All Equipment News articles – Page 59
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Lighting saves money
Roadchef has saved 70% on lighting costs at its Strensham motorway service area with MHA Lighting’s patented LED technology.During a reburbishment, which saw Strensham rebrand as Texaco, MHA installed energy-efficient canopy lighting, replacing 250 watt Halides with 82 watt LED fittings to reduce CO2 emissions by 585 tonnes over the ...
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Sign of the times
Signwaves has launched a range of retail signage products including snap frames, chalk boards and menu stands.Standard snap frames are available in black, gold, wood, chrome and stainless steel standard finishes, while Counterstand free-standing snap frames come in silver, black and wood.GripChalkers is a range of table-top chalk boards with ...
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Tokheim’s new deal
Tokheim has been selected as a global supplier of fuel dispensers to Shell. The implementation of the agreement, which will run until 2016, has already started in Benelux, Germany, Italy and the UK. Tokheim also recently entered into an agreement with Shell as one of its global suppliers in retail ...
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Slim helps drive sales
The ISA Slim is a new compact multi-deck chilled cabinet from ISA (UK). It has been designed to drive sales by ensuring that products can be seen clearly. The side panels are see-through but mirrored versions are also available. There is an illuminated, front display panel at the top of ...
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Wireless has vital role to play in forecourts’ future
Wireless technology will have to play a more important role in future forecourt retail technologies, according to Peter Harding, a former independent forecourt retailer who has returned to his roots as a technology consultant.Harding, who was one of the co-founders of technology provider Arciris, which was subsequently acquired by Torex ...
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New software system
OPW Fuel Management Systems has introduced Phoenix SQL fuel management software a programme that operates over a server with content delivered to the user’s browser.OPW says it provides all the features that exist for Windows. Featuring an intuitive interface that allows users to easily navigate between account, card and ...
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Protection from spills
Frankling Fueling Systems (FFS) has launched the Omni Series Break Away Valves and Sight Glasses. Available in standard flow, vapour recovery and high-flow models, they have been designed to ensure protection from hazardous fuel spills and the costly damage caused when vehicles drive away with the nozzle still in the ...
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24-hour outdoor shop
The first armoured, automatic 24-hour shop has arrived in the UK from Italian manufacturer Magex.There are 500 of the vending machines in operation on petrol stations in Italy but the units are now being distributed in the UK by St Helens-based Eshop.Maurizio Costantini, managing director of Eshop, said: "We believe ...
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MRH appointment
Number-one Indie MRH Retail has awarded waste management specialist, Cleansing Service Group (CSG), a contract to carry out environmental services and maintenance programmes at all of its sites nationwide.The three-year contract will provide the MRH network with a ’one stop shop’ portfolio of drainage maintenance services. These include interceptor emptying ...
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Spar site trials new eco remediation method
Geo2 has completed a forecourt remediation project using a groundbreaking new sustainable method for treating groundwater without added chemicals or solid waste for disposal.The project, managed by Spar distributor James Hall & Co, involved treating groundwater contaminated with hydrocarbons at Strand petrol filling station in Barnoldswick in Lancashire, and trialled ...
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Tokheim wins EMV
Tokheim has won EMV certification in the UK and Spain for its indoor solutions Crypto IPT and FuelPOS, and outdoor payment system Crypto VGA.In the UK, Tokheim has also acquired an additional American Express EMV certificate for both its indoor and outdoor Chip & PIN solution.Previously Tokheim has achieved APACS ...
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Handheld pump test
Fuel dispenser test equipment provider, Pumpwatch, has launched a lightweight measure unit so retailers can check the accuracy of their pumps between scheduled maintenance visits.The new PW Lite 10L test measure, weighing just 2kg when empty, will enable retailers to carry out a quick and simple test safely.Siobhan Keogh, operations ...
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Big energy savings come from low-energy lighting
Low Energy Designs is helping retailers save up to 75% on energy costs with the installation of its LED canopy lighting. Avril Reid has replaced 12 x 250w discharge lamps with eight LED fittings at her forecourt in Ballygowan, County Down, saving a third of the original running costs and ...
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Wilcomatic gets heavy
Car wash supplier Wilcomatic has completed the integration of the recently-purchased Wickham Gensol into the company and is relaunching the brand with the added strength of the nationwide Wilcomatic sales and support network.Wickham Gensol is a manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty vehicle washing systems for waste sites, local authorities, civil ...
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P&H’s new indie offer
Palmer & Harvey has introduced a new hot and cold food-to-go and drinks offer exclusively for its independent retailers.The wholesaler has piloted the Fresh Express scheme in a Mace store in Durham, delivering a 35% increase in food-to-go sales. The range, which has been created in partnership with food specialist ...
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Jet wash monitoring
New technology developed by PSD Codax to monitor the operation of jet wash equipment is being launched at Asda sites nationwide following a deal with Kärcher Vehicle Wash.The Codax Forecourt Monitor alerts Kärcher maintenance staff instantly if there are problems with car wash equipment or unusual periods of inactivity ...
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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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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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Tobacco dispenser
Tobacco vending machine supplier Jofemar UK has launched an automatic cigarette dispenser system for retail outlets.Responding to government legislation that will ban the display of tobacco in small stores from April 2015, the new retail sales unit keeps tobacco products out of sight and dispenses them at the touch of ...
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Petrotec unveils IFSF
Forecourt technology provider Petrotec has launched the IFSF (International Forecourt Standards Forum) Plug-in, a software tool that is able to transform any POS system into a fully fledged IFSF-certified system.The IFSF Plug-in uses state-of-the-art technology and delivers Windows and Linux compatibility.It is said to be the only IFSF certified CD ...