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OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled a pair of Web-based product training seminars for the month of August.

OPW, A Dover Company (NYSE: DOV) and the global leader in commercial and retail fueling equipment, announced today that Steve Stewart has joined its sales team as the new Eastern Canada District Manager. Stewart begins his tenure with OPW on July 5 and is responsible for the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia. Stewart will be based in Guelph, Ontario, and will report directly to Andy Strickland, Western Regional Manager for OPW Fueling Components.

“Without a doubt, the new blog and social media networks will be an effective tool in creating awareness for and interest in our company, products and services,” says David Crouse, OPW President. “We are confident that our new OPW social media presence will greatly increase the communication with our distributors and end-users.”

The month’s second virtual training seminar has been scheduled for July 21-22 from 8-11 a.m. CDT each day and will focus on the EECO 1500/2000 Tank Gauges. The seminar will introduce attendees to the EECO 1500/2000 tank gauges, including demonstrations on system start-ups and general operations, and an overview on programming. The EECO 1500/2000 tank gauges are multi-function, high-quality tank-monitoring systems that provide real-time, accurate inventory information for up to four fuel-storage tanks.

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The article describes how the world of motorized vehicles has undergone some significant changes that have improved the industry over the years, including the various types of fuels and the pumps used to dispense those fuels. However, the actual business end of the delivery chain, the fuel nozzle, has remained relatively unchanged in that time, especially since a series of technological advancements in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Originally founded in 1961, Petro Vend led the way in fuel-control system innovations during its first few decades of existence. Then, in 1988 Petro Vend was acquired by OPW Fueling Components, but was marketed as the leading fuel-control systems brand. Following the acquisition, OPW also acquired EMCO Electronics in 2002 and combined its fuel-control operations under the newly created OPW Fuel Management Systems business unit.

OPW Fuel Management Systems, a business unit of OPW Fueling Components, announced that it has named Joe Dowling as Engineering Manager, Product Development. In this new position, Dowling will be responsible for coordinating resources for new product development, and will report directly to Tony Mills, Director, Engineering & Product Development.

Ms. Miller will have global responsibility for OPW’s Human Resources initiatives. Ann’s appointment is part of the company’s strategic growth initiative introduced in 2009 by OPW President, David Crouse. In 2009, Mr. Crouse realigned the company into three primary business units: OPW Fueling Components (OPW-FC), Fueling Containment Systems (OPW-FCS) and Fuel Management Systems (OPW-FMS) and three global business units: OPW Asia Pacific, OPW EMEA and OPW South America.

Lucas carries a host of ICC certifications in the state of California and has experience in products from all 3 OPW business units. His experience with installation, maintenance, and testing of our products combined with being strategically located near Sacramento makes Lucas ideal for this position.

“We observed something happening in the Seattle market, a customer movement where people were doing it themselves and finding ways to sidestep using petroleum-based products,” said Chris LaPlante, Director of Marketing for Propel Fuels. “They relied on their cars, but they also wanted to do something different to reduce their impact.”

Jay has more than 25 years experience in the petroleum equipment industry and has served as OPW Southwest District Sales Manager for the past ten years. In this position Jay was responsible for existing sales and new business activities as well as relationship management with distributors, marketer customers and regulatory agencies in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Jay will be replaced by Josh Vander Hey who joined OPW on January 10, 2011, as OPW Southwest Regional Sales Manager.

As OPW Southwest District Sales Manager, Josh will be responsible for existing sales and new business activities as well as relationship management with distributors, marketer customers and regulatory agencies in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

As OPW Northeast District Sales Manager, Jeffrey will be responsible for existing sales and new business activities as well as relationship management with distributors, marketer customers and regulatory agencies in New York City & Long Island, Northern New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

The YouTube channel already features a number of videos such as the OPW corporate video and numerous product videos and animations. Additional videos will be added as they become available with topics ranging from customer success stories to new product releases to roundups of trade show appearances by all of the OPW companies. Distributors should feel free to link to any OPW video on its YouTube site.

In conjunction with the launch of the new product lineup, OPW announced that it will be discontinuing its Richards brand. Most of the products that are currently sold under the Richards label will be rebranded as OPW products, while a limited number of Richards items will be discontinued.

Mr. Lyons joined OPW in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer for the company's OPW Fuel Management Systems Business Unit (OPW-FMS).

OPW Fueling Components EMEA (formerly OPW Fueling Components Europe) is proud to announce that its Total Vapour Solution™ (TVS) vapour-recovery system was honoured with an Innovation Award at the Energies Expo 2010, which was held from Sept. 22-24 in Paris, France. This biennial show is sponsored by the Federation Francaise des Combustibles, Carburants & Chauffage (FF3C), also known as the French Federation of Fuel, Fuels and Heating.