News & Press Releases

Effective April 1, 2014, all Fibrelite products will be integrated into OPW Retail Fueling order entry, shipping, and billing systems. Order entry for Fibrelite products will now be handled through the OPW Retail Fueling customer service group. Fibrelite products are now covered by OPW Retail Fueling 2014 Terms and Policies, which means they are now eligible for free freight allowances in accordance with the OPW Retail Fueling Freight Policy.

These products – which have received Phase 1 Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) System certification from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for use with E85 – have been specifically designed to provide OPW customers with a comprehensive choice of UST equipment that eliminate the risks and material-compatibility concerns associated with E85.

Richard Chen has been appointed Managing Director of the newly combined OPW Asia-Pacific business unit.  Prior to this announcement, Richard served as the Managing Director of the company’s OPW Fueling Components Asia-Pacific operation, a position he has held since 2003. 

The NGVLB’s main operational advantage for the CNG-handler is that it is pressure-balanced to 18,129 psi (1,250 bar), which eliminates nuisance separation due to pressure surges in the CNG dispensing system during the venting sequence of the fueling operation. The NGVLB is designed for use in conjunction with any of OPW’s family of high-pressure Fill Line Breakaways in CNG applications at service pressures up to 3,600 psi (250 bar). Because of a similar length to the VLB model, it is quick and easy for operators to perform a like-for-like replacement with the NGVLB model.

OPW, a Dover Company (NYSE: DOV) and the global leader in fluid-handling solutions, is pleased to announced that its FSC3000™ Fuel Site Controller is now certified to authorize payments through the Buypass network from First Data™ for the following end-user fueling cards:

In July of last year, the manufacturer of the authorization component of the SmartLock system announced that they will be ending support for Pacific Pride's existing SmartLock installations. In order to correct the current market misconception that OPW will no longer offer a Pacific Pride processing solution, OPW Fuel Management Systems President, Phil Carlin, has been invited to speak at Pacific Pride's break out session at the WPMA show in Las Vegas.

The newly combined company will be called OPW EMEA and will represent all Retail Fueling, Tank Gauges, KPS, and Fibrelite product lines. The new OPW EMEA will be headquartered in Kungsör, Sweden at the KPS facility.

The event takes place from March 3-5 at the Shangri La Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is designed to connect fuel retailers with manufacturers at a unique networking conference.

He will assume his new responsibilities immediately. Roth will report to Scott Heim, Eastern Regional Sales Manager – OPW Retail Fueling.

Fresh off an impressive and exciting exhibition at the 2013 PEI-NACS show, OPW attended the 20th edition of Autocomplex from October 23-25 in Moscow, Russia. In the PetrolPlaza Autocomplex recap video below, Carman Kobza, Managing Director EMEA, and Denis Pokrovsky, Executive Director Russia, CIS, Baltic, discuss OPW's recent acquisitions of KPS and Fibrelite as well as emerging trends in the petrol retailing market in Russia and the CIS countries.

OPW and KPS recently visited the Autocomplex 2013 show in Moscow to meet with existing and new customers.

Video interviews on OPW's acquisition of KPS and Fibrelite can be found at Petrolplaza.com. Both interviews are from PEI Atlanta where the acquisitions was the big news everyone was talking about.

He will assume his new responsibilities effective immediately. Scott will report to Parrish Evans, Director of Sales – OPW Retail Fueling. 

OPW, a Dover Company (NYSE: DOV) and the global leader in fluid handling solutions, is proud to announce the release of its new 19DEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Series Industrial Automatic Nozzle.

OPW has acquired UK-based Fibrelite, a leader in composite access covers and containment systems for retail fueling sites and Sweden-based Kungsors Plast AB ("KPS"), a leader in high density polyethylene (HDPE) fusion piping systems for retail fueling sites.

The new OPW AdMaster Nozzle Advertising System has been specifically designed to provide an effective and affordable way to help drive traffic from the fuel island into the store. With AdMaster, marketers can place important promotional messages at their customers’ fingertips in clear view while they fuel their vehicles.

In his new position, Parrish will be responsible for developing and leading the North America sales effort for OPW’s above ground and below ground product lines.

Keith will report directly to OPW president, David Crouse. Since 2008, Keith has served as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for OPW Fueling Components, North America. Sales responsibilities will be handled within the four individual OPW business units.

With contactless RFID technology becoming an increasingly common method for driver identification, this new addition to the PV100’s available feature set is designed to provide users with a cost effective, durable and secure way to add proximity HID keyfob functionality to fuel sites.

In his new position, Mr. Kammerer will be responsible for developing and leading an integrated team of Product Managers for the company’s newly created Retail Fueling Business Unit. In May, OPW combined its aboveground and belowground business units as part of a broader strategic growth initiative introduced by OPW president, David Crouse. Kammerer’s responsibilities will include all facets associated with new product development, product management, and product marketing.