All Equipment News articles – Page 71
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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 ...
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Raid gets recognised
The Raid-control crime prevention initiative has been recognised as an example of best practice by the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Gun Crime Prevention Manual, for its success in reducing robberies.Raid-control requires retailers to adopt five crime prevention measures: staff training, cash minimisation, time delay, image capture and stolen cash ...
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NewsExel secures supplies
Exel, the supply chain management company, is using Secureseal tamper-proof seals on the trailers it uses to deliver goods to 365 BP forecourt stores.Secureseal is a permanent re-usable seal with a unique random security number generator that records unauthorised door openings.Exel’s transport manager, Lee Silvester, explained: "Protection of goods in ...
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Orange bonus
Retailers with PayPoint look set to benefit from extra mobile top-up sales when Orange launches new content packs that are only available on e-voucher. Previously Orange pre-payment mobile phone customers could only buy credit using e-top-up cards or by purchasing paper scratchcards but the new deal makes PayPoint the first ...
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NewsCar Wash UK to service more BP sites
Independent forecourt maintenance services provider, Car Wash UK, has shaken hands on a deal that will significantly increase the number of sites it services for BP.Tim Wood, UK valeting manager of Global Alliance, which provides build and maintenance engineering for BP, confirmed that Car Wash UK would be taking on ...
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Passport to safety
Safety accredited contractors who work on forecourts are being reminded that they may need to renew their Forecourt Passports.The Forecourt Passport scheme was established almost five years ago by the Safety Pass Alliance, in conjunction with UKPIA and contractors, to ensure that workers in the industry are trained to meet ...
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New units for mags
Retail display solutions company Bartuf Systems has designed and produced two new free-standing magazine units for WH Smith News’ Premier Club.The bespoke units are made from durable plastic and provide high-volume capacity and flexibility for retailers with limited space. Both feature 12 facings, one single-sided and another double-sided.More than 200 ...
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Kenbury makeover
Retail solutions provider, Kenbury Services, has a new name and two new board members. Now known as Indigo Retail Holdings, the company aims to provide first class retail solutions and services for the petroleum and convenience markets. Led by Billy Tank, a founder of Arciris, latterly Torex Retail, Indigo has ...
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Autoequip in UK
Stream Car Care has been appointed as the sole UK distributor for Italian car wash manufacturer Autoequip. Based in Northern Italy, Autoequip was formed in 1963 and was one of the first companies to design and manufacture automatic car washing equipment. The company has made major gains in market share ...
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OPT trial success
A recent trial by VBi, retail and fuel management system specialists, has found that Outdoor Payment Terminals (OPTs) are popular with customers. Results showed that as awareness and confidence in the technology grew over a two-month pilot, average sales increased by 10%. The trial in County Durham featured VBi’s Illumina ...
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Muffin makers
Rational has developed a new easy-to-use muffin tray to go with its Self Cooking Center. The tray comes in two sizes, with either 12 or 24 non-stick moulds. Retailers just fill the moulds with muffin batter and select ‘Sweet Baking’ on the Self Cooking Center.Vic Brown, managing director of Rational, ...
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HTEC sets the Pace
Pace Petroleum is to roll out HTEC’s Hydra Chip & PIN Outdoor Payment Terminal (OPT) to their unmanned petrol retailing sites. The company currently has six totally unmanned forecourts. The new terminals will update these sites to Chip & PIN technology. Part of the unmanned solution will be the deployment ...
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Edensure’s hot product
February sees the launch of a new remote wet stock management service targeted at independents, called Edensure ES3. Martin McTague, managing director of Edensure Ltd, describes it as the most advanced wet stock management service available in the UK, designed to help independents tackle the huge problems of wet stock ...
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New labelling system for Bake & Bite
Country Choice has launched a new labelling system for its Bake & Bite range. The new package offers a simple, low-cost solution to labelling any County Choice product and includes branded labels, a ‘ready-to-go’ printer (no PC required) and full after sales support. The system allows retailers to label products ...
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One-box solution
Business Computer Projects (BCP) has linked up with Avery Berkel to launch a fully integrated POS and weighing solution.The Accord-WeighPoS combines BCP’s Accord-Retailer software with Avery Berkel MP series scales into a one-box system with a small footprint to help free up valuable counter space. The touch screen operation is ...
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Intelligent safe
An intelligent POS safe is now available in the UK through Solutions Direct. Already installed in a number of BP forecourts in Australia, the Intelli-Safe has been designed for small retail sites and forecourts and is said to reduce cash shrinkage by up to 50%. It also reduces management time ...
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DVD rental made easy
A DVD rental ‘business in a box’ has been launched by Original Video UK. Aimed at forecourts and convenience stores, the Ovcom 2 vending machine comes equipped with all the tools necessary to run a DVD rental service in less than two square metres. The machine can be installed outside ...