There are a large number of Merridale users across the Midlands. Apart from the mainline haulage companies, these include local authorities, motorway maintenance depots and emergency services. A cluster off these around Leicester will be familiar with John Wigfull & Co which provides service support and advice on the procurement of depot fuelling facilities. The […]
New developments from fuel management specialist, MIS Fuel Monitoring include the introduction of Scheduled Reporting for its web-based solution, Merridale FuelWorks. This facility allows fleet managers to set up the automatic delivery of vehicle fuel usage reports by e-mail and without any further intervention. Currently FuelWorks supports multiple user profiles. Each of these can be […]
Tony Cantrill had two basic requirements when he decided to upgrade the ageing fuelling facilities at his depot in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Firstly he wanted to increase storage capacity. With fleet usage currently now running at around 75K litres a month, a larger tank has simplified administration by reducing the number of bulk deliveries required […]
Merridale is moving across to the use of read -write proximity tags as its principle configuration for the operation of the fuel management system. Customers can use the new system in conjunction with existing datakeys already in service, or if required, a retro fit tag reader installation is available. Read–write capability Read -write capability offers […]
Dating from 1996, one of the earliest Merridale implementations can be found at the Wynnstay Group head office in Llansantffraid, Powys. The initial installation is still in service as part of a multi-depot network, incorporating the group’s feed mills at Astley and Carmarthen in Wales and the fertiliser distribution centre in Frodsham, Cheshire. The entire […]
MIS Fuel Monitoring Ltd has recorded its highest turnover for the 2011/12 financial year. This achievement includes a healthy trade balance which has been recognised independently as being “Strong” with great prospects for the coming year. The company was founded in 1994 with the launch of the ‘Merridale’ fuel management solution for commercial fleet operators […]
In common with the road transport sector, Britain’s farmers have to cope with increasing fuel costs. Whilst it may be duty free, the price of pink diesel (gas-oil for machines and off road vehicles) has more than doubled in five years from 30p to around 70p today. Bulk supplies are a necessary part of agricultural […]
Like most medium size haulage firms, Hayward Transport of Walsall operates in a competitive sector where margins are tight and working capital has to be managed actively to optimise profitability. Next to the wage bill, fuel accounts for largest proportion of the operating costs. The company runs a fleet of 50 articulated vehicles and trailers. […]
The partnership with Voets Installaties - Merridale’s approved distributor for Netherlands and Belgium, continues to flourish. Voets provides an all-round capability for the construction, refurbishment and service support of fuelling installations for retail and commercial operations. “We are doing good business whilst other companies specialising in facilities infrastructure are suffering from the consequences of […]
The Merridale fuel management system has four basic components; the Auditor unit, the pump dispenser, the tank gauge and the computer software for analysis and production of management reports. These are all brought together by the electronics processing and communications package – either hard wired or wireless by using mobile phone GPRS technology. The essential […]
