OREANDA-NEWS. December 19, 2012. In 2012, Parallel has invested more than UAH 5m in development of additional services, net of costs for opening and equipping its convenience stores. The portfolio of the company's additional services includes: convenience stores, cafes, a pizzeria, carwashes, car care equipment (in particular, air compressors for tire inflation and vacuum cleaners), toilet, shower and laundry facilities.

A new service, vehicle health check, has been added to this impressive list. In December, the company has launched a pilot project offering express testing for any make of a car directly at Parallel filling stations.

To this end, the company has bought BOSCH equipment, which has been recently presented at a Frankfurt exhibition. The range of testing and application makes the facility unrivalled. "Just for few minutes the equipment is able to test nearly all car systems, from an engine sensor to a safety system. A motorist can promptly get reliable diagnosis of his iron "patient" directly at our filling stations," stated Parallel CEO Yelena Khiliyenko.

The vehicle health check facility uses a computer database that helps to detect a problem for almost all makes of cars and trucks.

Parallel employees took a special course and obtained BOSCH certificates confirming their skills to operate the equipment.

Initially, the facility will be used as an additional tool in the company's mobile lab, enhancing Parallel' capacity for dealing with customer requests. Partners and corporate customers will enjoy the testing service as a bonus.

Further the company is set to develop this business, putting immediate testing points directly at Parallel-branded filling stations.

Parallel strictly follows its principles of high quality of fuel and services, a fact confirmed by its western partners from Orlen Lietuva who visited the company.

"We see Parallel as a reliable partner who represents well the Orlen Lietuva's fuel in the eastern Ukraine. We feel that quality is the top priority of this company, This approach is applied both to fuel, customer care and a wide array of additional services," noted Tomasz Bukowski, Deputy General Director for Commercial Sales at Orlen Lietuva, Poland.