UNIVERSE GROUP – 2005 Strong Riser

RNS Number:9867V Universe Group PLC 21 December 2005
21 DECEMBER 2005
UNIVERSE GROUP PLC

HTEC ANNOUNCES ANGLIA REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE
SOCIETY CONTRACT WIN

Universe Group plc ("Universe" or the "Company"), the retail and information systems company, is pleased to announce that the Anglia Regional Co-operative Society ("Anglia") is to roll out HTEC's complete petrol forecourt retail solution to their 11 petrol retailing sites.
The HTEC Petrol EPoS (HydraPOS) provides the retailer with a range of business controls integrated into one solution. HTEC's system provides Chip & PIN card payment integrated into the EPoS; system resilience provided by HTEC's unique duplex pump interface; and HTEC's Virtual Back Office. The system will enable ARCS make price and product changes, and receive site sales data on a constant real-time basis.
The agreement with Anglia will be implemented over the next 4 months and will include an ongoing maintenance agreement.

Mark Ward of Business Systems at Anglia says: "We evaluated all of the credible systems on the market and chose HTEC because of the remarkable range of functionality available. We know that the HydraPOS is the choice of ASDA and Morrison and others and this fact, together with the remarkable resilience of the system, gave us the confidence to proceed with HTEC."

Ray Mackie, Chairman of Universe Group comments: "We are very pleased to have Anglia on board. Their requirements are extensive and we are confident that both Anglia and their customers will benefit from the new systems."

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