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GREENSBORO, N.C. – February 12, 2013 – Gilbarco Veeder-Root announced today that it is working with PayPal on digital payment and other mobile solutions to be offered to Gilbarco customers worldwide. The initial effort will launch the PayPal payment capability to retailers with Passport® point-of-sale. Future developments will bring PayPal solutions to Gilbarco’s growing suite of media and merchandising applications.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – January 25, 2013 – Gilbarco Inc. and Tronitec, Inc. today announce the settlement of litigation that has been pending between them in U.S. District Court in Greensboro. The lawsuit, filed by Gilbarco on May 6, 2011, alleged that Tronitec had infringed Gilbarco’s copyright in certain software programs used in fuel dispensers manufactured and sold by Gilbarco.

(SIMSBURY, CT) – January 10, 2013 – January 10, 2013 - Veeder-Root is pleased to announce a strategic channel partnership with Red Leonard Associates, Inc., to represent the Red Jacket brand in the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada. Red Leonard is an independent sales representative agency specializing in full site solutions for the Petroleum Equipment Industry...

Hamilton Manufacturing Corp., a leading manufacturer of automated payment systems, Data Access Networks, and change machines for the car wash and parking industries is proud to announce the promotion of Steven J. Alt from Executive Vice President to President.

ATLANTA, December 3, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP), a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions, today announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Zep Inc. completed the purchase of the Vehicle Care division of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL), effective December 1, 2012 for approximately $120 million.

October 30, 2012 – Kelowna, British Columbia. When the team at FormaShape was hired to fabricate storefronts for Puma Energy, they were faced with a unique set of challenges, not the least of which was geography. The stylish, pre-fabricated facings were destined for a chain of gas station convenience stores … in Angola, Africa.

In an unprecedented and powerful move that aligns three of the car wash industry’s most trusted brands together under the same management, the acquisition of Jim Coleman Company Hanna by Ed O’Hanrahan of Galloway Chemical Division promises exciting developments for the entire carwash industry.

ATLANTA, October 17, 2012 – Zep Inc. (NYSE:ZEP), a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all of the assets of Ecolab Vehicle Care, a division of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL), for approximately $120 million.