Appointment of Divisional Man

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Brulines Group PLC

02 September 2009

 



Press Release

02 September 2009

Brulines Group plc

('Brulines' or 'the Group')

Appointment of Managing Director for Petrol Forecourt Division

Brulines Group plc (AIM:BRU), the market leading provider of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the UK leisure sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Maud as Managing Director of the Group's Petrol Forecourt Services Division.

Phil has 15 years experience in Retail Forecourt Management, including Morrisons Supermarkets plc ('Morrisons') where he has spent the last eight years as Director of Petrol Forecourts.  In this role he was responsible for the second largest by volume supermarket forecourt network and the fifth largest of all forecourt chains in the UK, including oil companies.  Under Phil's leadership Morrisons' forecourts have, over the last two years, consistently demonstrated market leading like-for-like volume growth. Prior to Morrisons, he was National Operations Manager for forecourts at ASDA Group plc.

Brulines aims to become the market leader in the UK, and beyond, for the provision of telemetry, data management analysis, software and support services across the leisure, vending and petrol forecourt sectors, where there is considerable overlap and the opportunity exists to become a ‘one stop shop’ provider for customers. As part of its strategy to grow Edensure, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brulines which was purchased in October 2008, the Group will develop new solutions and seek to develop partnership relationships with global forecourt equipment suppliers.

Commenting on the appointment, James Dickson, Chief Executive of Brulines, said: “I am delighted that Phil identifies with our vision and is joining the team, bringing an unprecedented wealth of experience of the forecourt industry, both from a fuel supply and technological perspective.   During his career, he has consistently delivered industry leading solutions, and proven particularly adept at developing strong working partnerships with support companies. Phil’s knowledge and expertise will prove invaluable to the Group as we continue to expand our leading proprietary software and footprint into the UK petrol forecourt market and beyond.”

Phil Maud added:  'I am tremendously excited that Brulines is bringing its experience and vision from the brewing industry to the forecourt industry. Working alongside Brulines highly talented team, we can bring cost-effective command and control solutions to all sectors of the forecourt industry, from the single dealer site to the largest supermarket and oil company chains, both here in the UK and overseas.'

'I am confident of being able to build on the track record of success gained at Morrisons where the number of sites almost quadrupled and like for like volumes rose significantly.'

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Enquiries:

Brulines Group plc James Dickson, Chief Executive
Mark Foster, Finance Director	Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]	www.brulines.com
Cenkos Securities plc Stephen Keys [e-mail]	Tel: [phone]

Media enquiries:

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About Brulines

Brulines Group is focused on the provision of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the UK's pub, leisure, gaming and petrol sectors. The Group has four core divisions:

Leisure: Dispense Monitoring (DMS)	The Group's core product, DMS, is widely used by owners and operators within the UK licensed on-trade, especially the tenanted / leased pub sector.  Flow meters connected to draught beer dispense lines send data via an on-site communication panel to a secure central database. Liquid volumes by beer fount, draught wine or post mix are tracked as they are served, thereby helping customers to maximise sales, service and quality as well as managing their costs. DMS is installed in over 22,000 pubs and manages data for more than one in three UK pubs.
Leisure: i-draught (formerly BQM)	i-draught is an extension of the Group's DMS and is the first system to provide effective measurement of true yields on draught products. Actual dispense volumes are compared with till transactions to identify shrinkage from products given away, pilferage and wastage. i-draught measures the precise temperature of every pint as it is dispensed, the time taken to dispense each drink, and automatically identifies the liquid allowing customers to know exactly when lines are cleaned. Wherever they are customers can stay in control through accessing their information on a secure web site.
Leisure: Gaming Machine Monitoring	The Group's subsidiaries Machine Insite and Coin metrics are involved in monitoring Amusement with Prize Machines ('AWP'). Customers benefit from state-of-the-art real-time data capture and reporting systems that deliver improved machine profitability and operational security.
Petrol Forecourt Services	The Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, Edensure, supplies key management information to independent, multi branded owner, and supermarket petrol forecourt operators in the UK which helps reduce loss of fuel and improve profitability.
Vending  Telemetry	The Group's subsidiary Vianet is a pan-European provider of telemetry solutions and data applications to the vending industry and also provides leading m2m connectivity solutions.

Headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, Brulines employs more than 240 people. 

For further information, please visit www.brulines.com

 

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