Gilbarco Inc., doing business as Gilbarco Veeder-Root, is a supplier of
fuel dispenser
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s,
point of sales
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systems,
payment system
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s, forecourt merchandising and support services. The company operates as a subsidiary of
Vontier and its headquarters are in
Greensboro, North Carolina
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,
United States
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. It employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide, with sales, manufacturing, research, development, and service locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Pacific Rim, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Regional offices are located throughout the US and Canada, and in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil and Argentina.
The company's manufacturing and development facilities are located in Greensboro, and in
Simsbury, Connecticut
Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census.
History
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At ...
,
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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,
Lakewood, Colorado
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, Tipp City, Ohio and
Davenport, Iowa
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. International research and development locations include the US, New Zealand, and India.
Gilbarco and
Dover Corporation
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are considered to be
duopoly
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Duopoly is the most commonly ...
in
fuel dispenser
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in
Western
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countries.
History
The company was founded under the name Gilbert & Barker in 1870 by
Charles Gilbert and John Barker in
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
, and by 1911 had introduced the first measuring gasoline pump.
The company was renamed as Gilbarco in 1929. For nearly 100 years Gilbarco was an affiliate of what is today the Exxon Mobil Corporation until it was later acquired by the
British
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engineering
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company
GEC in 1987. Among Gilbarco's first products was a simple oil burning lamp, which was given away in China and other places to increase the purchase of lamp oil. That lamp was so popular within the Exxon culture that it was the inspiration for the name of Exxon's in house magazine "The Lamp" until that publication was discontinued in recent years. In 1999 GEC renamed itself to
Marconi and Gilbarco became
Marconi Commerce Systems. In 2002 Gilbarco was acquired by the
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is an American global conglomerate founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company designs, manufactures, and markets medical, industrial, and commercial products and ...
, parent company of
Veeder-Root and Red Jacket companies, and became Gilbarco Veeder-Root.
Although the company spent its formative years in Springfield, Massachusetts as well as
West Springfield, Massachusetts
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, being the largest employer in the latter by the 1960s, in 1965 it moved all of its offices and manufacturing to North Carolina, citing labor and material costs.
In 1984, Gilbarco launched one of the first examples in the US, and at the time, most successful instances of lean manufacturing called CRISP: Continuous Rapid Improvement System of Production. As a result, in 1994 Gilbarco's United States manufacturing plant in Greensboro, North Carolina was designated by ''Industry Week'' magazine as one of the United States' Ten Best Plants. After Gilbarco was acquired by Danaher, the Gilbarco CRISP system was extended and adopted company wide and ultimately evolved into what is today known as the Danaher Business System.
In 2002, the Gilbarco and Veeder-Root companies combined into one marketing brand.
In May 2008, the company launched the website AskAboutPCI.com, as a reference for
convenience store
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retailers to learn more about the
Payment Card Industry
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(PCI) rules, regulations, and deadlines.
In November 2009,
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) sold its
petroleum dispensing pump (PDP) business to Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a US-based fuel control service provider, for around Rs 150 crore. Gilbarco said it acquired the business as part of a plan to increase its presence in the local metering business.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root was featured on the June 14, 2008, episode of the television show ''
John Ratzenberger's Made in America''. Danaher spun off several subsidiaries, including Gilbarco Veeder-Root, in 2016 to create Fortive.
In 2018, Gilbarco Veeder-Root announced acquisition of Midco Limited, an
Indian fuel dispenser
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manufacturer based out of
Mumbai
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. Midco has a production unit in Vatva, Gujarat with installed capacity of 50,000 nozzle pumps per annum.
In May 2019, Gilbarco Veeder-Root announced that after extensive testing of Passport version 11.04B, CITGO Petroleum Corporation released EMV acceptance software for retailers at the forecourt. Along with EMV, Version 11.04B brings Passport EDGE to the CITGO network and is now available to CITGO branded sites with Gilbarco Veeder-Root dispensers. Passport EDGE is Gilbarco’s new tablet-based POS system for small businesses, available as a low cost subscription, and EMV-ready indoor and outdoor acceptance.
On August 31, 2022, Vontier announced its acquisition of Invenco, which would become part of Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Nearly a year later, Gilbarco Veeder-Root Retail Solutions announced it would change its name to Invenco by GVR, with Passport, Orpak, Insite 360 and DOMS part of the brand.
Products
* Veeder-Root supplies automatic tank gauging and fuel management systems, including the Red Jacket brand of submersible pumps and pressurized line leak detectors. A subsidiary, ANGI Energy Systems, develops and produces compressed natural gas (CNG) systems. Veeder-Root is headquartered in
Simsbury, Connecticut
Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census.
History
Early history
At ...
.
* Gasboy International is a manufacturer and marketer of commercial electronic and mechanical petroleum dispensing systems, fleet management systems, and transfer pumps, primarily for non-retail petroleum applications. Gasboy also offers a complementary line of automated fueling systems that provide 24-hour unattended fueling capabilities to fleets and retail marketers. Gasboy is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.
See also
*
Coulomb Technologies
*
National Association of Convenience Stores
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) is a trade association representing the convenience and fuel retailing industry. Founded in 1961, NACS has thousands of member companies, primarily in the United States but also in about 50 ot ...
References
External links
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eXtremely Secure, CSP Magazine, May 2009Sheetz Awards PCI Upgrade to Gilbarco Veeder-Root, CSP.net, March 2009Gilbarco Passport enhancements facilitate compliance and faster execution of growth features, NPNweb.com, May 2009Gilbarco Launches AskAboutPCI.com Interactive Payment Security Website, May 2008Bite the Bullet, By: Jerry Soverinsky, NACS Magazine, April 2009The PCI ABCs By: Jerry Soverinksy, NACS Magazine, September 2008Repair of Gilbarco products
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