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Forecourt Focus: Overview
Maxol Announces Food Franchises at €6m Mulhuddart Forecourt
MAXOL has announced the addition of a number of Irish food franchises at its new Maxol M3 Mulhuddart Services in North West Dublin, which opened its doors recently. The service station welcomes healthy food company Chopped to its first ever forecourt experience, and an exclusive for Maxol. The company also sees the unveiling of its first Insomnia café at the brand new site. Leading Irish brand Supermacs will also feature as part of the extensive food offering, as well as the company’s own fresh food brand, Moreish Fresh Food at Maxol. The result is a comprehensive and balanced food offering, tailored to meet the needs of every consumer. Maxol has joined with experienced forecourt food retailers, Donal and Liam Fitzpatrick of Junction 14, who will operate the new Maxol M3 Mulhuddart Services. “Maxol M3 Mulhuddart Services will really showcase the best of Ireland’s home grown talent and food service brands, making it a fantastic achievement for us and for everyone involved,” said Brian Donaldson, Maxol’s Group General Manager and incoming CEO. “The opening of Maxol
Pictured are (l-r): Bobby Kerr, Chairman of Insomnia Coffee Company; Jarlath Connolly, Operations Manager of Supermacs; Brian Lee, MD, Chopped; store owner’ Liam Fitzpatrick and Brian Donaldson, incoming CEO of The Maxol Group.
M3 Mulhuddart Services is a milestone for Maxol. We’ve invested over €6m in our brand new, state-of-the-art site and are very excited about revealing it.”
Topaz Delivering Telematics Solutions TOPAZ is partnering with both Fleetmatics and Transpoco to promote telematics solutions to its fuel card customers. “We believe that these partnerships will help our fuel card customers manage their vehicles more efficiently and at lower cost,” noted Liam Mulcahy, Topaz Commercial Director. “It sits perfectly with our Topaz Quality Fuels, which contains an additive that increases fuel economy and reduces emissions. Partnerships like this build long term customer relationships and allow us to offer increased value to our fuel card customers.” Fleetmatics Group PLC, an Irish company founded in 2004 in Templeogue, is a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS). Fleetmatics’ intuitive, cost-effective web-based solutions provide fleet operators with visibility into vehicle location, fuel usage, speed and mileage, and other insights into their mobile workforce, enabling them to reduce operating and capital costs, as well as increase revenue. “Through these partnerships fleet managers can access driver, vehicle and fuelling data in a single fuel management solution,” explained Mulcahy. “Having all fuel information in one place also makes the reconciliation of fuel purchase and consumption data easier, helping businesses to identify any potentially fraudulent activity and reduce overall costs.” Derek Bryan, Fleetmatics Vice President of Europe &
APAC Sales said, “Through Fleetmatics REVEAL’s fuel card integration, we have been helping Topaz customers drive cost savings and reduce fuel usage for quite Topaz Fuel Card Manager, John Watson (left) some time and pictured with Topaz Commercial Director, look forward to Liam Mulcahy. the additional benefits that a formal relationship will bring.” Transpoco is a well-established leader in vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions. Andrew Fleury, CEO of Transpoco, noted: “At Transpoco, we have made fuel consumption one of our top priorities and invested heavily in the technology to integrate fuel card data. There has been a gap in market for fleets that want to account for every litre of fuel purchased: with SynX, we deliver this level of visibility. We have the most comprehensive fuel reports and improvement programs in the market. We will work closely with Topaz to ensure our joint customers are getting the best return from their fuel spend.”
Always FRESH MILK
and the SAME BEANS as our coffee shops