase in coffee sales
A petrol forecourt in Cheshire is starting to see an increase in profits from its coffee offering following the installation of a Piccolo coffee system the compact all-in-one beverage solution from Tchibo. Retailer Usman Patel, who runs the convenience store attached to the Lancashire Hill Service Station in Stockport, had ...
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Fairtrade drinks option
Aimia Foods has launched the Pour Moi Café Express vending concept which provides fresh bean-to-cup Fairtrade coffee, hot chocolate and tea in a contemporary station format, served in fluted 12oz cups with lids. The full suite of beverages on offer on the station’s chalkboard drinks menu includes cappuccino, latte, mocha ...
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Labelling made easier
A Londis at Etwell in Derbyshire has become one of the first convenience stores in the country to install electronic shelf edge labels (ESELs). After working in partnership with the distributor of the labels, Herberts, and Micros who provide his Prism back office system, Dee Sedani is now able to ...
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Tokheim keeps its eye on HGV opportunities
Tokheim has developed an ’intelligent parking’ module for its Tokheim Eye forecourt monitoring/control system to give forecourt operators a means of controlling, securing and raising revenue when HGVs and other commercial vehicles use their facilities for overnight and other long-term stops. The system is linked to Tokheim Eye’s site surveillance ...
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Shell rolls out screens
Amscreen Digital Solutions is deploying a network of digital menu boards across 250 Shell forecourts throughout the UK. It says it is using its 40-inch digital screens to bring a new dimension to deli menus and product promotion. The menu boards are being connected in a horizontal format to create ...
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LCM prepares for E5
LCM Environmental has carried out E5 preparations for two forecourts in Lincolnshire, ensuring that their tanks were in prime condition prior to the introduction of E5 Super Unleaded. The work was carried out by LCM’s Ipswich-based teams over a weekend and the tanks were ready for delivery of the new ...
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Sewell improves margins with EPoS system supplied by CBE
Top 50 Indie Sewell Retail has installed a CBE EPoS system to cover its 12 fuel sites and provide a head office software package to allow for greater control of all store operations. The system chosen by Sewell Retail includes CBE touch screen units with customer-facing advertising screens, a CBE ...
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Certification upgraded
Wet-stock management specialist Fairbanks has extended its ISO & BS registration to include certification to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001, following the development and implementation of an occupational health, safety and environmental management system. Fairbanks HSQE manager Ian Burns commented: "The company has been certified ISO 9001 for quite a ...
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Tesco secures partner for screen debut
Tesco has signed a deal that will provide digital advertising and customer messaging across its entire estate of 450 petrol stations in the UK. Tesco, and its customer research specialists Dunnhumby, have signed a partnership deal with digital media network owner Amscreen, which claims the new network will deliver content ...