Contract extension with Morrisons Supermarkets

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Brulines Group PLC

26 March 2012

 



Press Release

26 March 2012

Brulines Group plc

(the "Company" or "Brulines")

Contract extension with Morrisons Supermarkets plc

Brulines Group plc (AIM:BRU), the leading provider of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the leisure and forecourt solutions sectors, is pleased to announce that its Brulines Fuel Solutions ("BFS") subsidiary has secured a five year contract extension with Morrisons Supermarkets plc (FTSE100:MRW) ("Morrisons") to provide Facilities and Compliance Management solutions for their estate of over 300 petrol forecourts and 12 distribution centre fuel depots.

Morrisons has been using BFS solutions since 2006, and the BFS forecourt-trained call handling team now process more than 3,000 maintenance related calls for the supermarket group every month, each of which is captured through a sophisticated web-based system which dramatically reduces repair times and costs, while also ensuring delivery of demanding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and customer satisfaction. All proactive and periodic maintenance and legal inspection work is managed through the same system.

This deal will also see the rollout of the new BFS "E-Site Register" at every Morrison's petrol forecourt. This provides Morrisons' forecourt managers with a web-based dashboard providing visibility of the status of all current, historical and planned maintenance issues on their site, as well as access to all asset information and legal and compliance documentation.

BFS will also provide all electrical testing and repair services across the Morrisons forecourt estate through their significant and growing national forecourt engineering team.

Mark Todd, Director of Petrol at Morrisons, said: "Morrisons is committed to operating its filling stations to the highest standard and the BFS Facilities and Compliance Management solutions are now very much part of our pursuit of excellence in forecourt operations. Full availability is a fundamental element of the Morrisons offer, both in-store and on our petrol forecourts, and the BFS FM system ensures we have full transparency of performance from all of our service providers and consequently our forecourt assets are able to achieve maximum utilisation and contribution to profit."

James Dickson, CEO of Brulines, said: "The Board is pleased to have secured this significant contract extension with an established and successful company such as Morrisons.  Facilities and Compliance Management solutions are at the heart of our End-to-End Fuel Management offering and this long-term commitment by Morrisons demonstrates the considerable value that Brulines' solutions can deliver."

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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 leisure and petrol forecourt sectors. Since its admission to AIM in 2006, the Group has grown both organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions to give the Group access to key vertical markets. The Group operates two divisions which comprise five key product groups:

LEISURE DIVISION

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 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.
	i-draught (formerly BQM)	A more recent and rapidly growing product offer is i-draughtTM, an extension of the Group's DMS, which scrutinises the quality of products running through beer lines in a bar; measuring volume, temperature, flow rate and liquid type (e.g. beer, cleaning fluid or water) at the point of dispense. i-draught 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.
	Gaming Machine Data Services	The acquisition of Coin Metrics in May 2007 was a strong strategic fit with Brulines' existing Machine Insite business which already provides gaming machine data management and consultancy services to operators within the pub, club and leisure markets. Customers benefit from state-of-the-art real-time data capture and reporting systems that deliver improved machine profitability and operational security.
	Vending Telemetry	The Group's subsidiary Vianet is a pan-European provider of telemetry solutions and data applications to the vending industry. Vianet provides services for all vending management needs; from operations, sales, field services, national accounts to senior management.

FUEL SOLUTIONS DIVISION

UK Petrol Forecourt Fuel Asset Management Services

Brulines Fuel Solutions ("BFS"), supplies key management information and associated services to independent, multi branded owner, and supermarket petrol forecourt operators to ensure they have total visibility and control of their end-to-end business via a single web-based solution. BFS offers the only one stop shop offering for end-to-end fuel asset management  products and services, which allow customers to maximise ROI from fuel stocks and assets which store, control and issue fuels. Our wet stock analysis provides key management information to independent, multi branded owner, and supermarket petrol forecourt operators helping them to reduce loss of fuel and improve profitability. BFS is the UK market leader in fuel pump calibration, adjustment and legal verification, and also a leading provider of forecourt audit and compliance services. Our proprietary web-based contract management solutions for forecourt operations have been designed to significantly simplify management of multiple contractors for both reactive and preventive maintenance, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance in a sector where exemplary control measures are essential. In addition, BFS offers forecourt engineering and project management solutions to a number of forecourt operators. BFS is the UK distributor for OPW Fuel Management System's tank gauging solutions and also performs tank relining, liquefied petroleum gas and small forecourt service works.

Headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, Brulines employs more than 270 people. 

For further information, please visit www.brulines.com

 

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