Tokheim awarded Fuel Dispensing Equipment Contract by Shell International Petroleum Company

June 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Tokheim is delighted to announce that it has been selected as a global supplier of fuel dispensers for Shell service stations. The implementation of the agreement, which will run until 2016, has already started with the first successful installations in the Benelux, Germany, Italy and the UK.

Patrick Berthon, President of Tokheim, says, “We are very pleased to have been awarded this contract by Shell. It demonstrates the trust that is placed in the quality and innovation of our products by our customers at a global level. Tokheim see the supply of the Quantium dispensers to Shell as a part of the partnership process and we are fully committed to achieving an excellent level of support for them. We currently have a network of direct Tokheim Sales and Service Divisions in thirty countries who will ensure that the project runs seamlessly for Shell.”

He added, “Tokheim’s Quantium 10 dispenser series is the result of years of high quality engineering effort. We feel its reliability is matched by its innovation. Tokheim’s high accuracy meter meets the most stringent quality standards and plays an important role in the overall reduction of the total cost of ownership for our clients. Other components such as Tokheim’s revolutionary calculator, plus our payment and media solutions will provide the ideal environment in which to further develop future forecourt standards.
For many years Tokheim has been driven by a culture of quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives. Tokheim’s ability to offer a robust and reliable product supported by a very strong service organisation enables Shell and its partners to benefit from long-term efficiencies and an improved customer experience.”

Tokheim has a long-standing relationship as a strategic partner of Shell’s. Tokheim recently entered into an agreement with Shell as one of its global suppliers in retail automation for the Global Site Systems Programme (GSSP). Caroline Taussig, Shell Retail Engineering General Manager, said, “Tokheim has worked effectively with Shell Retail over many years. We are delighted that the outcome of the global dispensers tender will further leverage this relationship, which now covers the supply of dispensers, site automation and fuels system maintenance in many countries.”

Tokheim aims to be able to offer their customers a complete and flexible solution wherever in the world they operate. The Company has expanded their solutions, to provide customers the ability to choose from the widest selection of products for the forecourt through to construction and project management of full site developments. Today Tokheim is the world’s largest supplier of support services in the fuel retailing market, with around 40,000 stations selecting Tokheim as their service partner of choice.

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About Tokheim

Tokheim Group S.A.S., based in Paris, France, is one of the world's leading manufacturers and service providers of fuel dispensing and automation equipment. With operations in many countries around the globe, Tokheim offers customers a complete range of fuel dispensers and pumps, retail automation systems, payment terminals, media devices, replacement parts and upgrade kits, and a full range of support services, including service station construction and maintenance.