All Equipment News articles – Page 59
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Dresser Wayne to offer deal for RMI members
Fuel dispenser and technology provider Dresser Wayne has formed a partnership with the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).The company will be RMI’s exclusive partner for forecourt equipment and maintenance, offering its services and equipment to the 5,000 independent fuel retailers represented by RMI.Dresser Wayne sales manager Soren Powell-Holse said: "Our ...
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Express coffee offer
Coffee-to-go supplier Coffee Nation has further developed its range of coffee systems with a pay-at-the-machine solution in partnership with KMF (Precision Sheet Metal).With a goal to create a card payment system that took advantage of Chip & PIN technology, KMF and Coffee Nation embarked on an 18 month project to ...
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Safer signage day
Sign installer Xmo Strata unveiled the second in its ’forecourt safety’ video series at the company’s sixth annual safety day.The15-minute film covers the replacement of a MID sign, including several innovative ideas. The professionally-made films are publicly available and can be viewed by anyone and used in the context of ...
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Husky squeezes costs
Refrigeration specialist Husky has developed a three-pronged strategy aimed at driving home the group’s environmental aims while cutting costs for customers.The Leaner, Meaner, Greener approach has been spelled out by chief executive Geoff Thomasson, who believes that costs can be squeezed out by streamlining operations."We are doing our utmost to ...
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Electric charge
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has launched its "safe and efficient" electric vehicle charging systems in the UK.With the UK’s spend on electric vehicles set for £7bn by 2014, according to research by GFK Automatic, the charging infrastructure will play a pivotal role in the future success of electric vehicles ...
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Car wash sales soar
Independent retailer Kumar Sharma has increased turnover of his car wash by 290% in seven years at his BP site in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.Cleaning algae and ensuring the right chemicals were used increased turnover by 60%; installation of Wilcomatic’s Christ 115 five years ago added a further 27%; and the ...
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Wilcomatic branches out with facilities service
Car wash supplier Wilcomatic has launched a specialist facilities management arm based on the variety of skills possessed by its 70-strong nationwide network of engineers.The new Wilcomatic Facilities Management company will maintain and repair a range of facilities, including electrical installations, traffic barriers, air lift doors, security doors, fire alarms, ...
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Total media solution
Tokheim will introduce a complete media solution at this year’s IFFE, held from February 27 to March 1 at the NEC, Birmingham.The TQC-VGA system will combine a large integrated display screen with Tokheim’s new easy-to-use media software platform, and allow retailers to add content from anywhere in the world. With ...
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Touchless installation
The first Laserwash Smart 360 car wash in the UK has been installed at First Motorway Services in Magor, Monmouthshire. The state-of-the-art and highly-computerised touchless car wash recycles more than 90% of the water it uses.Vehicles are washed using high-pressure water, bug pre-solution, two types of soap, three-coloured foaming polish, ...
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Gem of a loyalty system
HTEC has launched a loyalty system for smaller retailers. GemPoints is described as a simple-to-operate, low-cost loyalty solution with secure smartcard technology, allowing retailers to operate a comprehensive loyalty scheme.Retailers can issue and redeem points, run promotions or special offers and collaborate with other retailers to maintain longer-term customer loyalty. ...
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Wincor Nixdorf drives eco efforts with green IT
Retail and bank technology provider Wincor Nixdorf has unveiled a range of ’green’ IT solutions to help forecourt retailers become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.At the annual Wincor World show in Paderborn, Germany last month the company introduced developments in state-of-the-art green hardware components, software for energy consumption control ...
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OPW on YouTube
OPW Fuelling Components has launched its new YouTube channel, which can be found at www.youtube.com/opwglobal.The new OPW channel has been designed to be a reference point for distributors and customers on OPW and its products.The YouTube channel already features a number of videos such as the OPW corporate video and ...
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New Sentinel size
Signwaves has added a new A0 size Sentinel poster unit to fill the size gap between its existing 30" x 40" and 40" x 60" Sentinels. The company says some of the biggest names in retail use Sentinel to be their ’silent salesman’. Product design manager at Signwaves, Simon Harvey, ...
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POS that caters for all
Gardiff has launched the Fedelta foodservice pos system in the UK. Fedelta POS can cater for a wide range of catering establishments from quick service to fine dining. Table & Tab management and Pick-up & Delivery are just two of the modes available. Support is provided for the ordering of ...
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Tchibo win for Aleef
Tchibo recently won a three-year contract with Aleef forecourts nationwide which means that now all 23 Aleef forecourts have Tchibo bean-to-cup coffee machines either the Coffea Gourmet or Coffea Choc.The Coffea Gourmet fresh milk bean-to-cup machine offers premium speciality coffee options ranging from latte macchiato to ristretto and creamy ...
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New K9000 offers dogs a more comfortable wash
The K9000 Dog Wash, which was launched at Automechanika in Germany last autumn, is now available in the UK from Dognostic Ltd. It will be on show at IFFE in Birmingham next month.Dognostic reckons this is the first self-service coin-operated dog wash system in the UK. More than 400 have ...
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InfoCash expands
Independent ATM supplier InfoCash has acquired the business and assets of competitor Cashbox plc.The acquisition is in line with InfoCash’s strategic plans to significantly grow its network of ATM machines across the UK.The addition of the Cashbox network will see its total portfolio more than double to approaching 5,000 ATMs.Tim ...
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DVDs take star turn
Independent forecourt Peterhead Motors has seen footfall grow and store sales rise since installing a state-of-the-art DVD rental machine.Store manager Garry Haigh installed the touch-screen Rent it Here pod in a bid to attract new customers to the store. "We couldn’t be happier the pod hardly takes up any ...
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Spar signs shelf deal
Spar UK has joined forces with shelving unit supplier CAEM in a bid to bring bottom-line savings in shelf-fitting costs to Spar retailers nationwide.The partnership forms part of Spar’s Smart Savings scheme, which delivers centralised buying of products and services, so that a better deal can be provided to Spar ...
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Clutter-free, versatile jet wash wows the Popats
European Wash Systems has installed an innovative rack-mounted jet wash for independent retailers Ken and Rekha Popat at Barking Service Station in Essex.The rack-mounted unit houses pumps, dosing equipment, water heater, programming units and water header tank all within the plant room, keeping the wash bay simple with just a ...