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 […]
At this years Eurobus 2012 MIS Fuel Monitoring Ltd will be exhibiting many popular models from its Merridale ranges of commercial fuel pumps and fuel management systems. For many years Merridale equipment has established itself as the leading quality option for fuelling equipment by utilising the highest standards of reliability and accuracy available. The Merridale […]
Mechanical fuel monitoring units using printed till rolls are fast disappearing as haulage firms realise the benefits of real time tracking and state-of-the-art depot fuelling systems incorporating auditor controls, providing better quality data as well as improved security. For R Turner Haulage of Fordham near Ely, Cambridgeshire, the decision to retire its ageing monitor was […]
Cost efficient logistics are crucial to the construction industry. Operating from headquarters in the West Midlands gives a definite advantage to Beltrami UK, a leading natural stone wholesaler. “Even so the building trade has been hit hard by the recession, so any savings on delivery costs will make a big difference in this sector,” says […]
Travel Wright of Newark has been using its Merridale fuel management software for more than a decade. The firm’s original Merridale diesel pump with integrated monitoring is still in service after being relocated in 2005 when the firm moved its operations onto the Brunel Business Park. Currently Wright Travel operates a mix of 34 service […]
“Our track record speaks for itself. So this is not just PR hype – it’s what we have done.” Stephen Hannan, Sales and Marketing Director. How can we start this by using an Olympics metaphor? Well for a start, marketing fuel management is definitely very competitive. There are no prizes for coming in second place […]
Merridale is third installation for Nicholas Rowell Haulage. Now approaching its fortieth years anniversary, Nicholas Rowell Haulage is truly a family business with both Nicholas and his wife Judith and their two sons, Philip and Jonathan, all involved on a daily basis. Having started out with a single lorry, the business, founded by Nicholas in […]
Padarn Bus operates in North Wales, providing local bus services connecting Caernarfon, Bangor and Llangefni, Anglesey. Private hire work includes school runs and the company also operates the park and ride service for tourists visiting Snowdonia. Currently the Padarn fleet comprises 49 vehicles, eight of these are touring coaches and the remainder are dedicated to […]
