All Equipment News articles – Page 71
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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 ...
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Wipe out grafitti
Graffiti control specialist, Graffiti Hotline, has launched a new, low-cost, portable, DIY kit for safe and simple removal of graffiti written with spray paint or marker pens.The kit can be used to remove small-scale graffiti from non-porous surfaces, including tiles, metal, glass, plastics and some painted surfaces.It uses the same ...
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Eden’s daily data record
Advanced wet-stock management service provider, Edensure, has launched a ’500 times-a-day’ campaign to promote its ES3 service, which records forecourt data around 500 times a day. The company is also challenging the rest of the industry to fall in line with the high data reconciliation standards it has set.Martin ...
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Atlantis award
Car wash company Atlantis International has been awarded UK Vehicle Cleaning Specialist 2006 accreditation by the Institute of Transport Management.The company was recognised for its consistent high standards and ’up-to-the-minute, high-quality range of cleaning solutions for the auto industry’.As well as car and jet washes, the equipment supplied by Atlantis ...
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Hassle-free recording method
The new MicroTherma 5K recording thermometer is a microprocessor-based instrument that’s been designed so it never needs re-calibrating. Electronic Temperature Instruments (ETI) has developed the user-friendly tool to store and recall up to 20 temperature readings on demand. The recording feature means retailers can collect food temperature data without the ...