All Equipment News articles – Page 70
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Snap this one up
Sony has a special deal on its compact SnapLab digital photofinishing printer.The standalone counter-top unit allows smaller stores to offer printing services, with photo lab-quality images produced in seconds.The unit costs £1,250 and Sony is currently offering retailers free photo paper, equivalent to 800 prints, while stocks last. All potential ...
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NewsHTEC targets drive-offs
HTEC is looking for retailers to trial its latest ANPR solution to tackle drive-offs. The new system gives operators remote access to an existing database of offenders, using any epos system - not just HTEC’s.Cameras monitor the forecourt and record vehicle registration numbers as drivers pull up at the pump.These ...
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Car wash converter
Eco Technical Services is offering a range of solutions to convert car washes to full or partial water recycling.The company is the UK agent for Austrian manufacturer Freylit and says it can install their systems on almost any machine, adapting them to suit the requirements of both individual retailers and ...
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NewsHendersons opts for outdoor payments
Northern Ireland’s Henderson Group has rolled out a series of Outdoor Payment Terminals (OPT) on its forecourts.The symbol group retailer’s first site went live in June at Spar Dundonald in East Belfast. Supplied by HTEC, the HydraOPT is said to be proving popular thanks to its speed, efficiency and ease ...
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Westop’s free trial
Drive-off specialist Westop is offering free installation and operation of an ANPR system for six months without obligation, to promote its new solution for tackling drive-offs. Westop says the system allows the cashier to log an offence by simply pressing a button, which is linked to the pump. ...
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Texaco’s ATM tie-in
Cashbox has signed up to become the preferred supplier of internal cash machines to Texaco-branded service stations. This will see the company actively promoted as the provider of choice for Texaco’s independent retailers, with the first phase of the programme involving 420 sites. Phillip Minns, Texaco category manager, says the ...
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The Clean Air solution
Torex Retail has launched a new vapour recovery system, which it says will save retailers money, as well as ensure that they comply with new legislation.The Clean Air solution will help forecourt operators comply with Stage Two Petrol Vapour Recovery legislation, due to come into effect on October 1. All ...
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Retro-fit solution
Dresser Wayne Pignone is promoting its retro-fit solutions for Stage Two vapour recovery ahead of legislation which comes into force this autumn.There are two solutions available. The first is based on a vapour recovery piston pump and can be installed on all Dresser Wayne factory-supplied dispensers. The second is for ...
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NewsViable tank gauge
A wireless tank gauging system has been launched by Gilbarco Veeder-Root. The TLS-RF wireless communication system allows fuel retailers to install automatic tank monitoring in situations where it would previously have been too costly or impractical to fit the necessary wiring.John Plevier, managing director of Gilbarco’s environmental business unit, says ...
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NewsBP first with Pegasus
BP is trialling the UK’s first Ceccato Pegasus car wash at a flagship site in Oxford.Supplied by Car Wash UK, the Italian manufacturer’s sole UK agent, the new machine has been installed at BP’s Woodstock Road site.Shaking hands on the deal, Karl Meakins, (pictured right) project manager at Global Alliance, ...
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NewsThe three-in-one bin
A new three-in-one forecourt bin has been launched by Glasdon UK. The Auto-Mate combines a litter bin, towel and glove dispenser in one unit, made from tough Durapol material. It features a hinged glove and towel cover for weather protection and easy re-filling. Special drainage channels inside the lid also ...
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Simple safety solution
Tektroniks has developed a small, easy-to-use, food temperature control system specifically for c-stores and forecourts.The SAM Junior system uses temperature probes to provide 24-hour monitoring for chillers, freezers and hot-serve counters, and alerts retailers to any changes. Outside of trading hours an alarm can auto-dial the site manager’s mobile phone ...
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Point of sale now online
Retailers can order free point-of-sale material from a new website. Launched by sales-support company, the Shelfmax Group, the site allows retailers to browse POS items listed by different manufacturers and order the pieces and quantities they want all at the same time. The items are then delivered directly to the ...
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Easy way to top up
Forecourts with PayPoint terminals will now be able to sell easyMobile e-vouchers. The payment collection network says it will be the first to offer the new vouchers and retailers will receive 6% commission for each one sold.Customers of easyMobile are being informed of the new way to top-up - previously ...
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Free EPoS system in TV tie-up deal
Point4 is offering forecourt operators a free EPoS system if they sign up to take its new in-store TV concept. Described as ’shelf-edge TV’, the in-store advertising medium uses small plasma screens, which sit on the edge of the shelf in front of the products. Point 4 says that when ...
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NewsReD on a roll-out
Payment card issuer Retail Decisions (ReD) has extended its partnership with Morrisons, meaning its fuel cards will now be accepted at all of the supermarket chain’s 274 forecourts. Phil Maud, petrol director at Morrisons, pictured below left, with ReD’s chief executive Carl Clump, said: "This development sees Morrisons becoming the ...
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NewsNew vending machine
Rustlers has introduced a new vending machine for its range of hot microwaveable snacks.The branded units will stock a core range of products, including the flame-grilled quarter pounder and flame grilled chicken sandwich, and include built-in microwaves for heating.The machines are currently being trialled in workplaces, where they can provide ...
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TV licences via Paypoint
Paypoint will become the sole provider of TV Licensing’s over-the-counter licence payment services across the UK from July 31.Under the new contract PayPoint will offer a range of payment solutions for those who prefer not to buy their licence online, by phone or by post. These will include accepting payments ...
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Provenco Shell deal
International technology company Provenco is to supply an electronic payments system and outdoor payment terminals to more than 200 Shell petrol stations in Belgium. This is the first European deal for the New-Zealand based company, which has already worked with Shell in the Asia Pacific region. It has been ...
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NewsCoffee servers
Two new pieces of kit are available for retailers looking to offer take away coffee. The new Nescafé Accolade Platinum Colibri (pictured below) is a compact vending unit which dispenses premium quality latte, cappucino and hot chocolate in branded 9oz paper cups. The self-service machine also serves up ...