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Tokheim looking to the future
Last month, an important announcement
by dispenser systems and service provider
Tokheim, outlining its intention to fund
future growth by acquiring new shareholders
and new investments, focussed
eyes yet again on one of the industry’s
most colourful companies. Having
enjoyed significant european growth
in recent years, particularly through its
acquisition programme of service sector
related companies, this initiative will be
completed by the end of the year, says
Tokheim president Patrick Berthon. The
following, previously un-scheduled, article
should serve as a timely reminder of just
how far the company has come since its
management buyout of 2003, a period
which has seen turnover increase from
329 to over 600 million euros.
In the official statement, released on September
23rd this year, Patrick Berthon says
“The current economic conditions are slowing
down the growth of all countries in the
Western world and consequently the stock
market is anticipating lower results for most,
if not all, companies. However, it seems that
globally, most companies continue to have
reasonably good results and we can expect a
progressive recovery, even if it will take time.
In this context, Tokheim has proven itself
to be a very resilient company, thanks to a
sound and solid strategy, the high dedication
of all its employees, continued success
in improving quality, full focus and care of
HSSE matters and extending the portfolio of
products and services for the satisfaction of
its customers. As a result, Sales and Profit in
Tokheim continue to grow steadily”.
With Baudouin de la Tour, recently appointed
CEO, the go ahead style of Tokheim, now directly
present in 30 countries, comes very much
through its senior management and the people
who have steadily grown the business over
the last 10 years. Directors, Bill Arundel and
Kurt Dillen, between them, have established
enormous amounts of goodwill in a market
where dynamic individuals will always stand
out. But what about the products themselves,
the service companies they now operate and
the overall contribution Tokheim makes to
the industry? An update on current Tokheim
activities and a trip around Tokheims many
territories follows, much of which is sourced
through Group Marketing Communication
Manager, David MacHale aided by Tokheim’s
most recent customer newsletter.
Bill Arundel,
Group Sales & Marketing Director
Most importantly of late, is news that Tokheim’s
Dundee Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has
attained the internationally recognised environmental
management standard, ISO 14001.
General Manager, Tokheim DMC, John
Harley comments that the certification process
is a significant milestone within Tokheim
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Tokheim President Patrick Berthon
DMCs environmental strategy. He said, “We
successfully implemented all the ISO requirements
and attained the prestigious 14001
standard within six months. This shows the
huge commitment of everyone involved and
their drive to succeed.”
Achievements for Tokheim in the field of
HSSE, have come recently through the Spanish
Government, for what it states in its official
magazine as tireless work in health, safety
and environmental strategies. The award
given to Tokheim Koppens Ibérica, it says,
acknowledges Tokheim’s high level of training
and awareness campaigns and outstanding
results in the market. Elsewhere, Tokheim UK
recently announced that it has passed recent
HSSE audits with TOTAL and Concoco
Phillips. The audit with TOTAL resulted in
a combined overall score of 96 percent. Mark
Husband, HSSE Manager Tokheim UK, says,
“This brings to a close a very good year for
HSSE auditing in the UK sales and service
division with successful audits from many
different major oil companies and external
auditing bodies.”
Tokheim France has responded to demanding
environmental regulations imposed by the
French authorities, by creating an Environ-