HOW TO KEEP YOUR DISPENSERS COMPLIANT The Petrol Retailers Association shares best-practice tips for your forecourt 2020 28 JULY-10 AUGUST betterRetailing.com
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DISPENSING N INFORMATIO rt. DARYL ount to any forecou on Dispensers are paramout how you can make sure you’re logy WORTHINGTON findsand making the most of new techno top of maintenance
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we Over the next two pages, Asenvironmental Petrol Retailer of being and safety, play speak to the about BEYOND the obvious custom- and legal issues at sociation’s Phil Monger the tools that allow it comes to dispenser the standards to follow and how their cars, when . in your business, ers to put fuel into point of in- maintenancemany retailers will to meet them Technology’s dispensers are a Although shoppers. agree- while Henderson makes the case teraction with your have maintenance maintained, likely in place, that doesn’t Kristine Moore dispensers into If they’re not well picture of ments certain for integrating best it paints a bad mean they don’t have main- your EPoS to achieve the for ies your business. results for your business. course, key responsibilit standards. More seriously, of health taining certain there are major
WIDER INTEGRATION ability to incidents, and the management off the pump it “Wetstock refund fuel back to busiAS running a forecourtcompli- helps you to detect fuel losses was released from. ness becomes more to have from leaks, theft or delivery spot maintenance cated, it makes sense integrated shortages, and future-proof early your dispensers EPoS sys- issues changes in compliance into the wider managing against tem to help with requirements.” intesales data. Having dispensers techsystem EPoS an Kristine Moore, retail at grated into ts nology channel managersays can have a number of benefi adopting a holistic Henderson Technology, EDGEPoS for retailers their business. For to that the company’s across all approach according to Moore, system can deliver needs. instance, system allows of a retailer’s business can the EDGEPoS changes to be price “What’s more, retailers integra- fuel pump till, reporting of also benefit from fuel at the manage- made and drivetion and wet-stock ‘no means to pay’ ment,” she says.
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HOW RETAIL EXPRESS IS FIGHTING YOUR CORNER e installed at Dunningsbridg EDGEPoS has been Costcutter and branded Service Station, a forecourt in Liverpool
to consider is for every forecourt “AN important thing compliant with all regulations fully whether they are if that apply. recovery will be required “Stage-two vapour than three million litres of more the site is selling undergoing major per year and sites stage two petroleum spirit be required to install refurbishment will before the site reopens. defined in the legislation is nt “Major refurbishme in ensuring whether you will be assist and the PRA can definition or not. to as unsure exempted by the retailer who is in “I would advise any vapour recovery to have stage two Association whether they need the UK Petrol Retailers place on site to call visit ukpra.co.uk for more or on 0845 305 4230, information.”
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