Coach hire is a competitive business, none more so than in South Wales where Thomas Coaches has been operating for over 40 years. The company came into being following the collapse of a local firm that had been contracted to provide transport services to support construction of the busy ‘Heads of the Valleys’ highway. Walter […]
As business confidence returns to the coach travel industry, many operators are taking the opportunity to update their depot facilities. For SunFun Luxury Travel of Earith, Cambridgeshire, this involved the installation of a larger diesel storage tank. The new tank has been fitted out with an integrated Merridale pump with electronic monitoring for vehicle dispensing, […]
A Merridale diesel dispenser has been installed on the Falklands Islands at the Fox Bay diesel bunker facilities. The complex is located between the airfield and Fox Bay Village. The bay is at the southern end of the Falkland Sound, about 150 miles from the capital at Stanley. Fox Bay Village is the main settlement […]
Whilst business may be picking up, we are all under constant threat from the competition. How well are you tracking your operating costs? When did you last review your depot fuelling facilities to ensure that they are meeting your current business requirements efficiently? Can we help? Are there additional wet-stock dispensers – such as Adblue […]
Please forgive us for harping on about the importance of fitting only genuine spares. There is no shortage of spares and no excuse for using anything other than the approved replacement parts - supplied either directly by Merridale or any of our authorised distributors. We are concerned that non approved parts and modifications are being […]
New developments for depot fuelling will include the Merridale vLink data transfer cable which makes its debut at the forthcoming Coach & Bus Live 13, being held at the NEC Birmingham. Designed to speed depot fuelling, vLink is a rugged snap-on and quick release communications cable which enables the fuelling point to automatically authenticate the […]
Pembrokeshire County Council has updated its fuelling equipment by installing Merridale Auditor electronic monitoring units on all four of its depot fuelling points. The upgrade also includes the installation of electronic contents gauges, enabling each of the storage tanks to be monitored centrally. “We are spending around ￡1.7 million a year on fuel, so this […]
Torfaen Council has upgraded its depot fuelling point to meet trading standards. Over the last decade many local authorities have introduced private partnership initiatives for various services, such as social housing and waste management. Whilst this is an important development in terms of achieving value for money, there are implications for centralised facilities such as […]
As a supplier of fuel dispensing systems, MIS Fuel Monitoring is often asked about the need for ‘resale’ or Trading Standards requirements. For some, in particular in respect of local authorities, this issue arises within their tender documents where the subject of recharging for fuel is identified For others the subject of charging partner companies, […]
Merridale will be showing a range of pump dispensers, stock control, security and supervisory solutions. New developments for the coach and bus industry include an innovative vehicle communication datalink. Designed to speed depot fuelling, this snap-on and quick release device enables the fuelling point to automatically authenticate the vehicle and its ‘Odo’ mileage reading. On […]
