OPW Retail Fueling News

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.

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.”

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How does the new pipe compare to the old pipe? Both pipes have KYNAR® liners and covers. However, the Next Generation Enhanced KYNAR® Liner used on our new pipe provides improved processability, which enhances the chemical bond.

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.

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.

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).