GREENSBORO, N.C. -- "It's off to Greensboro, N.C., where we learn how Gilbarco Veeder-Root manufactures the gas pumps that keep Americans and their cars on the road." Gillbarco will be featured on The Travel Channel's Made in America program on Saturday, June 14, at noon Eastern. The company's products feature technology that is developed and produced by skilled Americans at the Greensboro global headquarters.
Host John Ratzenberger (TV's "Cliff" from Cheers) chats with Gilbarco Veeder-Root president Greg Beason about the company's history of leadership and innovation that began in 1865 [image-nocss] in Springfield, Mass. They also talk about the company's relocation of its headquarters to its current 600,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Greensboro in 1965 (the company's 100th anniversary).
"We are extremely proud of our associates and enjoyed the opportunity to showcase them and our innovative technology to The Travel Channel's audience," Beason said. "Our business is changing rapidly to respond to changes in the retail fueling marketplace, and having The Travel Channel choose to feature many of our innovations is great recognition of the creativity and hard work of our associates."
Gilbarco vice president of operations Roy Walker takes the camera crew on a tour of the company's production line where Encore S, the leading brand of fuel dispensers, is made for North American and global customers. Encore S dispensers feature merchandising and payment options that enable users to do new and exciting things while fueling. Consumers can search, view and print driving directions from Google, print coupons and order sandwiches at the pump.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root is a leading supplier of retail and commercial fueling and payment technology, integrated fuel control, site management and support services for petroleum marketers and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide.
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