OPW Retail Fueling News

OPW is pleased to be celebrating our 15th anniversary in the underground piping business. A lot has changed in the underground petroleum world, but the fundamentals remain the same. Quality products, made from quality materials, engineered to accommodate the harsh underground conditions and provide long-term performance and value for customers.

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OPW is pleased to celebrate our 15th anniversary in the underground piping business. A lot of manufacturers have come and gone in this market as is typical when new technologies emerge. One constant, however, has been OPW’s ability to supply the most reliable and best performing systems in the industry.

The first three-day seminar will be held from June 5-7 at FMS’ headquarters in the Chicago, IL, area, located at 6900 Santa Fe Drive, Hodgkins, IL 60525, phone (708) 485-4200. The second will be on June 26-28 in Dallas, TX, at the Holiday Inn Express, 8111 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75019, phone (214) 915-9225.

OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled its next onsite product-training seminar for April 17-19 in the Salt Lake City, UT, area. The three-day seminar will be held at the Hampton Inn, 2393 South 800 West, Woods Cross, UT 84087, phone 801-296-1211.

OPW Fueling Containment Systems, a division of OPW Fueling Components, is proud to announce the release of its new state of the art Rigid Entry Fitting. OPW's Rigid Entry Fitting is a result of OPW's all inclusive development program to bring Next Generation Solutions to the market.

Mr. Grote will assume his new responsibilities effective March 12, 2012, and will report directly to Ed Kammerer, OPW Western Regional Sales Manager.

The new site embodies Civacon’s dedication to being a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of world-class solutions that assist in the safe and efficient handling of hazardous bulk products.

OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled its next onsite product-training seminar for March 20-22 in the Minneapolis, MN, area. The three-day seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, 1950 Rahncliff Rd., Eagan, MN, 55121, phone (651) 681-9266.

Mr. Stewart will assume his new responsibilities effective February 6, 2012 and will report directly to Keith Moye, OPW Vice President, Sales & Marketing.

Mr. Kammerer will assume his new responsibilities effective February 6, 2012 and will report directly to Keith Moye, OPW Vice President, Sales & Marketing.

The three-day seminar will be held at the Staybridge Suites, 61 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ 07054, phone (973) 334-2907.

OPW Fuel Management Systems will award certificates of achievement on systems that are covered during the seminar. In order to receive certification, attendees must pass a mandatory written test on each system.

They have been set for Friday, Dec. 2, and Monday, Dec. 19, with the first beginning at 8:30 a.m. CST and continuing for three hours, and the second starting at 2 p.m. CST and continuing for three hours. This course is designed to demonstrate the system start-ups and general operation of the SiteSentinel® iSite™, which is OPW’s next-generation tank-gauging system, one that offers enhanced inventory management with superior leak-detection capabilities.

In this position, Gooding will be responsible for the global pricing and marketing strategies, global customer-relationship development and all North American sales activities for the complete lines of Civacon and Knappco dry-bulk product lines.

OPW Fluid Transfer Group has announced that Shawn Duvall has been appointed to the position of Technical Sales and Marketing Manager for Civacon/Knappco products. In this new role, he will lead the recently created Technical Sales and Marketing Department for Civacon/Knappco products. The department will be located in the Kansas City office.

Going into the PEI/NACS Show 2011, National Petroleum News magazine interviewed David Crouse, president at OPW Fueling Components, for his insight on the industry and some notable equipment issues relative to marketers and retailers. During the interview, Crouse touched on a variety of subjects, including: the state of the U.S. economy, new product development, predictions on DEF, alternative fuels and much more.

Fernando Whitaker, Managing Director of OPW Latin America, will continue to manage the day-to-day operations of OPW’s manufacturing facility in Brazil and OPW’s team throughout Latin America. Fernando will report directly to Phil Carlin.

OPW Fuel Management Systems, a business unit of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled its next onsite product-training seminar for Sept. 20-22 in Atlanta, GA. The three-day seminar will be held at the Wingate Hotel, 2762 Cobb Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, phone (678) 214-6000.

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