Wawa Enrolls Stores in Gilbarco's Daily Flow Monitoring Service

Service will monitor fuel flow at all of Wawa's fueling sites.

Greensboro, NC USA - May 16, 2005 - Gilbarco Veeder-Root has concluded an agreement to provide its Daily Flow Monitoring service for the entire network of gasoline stores operated by Wawa, Inc., one of the leading retail petroleum marketers in the eastern U.S.

Daily Flow Monitoring, a web-based service released earlier this year as a component of Gilbarco's Fuel Management Service, provides real-time, 24-hour reporting of fuel flow rates at each fueling position across a retailer's network. Greg Sears, Director of Marketing - FMS at Gilbarco, says, "Daily Flow Monitoring will enable Wawa's fueling operations group to maintain optimal flow rates for every dispenser at their retail locations. That enhances profitability by maintaining high throughput and making dispenser maintenance costs more manageable."

Sears says Daily Flow Monitoring will continuously analyze flow data at Wawa dispensers, and will send an e-mail notice to the maintenance manager if the flow rate at any fueling position drops below performance thresholds established by Wawa. "The system is an excellent fit with Wawa's existing Veeder-Root TLS 350R tank monitoring equipment," Sears explains. "Daily Flow Monitoring enables Wawa to realize even more value from their installed TLS equipment base. We are focused on developing new services that deliver direct cost savings and operational improvement."

Wawa Fueling Equipment Manager Scott Boorse says the benefits of Daily Fuel Monitoring will extend beyond equipment and maintenance considerations. "Gasoline is an important part of our promise to simplify our customers' daily lives. The quality of our customers' experience at a Wawa fuel pump is important to our brand. Making sure fueling flow rates are high shows our customers we know their time is valuable and that we understand the importance of convenience." Wawa's gasoline operation also includes a state-of-the-art CRIND (credit card reader) system, enabling customers to complete credit card transactions right at the pump. Installation of Daily Flow Monitoring equipment and software at all Wawa gasoline stores is expected to be completed by mid-summer, Boorse says.

About Gilbarco Veeder-Root

Gilbarco Veeder-Root supplies and integrates the broadest range of new and proven technologies to reduce cost of ownership, enhance environmental integrity, and improve performance and profitability for petroleum marketers and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide. Among its business lines are fuel dispensing and control; site and retail management; support services; and environmental compliance technologies.

Gilbarco Veeder-Root unites leading brands offered by Gilbarco Inc. and The Veeder-Root Company. Gilbarco is a global supplier of fuel dispensing equipment and fully integrated point of sale systems. Veeder-Root is a global supplier of automatic tank gauging, leak detection, and fuel management systems, including Red Jacket® submersible pumps.

The companies have manufacturing, sales, distribution, and service locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Gilbarco is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina USA, and Veeder-Root is headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut USA. (www.gilbarco.com and www.veeder.com)

Contact

Denny Kelly
Bouvier Kelly, Inc., for Gilbarco Veeder-Root
336 275 7000 phone
336 275 9988 fax
dkelly@bouvierkelly.com

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