All Equipment News articles – Page 54
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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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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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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 Robert Botkai, partner at Winckworth Sherwood, said: "The Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 have been revoked and replaced with the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2012."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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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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Valid ID system helps with age-related purchases
Auto Time Solutions is launching Valid ID, a Windows-based application system that assists retailers in the transaction of age-related sales of cigarettes and alcohol.The launch follows Auto Time’s acquisition of Valid ID’s leading distributor, Time2 Biometric Clocking Systems, earlier this year.Valid ID software allows forecourt retailers to record the working ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Speedy solution
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is set to launch PayPoint’s latest epos integration tool, PPoS, across its store network following a successful trial. PPoS has been fully integrated into the company’s bespoke CPoS system and removes the need for a separate terminal for PayPoint transactions. All payments and top-ups are carried out ...
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Torex’s one-stop shop
Torex has announced the launch of Torex Consumables, a new one-stop shop for business supplies provided in partnership with Premier Vanguard. From till rolls and shelf-edge labels to stationery, ink and furniture, Torex customers can now get their consumables from one source.Torex Consumables offers a catalogue of more than 24,000 ...
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MRH saves with NPower
Number-one Indie MRH looks set to reduce energy costs on lighting and electrical maintenance by almost 90% saving the company some £260,000 each year following a project with energy company Npower.MRH approached Npower to identify where savings could be made across its 350 petrol stations. Npower recommended replacing ...
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Maximising margins
Fuel retailers need to maximise the trade and margin from their non-fuel sales using the footfall that the forecourt creates, according to John Lewis, the new convenience and fuel manager for retail software provider PCMS.Lewis, who has worked in the forecourt and convenience market for more than 25 years, said ...
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The lighter option
Tensile fabric technology has been used to create a light forecourt canopy for a petrol station in Ireland. The ’Gullwing’ canopy at a forecourt in Clonakilty in County Cork is made from heavy-duty PVC-coated polyester fabric elements that allow up to 16% light transference while cutting 100% of dangerous UV ...
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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 ...
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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 ...