All Equipment News articles – Page 63

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    Husky goes green

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Husky says it has given its long-established bottle and snack cooler range a major eco upgrade.The higher-specification C range has been designed to save energy costs. According to the company, the range of four compact counter-top impulse coolers and three upright glass door bottle chillers now benefit from natural gases ...

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    Get the whole picture

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Software firm CV Retail is targeting UK forecourt operators with its online accountancy service CounterBooks. The company says it aims to give retailers an ’up-to-the-minute overview of the whole business’ by not just looking at the profit margins on sales but the overall profitability of the business.According to CV Retail ...

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    ISA keeps its cool

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Refrigeration company ISA (UK) is launching a chilled multi-deck cabinet range featuring new technology which it says offers big energy savings.According to the company, its In-Touch technology can offer 35-40% energy savings over existing designs.Its patent-pending ’In-Touch’ technology incorporates an automatic, transparent shutter system. As a customer approaches the cabinet, ...

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    New lottery bubbles

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Signwaves has introduced new wall and pavement signs for The National Lottery as part of Camelot’s £16.5m investment in refreshing its permanent point of sale. About 6,000 of the ’bubble’ pavement signs, 5,500 Ecoflex pavement signs and 15,000 wall signs are being distributed around the UK.Signwaves said its ideas appealed ...

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    Safety first for BP with security expert VSG

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    VSG has been working to improve a number of security issues at BP sites around the UK. According to the company, this includes introducing a ’profit protection’ scheme with manned guarding as well as the appointment of two regional and one national profit protection managers.The regional profit protection managers have ...

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    Hamster sweeps up

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Hako Machines has launched the compact Hako-Hamster 500E walk-behind sweeper, designed to provide powerful sweeping performance on hard floors and carpets.According to the company, developers used a robust one-piece chassis to produce the Hamster 500E, and the housing, chassis and dirt hopper are completely corrosion-resistant.It can be used on forecourt ...

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    Greener cleaner drier

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Savortex Limited has launched what it says is the world’s greenest hand drier. According to the company, founded by The Apprentice contestant Syed Ahmed, the Vortex hand drier uses patented spinning air technology that breaks up water droplets on the skin, accelerating drying times. As well as having a low ...

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    Play your cards right

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Payment processing company DataCash has added a new fuel cards service.The company says the service, which starts this month, will give retailers rapid on-line authorisation response times - between two to three seconds for all card types. It also offers greater control and management of the acceptance of fuel cards ...

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    Rolls Royce chooses Kärcher for car wash

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Rolls Royce Motor Cars has chosen Kärcher Vehicle Wash as its preferred supplier for its new water leak test and car wash facility at its UK headquarters in Chichester, West Sussex.According to Kärcher, its recently-installed CB2 roll-over car wash has been designed to perform ’normal’ washing as well as carrying ...

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    PayPoint’s SIM bonus

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    PayPoint has secured direct distribution agreements with Vodafone, Virgin, T-Mobile and Orange that will allow retailers to receive commission of up to £5 on each SIM card when sold with a top-up voucher.According to PayPoint, retailers can order SIM cards directly from their PayPoint terminal and benefit from free delivery ...

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    Two more from Tchibo

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Tchibo Coffee International is launching two new fully automated hot drink machines into the UK market. The company says the stylish machines are a continuation of the Coffea range which was launched in 2000. The new machines, Coffea Select and Coffea Gourmet, are exclusive to Tchibo and offer 20 hot ...

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    What a Lotto work

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Camelot is introducing new-look playstations, scratchcard dispenser fascias and external signage across its network of more than 27,500 National Lottery retail outlets. The operator said the £16.5m investment aims to refresh its permanent point-of-sale material and underlines its commitment to retailers. It forms a key part of the company delivering ...

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    Dresser Wayne at BP

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Dresser Wayne has signed a three year deal with BP to continue as its primary supplier for fuel dispensers at its forecourts in Europe and North America. Neil H Thomas, Dresser Wayne global president, said: "The new agreement builds on a long and successful relationship. BP is known for its ...

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    Euro Garages does coffee deal with JJ Beano’s

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    JJ Beano’s has negotiated a new contract to provide its gourmet coffee and convenience foods machines to Lancashire retailer Euro Garages - number four in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 indies listing - as well as to Roadchef and First Motorway Services. Managing director Jon Ison commented: "We are seeing ...

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    Xmo Strata bags prize

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Xmo Strata has won the Health, Work and Wellbeing Award for small business in the South of England, in the National Business Awards Regional Programme. The company’s managing director Steve Martin picked up the award at the event held at The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, from TV newsreader and ...

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    Time to wake up and smell the coffee

    2009-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Coffee Nation has launched the 2G Touch, its new ’intelligent’ coffee machine. According to the company, 90 of the machines will be introduced into Welcome Break sites following a nine-month trial which generated an additional 25% increase in sales. Coffee Nation describes the 2G Touch as a "new standard of ...

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    Verco chiller deal

    2009-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Verco has installed bespoke versions of its Kingston open-chill cabinets at Welcome Break’s Oxford and South Mimms servies. The cabinets, at the new-format Waitrose stores, include a new rounded canopy to replace the standard square version and an island unit in the centre of the sites. Waitrose development manager Stuart ...

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    New hand reader aims to cut retailer payroll costs

    2009-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Time2 is targeting forecourt retailers with a new hand-recognition technology system designed to cut payroll costs. The WinBase package uses a biometric hand reader which records the shape of the user’s hand, and is designed to record the times staff clock in and out. Users also get a unique PIN ...

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    Vending great service

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Westomatic Vending Services is being relaunched with a series of customer-focused initiatives which it says are designed to improve customer service.The changes include a fresh new logo and strapline, which reads ’The ultimate coffee house experience’.There is also a new parts warranty scheme designed to cut paperwork and simplify ...

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    PayPoint extension

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    PayPoint and BP Retail have extended their exclusive agreement to provide mobile top-up and other services to BP forecourts.According to PayPoint, it will provide a full range of epos-based mobile top-up services at BP’s 330 company-owned sites in the UK as well as at a growing number of ...