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Rix Petroleum, one of the oldest family- owned, independent fuel distributors in the UK, adopts a new fuel distribution system.

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A new fuel distribution system for Rix Petroleum

...electronic confirmation. The system utilises ATEX-certified in-cab computers which fulfilled Rix’s requirement for a device with a large, driver-friendly touchscreen. The in-cab computers were ideal for the RIX operation as...

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Seeing it through at CDS

...Lea, a building engineering graduate from the University of Liverpool, CDS Computer Design Systems celebrated its 40th birthday in January. Buying a mini computer, CDS set about producing software for...

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Reaping the benefits of integration

...allows scheduled orders to be transmitted directly to the Raven handheld computer in the cab, enabling the driver to print out their schedule of work and invoices eliminating the need...

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CDS: 50 years of powering customer success.

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CDS: 50 years of powering customer success  

...a civil engineering and computer aided architectural design graduate, so CDS started out as a company writing CAAD software. “After a period of research, Bill and his lecturer set up...
Peak Oil, a family operated distribution business covering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire and formed in 1972 by Tom Pearson, has just celebrated its 50th anniversary in business.

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Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil

...signed with Chevron was a pivotal point for the business. The other main factors for growth and change have been driven by investment in depots, modern vehicles, and computer systems...

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Alpeco’s new system already in operation

...computer which has attained full UK approval and has been successfully undergoing trials with Nolan Oils on its new COBO tanker since September 2020. Alpeco’s TEX FLOW system has been...

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Optimising fuel deliveries

Certas Energy vehicles are now equipped with ATEX-approved Hawk mobile computers from TouchStar Technologies TouchStar Technologies has been working with Certas Energy to optimise its fuel delivery process. Having grown...

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Fuel fraud arrests and sentences

Storage tanks, equipment, 55,000 litres of fuel, a quantity of cash, computers, business records, a lorry and a trailer were seized during the operation Earlier this month, eight men were...

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Cameron Forecourt appoints new operations manager

...spent the early part of his career as a design engineer working for avionics and computer companies. His first management role was at Sanderson Computers where he was UK engineering...

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A shining light in the fuel industry

...Ciaran does, minding the stock at all times, not running out of product here at our depot, teaching new staff about computer systems within the fuel department, teaching himself all...
Marsh Fuels celebrates two significant milestones

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Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones

...we were ‘Highclere 3’, then 253, before eventually becoming 01635 253253. The 1980s saw the old carbon copy ledgers and cash books swapped for new-fangled computers; very basic in their...

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Taking action in Ireland

...system links telephone and computer, meaning orders can be taken and monitored more easily and backed up by a 3D secure website for payments. In feedback, many attendees found the...

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IFC Inflow celebrates 30 years in business

...resulted in IFC designing and installing the first bottom loading skid system, now the norm for fuel depots. More recently the incorporation of electronic technology – such as load computers...