| 2003 |
Danaher Corporation acquires the assets of
Gasboy International Inc. ("Gasboy"), a former unit of the
Tokheim Corporation. Gasboy operations are relocated to Greensboro, NC and
merged with Gilbarco Veeder-Root. |
| 2002 |
Gilbarco and Veeder-Root join forces under a
unified marketing brand as the world leader in retail petroleum products
and services, submerged turbine pumps, environmental compliance
technologies, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and back office retail
automation systems. |
| The Gilbarco® brand and companies
are acquired by the Danaher Corporation, parent company of Veeder-Root®
Company and the Red Jacket® brands. |
| 2000 |
Gilbarco acquired The Software Works™, the
second largest site management software provider in the industry, and
Bizware™ Software Solutions, a worldwide leader in developing accounting
and management software for the retail petroleum and convenience store
industries. |
| Harvest Electronics acquired and Online Systems
founded, applying technologies of remote polling and reporting and
cashless payment for vending machines. |
| Gilbarco US begins demonstration partnership
established with first web content provider. |
| 1999 |
New Passport® POS announced with
intuitive, graphical user interface. |
| Encore™ and Eclipse® Dispensers
announced, heralding a new generation of electronic, web-capable
dispensers. |
| e-CRIND® announced, incorporating
payment and interactive technologies with web-based communications
capabilities and enhanced infrastructure for future technological
expansion. |
| Gilbarco demonstrates interactive merchandising
content on a gas pump via the Web. |
| Gilbarco demonstrates web-based remote
diagnostics and software upgrades. |
| Partnership announced with Argentinian-based
ARPEC to provide on-site service and site management systems across
Central and South America. |
| Acquisition and merger announced with Logitron
Latin America, now known as Gilbarco Latin America, and offices opened in
Mexico. |
| Dispensers and fueling equipment for the South
American markets continue to be manufactured by Gilbarco do Brazil and
Gilbarco Inc. of North America. |
| GEC plc (parent company) changes its corporate
name to Marconi. |
| Gilbarco renamed Marconi Commerce Systems. |
| 1998 |
New Monoblock™ single-cast design introduced
for self-contained pumps in Europe. |
| New CEM-44 Sistemas la pos (POS) for Latin
American retailers announced |
| Pumapro™ POS introduced Europe, South
America, and Asia. |
| SK98™ and Enterprise™ dispensers introduced
by Gilbarco Germany (Salzkotten) |
| Japanese LLMPD introduced by Gilbarco Australia |
| 1997 |
TRIND® announced, using RFID (radio
frequency identification system) for cashless, wireless payment. |
| Unattended fueling using G-SITE introduced. |
| Gilbarco US explores robotic fueling with major
US and European companies. |
| Gilbarco acquired Germany's leading
manufacturer of petroleum dispensing equipment, Tankanlagen Salzkotten. |
| Gilbarco acquired Logitron, the leading Italian
supplier of forecourt services, fuel dispensing equipment, and retail
automation products. |
| 1996 |
Satellite Video System™ (SVS) introduced,
enabling video playback at the pump. |
| 1995 |
Gilbarco introduced its new PC-based G-SITE®
POS system. |
| 1994 |
Infoscreen® interactive color
display introduced on The Advantage® Series Dispensers. |
| 1993 |
VaporVac® introduced as a vapor
recovery system that helps reclaim gasoline vapors emitted while fueling. |
| 1990 |
The Advantage® Series dispensers
introduced by Gilbarco Inc. in North America. |
| Euroline™ dispensers introduced by Gilbarco
Ltd in the UK. |
| Historic partnership established that created
the Beijing Chang Gi Service Station Equipment Company in the Peoples
Republic of China (Gilbarco China). |
| 1988 |
Advanced blender technology introduced that
replaced mechanical blending hardware with newer electronic blending
technology. |
| 1987 |
Gilbarco acquired by the General Electric
Company plc of the UK. |
| 1986 |
Pay-at-the pump technologies pioneered,
featuring built-in credit/debit card reader system called CRIND®. |
| Puma Host family of pump controllers and POS
systems introduced by Italian-based Logitron, srl. |
| 1985 |
Modular electronics introduced enabling easier
electronic updating. |
| 1979 |
The Multi-Product Dispenser® (MPD®)
is introduced by Gilbarco, offering motorists unprecedented fueling
convenience in one location. |
| 1976 |
Smart dispenser introduced, featuring
electronic price and volume displays that replaced rotary-type indicators. |
| 1965 |
Gilbert and Barker Manufacturing Company
relocated headquarters and US manufacturing facility to Greensboro, North
Carolina. |
| Gilbert and Barker Manufacturing Company
officially changes its corporate name to Gilbarco. |
| 1962 |
G & B consolidates and opens operations in
UK. |
| Sier-Bath Pumps acquired, makers of high-volume
screw pumps that move products such as solvents, pineapple juice, rubber
latex, crude oil, and semi-solid silicones. |
| 1961 |
Gilbarco opens operations in South Africa. |
| 1955 |
Licensees manufacture Gilbarco pumps in
Brazil, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Holland, India, and France. |
| 1945 |
G & B begins sales and service in the UK
from several locations near London. |
| 1942 |
Product lines included air compressors,
hydraulic lifts, centrifugal pumps, electronic indicating grounds, and
Sier-Bath® screw & gear pumps. |
| 1935 |
'Gilbarco' registered as trademark with US
Patent & Trademark Office. |
| Gilbert & Barker introduce the first
computing pump. |
| Gilbarco Switzerland established. |
| 1930 |
G & B announced first electric meter pump. |
| Gilbarco Canada established. |
| G & B pumps manufactured by licensee
Establecimientos Metalurgicos Depoli of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| 1929 |
Gilbarco Australia established. |
| 'Gilbarco' brand first appears. |
| 1912 |
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.
relocates to new factory in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to
manufacture measuring and visible pumps. |
| 1911 |
Gilbert & Barker introduced first measuring
gasoline pump. |
| 1910 |
Gilbert & Barker designed and manufactured
its first petroleum pump the T-1, used push-pull motion to draw gasoline
from an underground tank for fueling automobiles. |
| 1903 |
Ford Motor Company founded in Detroit,
Michigan. |
| 1884 |
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co. acquired
by Standard Oil Company (Standard Oil Company later becomes Exxon). |
| 1880 |
Electric light bulb invented by Thomas
Edison. |
| 1876 |
German Scientist Nikolaus Otto invented the
4-piston internal combustion engine. |
| 1870 |
Charles Gilbert and John Barker’s partnership
was incorporated as the Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co. of
Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| Sir Hiram Maxim (inventor of the Maxim machine
gun) hired to create engineering drawings for Gilbert & Barker. |
| 1865 |
Charles Gilbert and John Barker partnered to
build the "Springfield Gas Machine" that converted crude
petroleum distillates into a gas vapor used to light buildings. The
partners also designed distribution systems to safely distribute this
lighting fuel (naptha) to individual lamps. Their first factory was
a wood-frame building 18' x 42'. |
