Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tokheim


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The result was RESULT = Speedy Keep. Vrenator    talk   14:28, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Tokheim

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No references, nothing to indicate notability other than the statement "one of the leaders in this market"  Vrenator     talk   10:35, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 12:26, 20 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment: Not a briliant article or particularly informative, but these are not grounds for deletion. For what it's worth, just about every fuel pump I use in France (I spend 5 months there in a year) is made by Tokheim, so the article would appear to be describing a notable organisation or product. Of course, I am not a reliable source, but it should not be beyond the wit of editors to track some down. Emeraude (talk) 13:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Further comment: In French Wikipedia, the article fr:Histoire de l'automobile attributes John J. Tokheim, a Norwegian, with inventing the petrol pump. This is supported by references to Thierry Coulibaly, Il y a un siècle, L'automobile, Éditions Ouest-France, 2007. Emeraude (talk) 13:09, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Further comment: Tokheim Group's website says that "Tokheim Group S.A.S., based in Paris (France) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and servicers of fuel dispensing equipment." Seems good enough for me. Now look for independent source. Keep. Emeraude (talk) 13:20, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment If someone can at least include at least one independent source I'll happily cancel this AfD. Vrenator     talk   13:30, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

How about Financial Times, 11 Dec 2011, Petrol Plaza, 13 Dec 2011, Reuters, 12 Dec 2011 (which values Tokheim at $535 million) and Forecourt Trader, 17 June 2011 announcing that "Tokheim has been selected as a global supplier of fuel dispensers for Shell service stations." Loads more sources from a simple Google search. I'm happy to begin to rewrite, expand, reference the article if AfD is cancelled. Emeraude (talk) 13:41, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
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