SpeedIQ™ wins Innovation Award at APEA Live 2026
An intelligent dispenser motor that adjusts its speed to suit every fill is recognised at the APEA Awards Dinner
Milton Keynes, UK, [12 November 2026] - Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, has won the Innovation Award, sponsored by Premier Service Ltd, at the APEA Live Awards 2026 for SpeedIQ™, the first intelligent fuel dispenser motor from a European dispenser manufacturer. The award was presented at the APEA Awards Dinner at Arena MK.
Fuel retailers across Europe are under pressure to cut energy use and emissions while keeping running costs under control, and most cannot justify a full forecourt rebuild. Conventional dispenser motors add to the challenge: they run at full speed whatever flow rate a transaction needs, even though fewer than 10% of transactions require it.
SpeedIQ™ solves this by detecting each customer’s flow rate and adjusting motor speed in real time, drawing only the energy needed to meet demand. It installs without forecourt construction, excavation or site disruption.
The result is up to 50% lower energy consumption, CO₂ emissions and operational noise per pump. At Lane End Garage, a family-run BP dealership in Northumberland, independent field measurements confirmed a 49% reduction in both energy consumption and CO₂, and operation 9dB(A) quieter. All seven SK700-II dispensers were fitted with the forecourt open throughout.
“I look at the pump and think - is that even running? It’s that quiet,” said Graham Greaves, owner of Lane End Garage.
“We are very grateful to the APEA committee and the entire industry for recognising us at the Innovation Awards. We are proud to introduce new technologies that drive the industry towards a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future,” said Thomas Lewis, Commercial Director Europe at Gilbarco Veeder-Root.
Commercially launched in July 2026, SpeedIQ™ is available on Gilbarco Veeder-Root's flagship fuel dispenser platforms, SK700-II and Horizon-II.
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