All Equipment News articles – Page 54
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Amscreen installed at UK’s biggest forecourt
Digital out-of-home media company Amscreen has installed media screens in Britain’s biggest petrol station. The Shell site in Cobham, Surrey features 36 pumps, 141 nozzles and the capacity to serve 3,400 motorists a day. Located on the M25, the forecourt has screens featuring real-time messaging including customer information, live traffic ...
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No smoking sign laws have been relaxed
Retailers are being reminded about the new relaxed requirements for ’No Smoking’ signs in England. Robert Botkai, partner at Winckworth Sherwood, said: "The Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 have been revoked and replaced with the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2012." Before October 1, 2012, the 2007 Regulations required that signs displayed on ...
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A Capital contract
Murco Petroleum has recently awarded a two-year nationwide contract to Capital Cooling to provide preventative maintenance, servicing and repairs for refrigeration and air conditioning on all of its 230 company-owned stations.Established in 1996 and employing 150-plus people across five UK sites, Broxburn-based Capital Cooling offers national coverage. Its service division ...
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Petroman clarification
Petroman would like to clarify that the recent agreement with OPW Fuelling Components EMEA to market Petroman’s Total Vapour Solution (TVS) system comprising the Accumulus, Softfill and Vapour Management Panel does not cover The UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada or the US, where Petroman retains all its marketing ...
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Fuel on a pedestal
OPW Fuel Management Systems has launched Petro Vend 100, a standalone, pedestal-mounted fuel-control system which is said to be ideal for small- or mid-sized fleet operators who require one- or two-hose control at their unattended fuelling sites.The PV100 is a turnkey system in which the unit is shipped ready-to-use with ...
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Peter Harding
Digital signage takes many forms and you only have to look down the high street to see what is happening. The quality of displays is terrific. The frontage of a new store in my local shopping mall is one massive display screen. Now while they are only promoting the store ...
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MRH upgrades wash
Following a recent trial, number-one indie MRH Retail has ordered 29 N’joywash machines from Istobal. During the 12-week trial, the N’joywash jet wash was measured against other manufacturers, assessing customer satisfaction, ease of use, reliability, looks and design, revenue generation, service back-up, and price. Andrew Jackson, general manager from MRH, ...
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WashTec winners
To celebrate winning the prestigious RoSPA President’s Award, WashTec organised a company-wide internal health and safety competition, where the winners were invited to visit the Automechanika trade fair in Frankfurt followed by a trip to WashTec’s world headquarters and manufacturing facility in Augsburg.The RoSPA President’s Award is given to companies ...
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Istobal adds M’Start
Istobal has launched an entry-level rollover car wash called M’Start, designed for wash facilities with a capacity of 800 to 1,200 vehicles a month.The machine features a horizontal dryer nozzle plus vehicle scanning and optional diffuser to achieve a better dry on the rear of the vehicle. An alternative is ...
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WashTec combines brush and touchless washing
WashTec’s Softcare2 Pro Touchless car wash is being made available as a pure high-pressure system or a combined system with the gentle SofTecs washing material, giving car wash customers the choice between touching, touchless or a combination of the two options.The touchless system, which was launched at David Charman’s Parkfoot ...
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Cash is king for S&B
Scheidt & Bachmann has added the option of an integrated bank note accepter to its Clou multi-media pay-at-pump dispenser.The bank note accepter is the first of its kind to be approved in Europe and the first machines were installed at an unmanned site run by the LCC Group in Belfast ...
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Faster speeds with Christ
Christ Wash Systems is using new technology to make car wash speeds quicker and reduce the energy consumption of its machines.The Sirius entry-level car wash, which starts at around £30,000 and is ideal for sites selling 300 to 1,200 washes a month, has been upgraded with a special drying concept ...
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Equipment column: Kevin Eastwood
More than 1,100 retailers have joined the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme, and thanks to joint working between retailers, BOSS, our police partners and the Crown Prosecution Service, significant numbers of criminals are now facing justice. So far this year BOSS has successfully identified 175 individuals who are ...
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Entry-level dispenser
Tokheim has launched the Quantium 510E entry-level multi-product dispenser into the UK market. The pump is said to provide an effortless fuelling experience for motorists, and has a hose retraction solution with up to 3.2m hose reach for quick and convenient filling.Optional features include pay at pump and automatic temperature ...
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Wheel rim wash and five-brush rollover
Karcher has launched a number of innovations including a five-brush rollover car wash and an alkaline wheel rim cleaner.The CB Flex/5 rollover car wash with five brushes cuts the time taken to complete a high-pressure pre-wash, main wash and dry by up to 50% compared with a three-brush gantry car ...
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Media on Horizon
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has integrated its Applause Europe multi-media onto the Horizon H-frame dispenser, making the screens available on all multi-product dispensers.Applause Europe enables an enhanced customer experience through the rich content on the dispenser with upload via network or USB connectivity. The technology can be factory fitted or quickly retro-fitted ...
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Shell’s big ATM deal
As part of a long-term ATM services’ relationship formed earlier this year, Bank Machine will install, own and operate more than 600 free-to-use ATMs at Shell UK company-owned sites by the end of the year.All Shell UK company-owned sites supported by Bank Machine will receive ATMs in Shell colours.Ron Delnevo, ...
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Equipment column: David Charman
What an interesting year it is turning out to be for car washing. Firstly, we had severe drought conditions, then a deluge of rain. Next the heatwave gave way to a short shower, sprinkling tons of Saharan sand all over our customers’ cars. What next locusts or frogs? Not sure ...
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New contract for Fairbanks
Fairbanks, in partnership with Tokheim, has a new three-year contract to deliver wet-stock management services to more than 3,000 Shell sites worldwide.A combination of hardware and software applications will provide automatic, real-time data to a team of Fairbanks analysts, which will provide detailed statistical inventory reconciliation (SIR) analysis of wet-stock ...
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WashTech goes Dutch
WashTec UK has teamed up with Dutch forecourt security specialist, BigBrother, to offer state-of-the-art video monitoring capabilities tailored to the needs of UK forecourts.BigBrother’s PumpWatch system, which is widely used in Europe, records forecourt activities and attaches links to transactions such as fuel authorisations, shop sales and car wash purchases.Commenting ...