All Equipment News articles – Page 73

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    Intelligent safe

    2006-01-06T00:00:00Z

    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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    One-box solution

    2006-01-06T00:00:00Z

    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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    Dynamic technology

    2005-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Panasonic System Solutions has unveiled its latest range of equipment including CCTV, IP cameras and EPoS solutions, as well as iris recognition and digital signage.An innovative solution for the retail sector is the company’s WINICS Retail software – which can link till transaction data with employee activity as recorded from ...

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    Lifting the lid on ads

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Ad Lid, a company specialising in adverts on lids for take-out coffee, is hoping to expand its coverage by working with forecourt operators.The adverts are stuck on the plastic lids with special stickers. The lids are provided by the company, which says forecourt businesses would benefit from association with brand ...

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    Xmo Strata takes safety advice from pilots

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Signage specialist Xmo Strata has consulted professional pilots about how its health and safety procedures can be made even tighter. Steve Martin, (pictured above) managing director for the company which provides specialist sign installation and maintenance services across the UK, says the aviation industry can teach other industries a lot ...

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    Honeywell eyes up BP

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    BP has chosen Honeywell Video Systems to supply all CCTV equipment for its co-owned forecourts in the UK. Over the next 18 months all 400 BP-owned sites will be upgraded, on a priority basis, to the Honeywell digital video recorder (DVR).The Honeywell HRHD 16-way multiplexing DVR was trialled for four ...

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    Real Deals chill out

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Spar Scotland has introduced a new solution for merchandising chilled promotions within its convenience stores.With fresh foods a priority growth area for the symbol group this year and many of its Real Deals promotions including fresh products, Spar has launched a new Real Deals chiller unit.Traditionally, chilled promotions have been ...

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    Clean seat every time

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A self-cleaning toilet seat has been launched by new company, Invest in Health.The Eyegiene seat fits onto standard toilet pans and comes with a sanitising dispenser that automatically cleans it after each use. Built-in sensors trigger the process, with the seat rotating through the cleaning mechanism in less than 10 ...

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    Top display by Bartuf

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    In a bid to drive retail sales Welcome Break has awarded retail display solutions company Bartuf Systems a contract to supply a range of display solutions. As part of the contract Bartuf will design, manufacture and install an innovative mobile counter unit plus a range of display solutions including magazines, ...

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    Sterling detector

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Tellermate has unveiled the PoundMate counterfeit note detector, said to be the first of its kind as it’s able to detect the security thread in sterling notes and decipher the unique magnetic code embedded in the thread.Cashiers pass the notes through the detector and a green light and audio signal ...

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    An eye in the sky

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Skyguard is a new personal safety service for lone workers at risk. Ideal for forecourt staff, particularly at night, Skyguard combines a pocket-sized personal safety device, called a Skyminder, with a 24-hour emergency response centre. A staff member in trouble raises the alarm using the Skyminder and the response centre ...

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    Maintenance service overhaul success

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Gilbarco Veeder-Root has overhauled its repair and maintenance service and as a result reports a 30% rise in call response rates. The company’s team of 200 engineers makes more than 9,000 service visits a month, and depending on the service level agreements taken out, reponse times vary from four hours ...

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    VBi new solution

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    VBi Retail Solutions has gone into partnership with YesPay, suppliers of electronic funds transfer payment services, to accelerate card payment authorisation. YesPay’s Emboss bureau service, which is an online EMV chip & pin and magnetic credit/debit card transaction processing service, has been integrated into VBi’s Illumina 3000 outdoor payment terminal ...

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    Greenberg’s glass act

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Greenberg Glass has launched a range of high security systems using a combination of Tego, a glass-polycarbonate composite and SGS, Greenberg’s security glazing beading.Tego, constructed using a patented resin to form a chemical bond between the glass and the polycabonate, can provide a virtually indestructible and absolutely transparent glazing solution ...

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    Spar Bank Machine

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Spar has named Bank Machine as its new preferred ATM supplier. The symbol group’s retail controller, Barry Wallis, says the new deal is the most competititive one for its retailers so far.Ron Delnevo, managing director at Bank Machine, comments: “We have been proud to have worked with Spar on an ...

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    EPOS update completed

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket chain Morrisons has completed the installation of its new Toshiba and HTEC epos solutions at its 300 forecourts. The changeover was necessary because the old system did not allow the integration of petrol sales into the company’s overall sales analysis. Morrisons had been using Toshiba hardware in its stores ...

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    Rational response

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    New from Rational UK comes the SelfCooking Center, which it says is ideal for convenience outlets. The Center claims to deliver better cooking quality and is much faster than a conventional oven. The user simply selects the food to be cooked and pushes a button. The machine then automatically selects ...

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    Sign of Skill

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Specialist sign installation and maintenance company Xmo Strata has won the contract for 650-plus forecourts managed by ABB Ltd.The deal covers maintenance on any signware and graphics, as well as on the forecourt canopy, and also includes a national four-hour emergency response capability. Xmo Strata claims to have the most ...

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    No more false alarms

    2005-08-17T00:00:00Z

    False fire alarms cost the retail industry tens of thousands of pounds every year, which is why Call-Systems Technology (CST) has developed AlarmAlert, a system that, in trials, reduced false alarms by 90%. AlarmAlert uses a combination of communications technology and common sense. The first step is to train selected ...

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    Midsummer madness at Car Wash UK

    2005-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Car Wash UK is running a ‘midsummer madness’ promotion on Ceccato Advant Plus rollover systems. Managing director Mike Ambrose has announced that the company is offering a new, ex-stock Advant Plus rollover car wash to the first five buyers to come forward with £21,999 – £5,500 below the normal selling ...