All Equipment News articles – Page 76
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Coffee Nation in Tesco Express deal
Around 100 Esso-branded forecourts are among 150 Tesco Express stores to offer Coffee Nation’s self-serve gourmet coffee stations by March 2005. The deal marks Tesco’s first steps into the premium coffee-to-go market and Coffee Nation’s first major presence in the UK high street. Founded in 1999 by entrepreneur Martyn Dawes, ...
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Signs for the times
Signage and display specialist, Signwaves, has developed a new poster display unit for forecourts.The distinctive Sentinel unit has been designed to improve poster loading efficiency and reduce health and safety risks.“Sentinel is the ultimate large format poster unit – easy to use, no sharp corners or trip hazards and superb ...
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Chip and pin in seven days
Card payment technology company Commidea has introduced a chip and pin solution that requires no bank testing and can be set up alongside any pos system in less than seven days.Developed in partnership with VeriFone to EMV I & II specifications, Ocius can be operated by two of Commidea’s card ...
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Doorway to DDA needs
As compliance with the new Disability Discrimination Act dawns, Horton Automatics is recommending retailers take a look at its range of swing and sliding doors.The company’s sales director Adrian Chamberlain says many products available from Horton Automatics offer reliable and economic solutions for easy access to and egress from buildings ...
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Money-making image
A new television advertising concept is being rolled out on garages in Scotland by Plato Systems, giving retailers the opportunity of an added source of income. The package consists of a 40-inch LCD display screen – on which a series of advertisements is played – mounted externally on the ...
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Dedicated BRC member
CCTV manufacturer Dedicated Micros has confirmed its commitment to the retail sector by becoming an associate member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).Joining the ranks of BT, American Express and Deloitte, Dedicated Micros (DM) is the only CCTV manufacturer in the BRC, emphasising the company’s commitment to offer retailers integrated ...
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Fit a chip and pin sheath
Oxfordshire-based Inpace Ltd has launched a range of covers to protect chip and pin units.“With the advent of chip and pin the whole customer interaction with hardware during a credit card or debit card transaction has changed dramatically,” says the company’s national sales manager Jamie Plumridge. “Whereas in the past ...
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Magnificent seven rebrand
Nationwide sign installation company Xmo Strata has completed a synchronised image change across seven service stations in Kent and East Sussex belonging to George Hammond plc.“Following an agreement with BP Retail, George Hammond had 12 weeks for planning and roll-out of the image change from Shell,” said Brian Madderson, managing ...
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Passport gains new access
The Passport point of sale system from Gilbarco Veeder-Root is now compatible with third-party pumps and accepts Conoco and Texaco payment cards.As the latest generation in epos technology catering for chip and pin requirements, Passport’s ease of use is proving a big attraction with most forecourt staff learning how to ...
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Fresh coffee on the run
In a bid to tap into the growing out-of-home coffee market, Javastation has introduced a new self-serve bean-to-cup coffee concept. The JavaStation offers high street quality coffees including espresso, cappuccino and lattes made with Costa’s Mocha Italia Espresso blend. The machine also has the option for hot water so ...
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NewsWall’s unveil eco-friendly freezer
Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Food has launched a range of eco-friendly fridges as part of its commitment to caring for the environment.The company has been working with the support of Greenpeace to develop the new freezers, which run on natural gas refrigerant – hydrocarbon (HC) – which neither contributes ...
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Londis calls for hush
Symbol group Londis has put the HCPS unit from Hubbard Commercial Refrigeration at the heart of its forecourt store refrigeration systems.Londis is undergoing a major expansion of its forecourt store programme, including the Londis Express fascia, and latest sites are now fully-fledged convenience stores.Tony Riddy, retail director of Londis, said ...
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Freshly cooked donuts in seconds
Mono Equipment has launched a hot mini donut vending machine that serves eight or nine freshly cooked mini donuts in 45 seconds.The self-contained unit uses a hot air convection system that prepares each portion, eliminating the need for hot oil.An integral triple air filtration system also ensures that the system ...
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Magnificent seven for ESSO
Verco has supplied seven Cambridge refrigerated cabinets to an Esso forecourt in Cannonmills, Edinburgh.As part of a site refurbishment, four one-metre and three 2.5-metre Cambridge cabinets fitted with the latest horizontal scroll compressors, which were introduced with the launch of Verco’s Kingston range, have been finished in Esso’s corporate colours.Three ...
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Interactive learning
A new interactive CD-based training course has been introduced by The Society of Food Hygiene Technology. The e-training course, Hygiene Awareness – Principles and Practice, is designed to enable food businesses to comply with legal obligations in providing relevant food safety and hygiene training for food handlers as required by ...
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Kiosk for 24-hour cash
Moneybox has introduced a new ATM, allowing retailers to offer customers access to cash 24 hours per day.The kiosk has been designed for sites where space is at a premium, and with high visibility on the forecourt, it could drive footfall. The secure housing is made from steel and note ...
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Pos advice on hand
A new guide to epos from Scottish retail consultancy The Retailer has been designed to steer first-time epos purchasers towards a suitable system.According to the consultancy, 90 per cent of epos systems in retail outlets are not operating to their full potential.Gordon Bell, managing director of The Retailer, said: “Hundreds ...
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Big display with Mira
The Langar Group has developed a new style of display cabinet for the forecourt and convenience store sector.The Mira chiller cabinet maximises merchandising space with five shelf levels, is said to have greater height and depth than other cabinets, as well as a horizontal rotary compressor which means the cabinet ...
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End to pointless waste
Forecourt operators could save money by putting an end to unnecessary waste management visits following the launch of the Separator Inspector, a manual device used to measure the build-up of oil and silt in a separator.From Aquasentry, manufacturers of oil pollution prevention systems, the Separator Inspector works by measuring the ...
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BP signage renewed by XMO
BP has employed new sign company XMO Strata to update signage at more than 300 sites following the launch of premium fuel Ultimate.XMO Strata, headed by sign industry specialist Steven Martin, began the work on 120 company-owned and 200 dealer sites in October to coincide with the BP’s Ultimate marketing ...