Case Study: Valvoline Instant Oil Change achieves secure wireless access and faster service across 800+ locations with Fortinet

Fortinet secures wireless network at more than 800 locations

Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC), a U.S. quick-lube chain with 800 locations, wanted to replace its dial-up network with wireless to improve customer experience and operational efficiency. The rollout required multiple secure SSIDs (for POS, handhelds, managers and guest Wi‑Fi) and a splash page so guests would accept terms and release VIOC from liability—requirements that only Fortinet’s unified threat management solution could meet.

Ashland deployed Fortinet’s FortiWiFi-60 appliances at each store plus FortiGate-5000 series VPN concentrators and FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer at headquarters for centralized management and reporting. The solution provided four SSIDs, splash-page web filtering, and centralized monitoring, delivering PCI-compliant network segmentation, dramatically faster service (processing times dropped from minutes to seconds), higher throughput, improved employee efficiency and increased customer satisfaction.

Valvoline Instant Oil Change

Bryan Justice

Manager of Business Technology and Computer Services