Awards - Forecourt Trader

Last updated: 02 May, 2008

'You only live twice' - so why not enter our awards this year, which culminate in a James Bond-themed evening (at the London Hilton on September 25) in recognition of the latest 007 film. And to ensure it's more than a 'Quantum of Solace', you need to make sure your entry is as good as it can be.

>> Action stations

Last updated: 31 March, 2008

So you think you're a top retailer? Then get your pens and cameras out now and start filling in the forms and taking the pictures that will put you in the running for the top award in the petrol retailing industry - Forecourt Trader of the Year.

>> Top 50 Indies 2008

Launched in 2006, The Top 50 Indies is an annual countdown of the UK's biggest independent fuel retailing groups.

The key measure is number of sites operated by the group, followed by annual fuel volume, then annual turnover of the whole of the petrol retailing business.

The publication of the listing is celebrated with a special evening event - The Top Indies Dinner - which this year is being held at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, on Monday, April 7, 2008. The evening commences at 7.30pm with a champagn reception followed by a three-course dinner. Highlight of the evening include two guest speakers.

The event offers fantastic networking opportunities with around 250 leading industry professionals. It also coincides with the annual International Firecourt and Fuel Equipment Show (April 6th-9th).

Tickets are £130+VAT or £1,250+VAT for a table of 10 guests.

For further information contact:
Stephanie Smallwood
Tel: 01293 610433
e mail: stephanie.smallwood@william-reed.co.uk

To download a ticket booking form click here

Sponsors

>> Using their Initiative

Last updated: 04 March, 2008

Chevron's Bright Horizons programme aims to give dealers access to a network of support services. According to the company, there are about 800 directly supplied Texaco-branded sites and 300 supplied via distributors in the network who all have access to the programme.

>> Tremendous Trio

Last updated: 04 February, 2008

Michael Johnston has been running the busy Euro Spar, Castle Wellan site in County Down, Northern Ireland for about three years.

>> Local and proud

Last updated: 10 January, 2008

Not only were the Frasers named Best Independent with Nine Sites or Less at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards back in September, they also picked up the overall category award for Best Neighbourhood site for their Brize Norton Service Station in Oxfordshire.

>> Fantastic four

Last updated: 05 December, 2007

There was stiff competition in the main route category of this year's Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards.

>> The House of Fraser

Last updated: 06 November, 2007

Being a Fraser must feel a bit like being something of a celebrity in the forecourt industry. The family name is associated with one of the most successful independents in the business, and most major retailers and suppliers will have heard of it.

>> How to be a winner

Last updated: 01 May, 2007

Past winners of the Forecourt Trader of the Year awards obviously know a thing or two about running a service station business. But they also know how to enter awards - and get themselves noticed.

>> Awards start here

Last updated: 01 April, 2007

So you think you're a top retailer? Then get your pens and cameras out now and start filling in the forms and taking the pictures that will put you in the running for the top award in the petrol retailing industry - Forecourt Trader of the Year.

>> Final countdown

Last updated: 01 February, 2007

Best oil company initiative - winner

Sam Hawkes, site manager of Brackenvale Retail Centre, main route winner of the year 2006

>> Main route masters

Last updated: 08 January, 2007

Brackenvale Retail Centre has always been a large site by anyone's standards but now it's "bigger and better than ever", according to manager Sam Hawkes, who collected the latest in a string of accolades at the Forecourt Trader Awards 2006.

Forecourt Trader of the Year 2006, Karl Brocklehurst topped the neighbourhood category

>> Meet the neighbours

Last updated: 05 December, 2006

Once again the neighbourhood category was one of the most hotly contested at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2006.

>> keeping it in the family

Last updated: 31 October, 2006

The Brocklehursts have always liked to be first. In 1973 their site was the first in Northampton to go self-service and over the years they have continued to innovate and stay ahead of the competition, racking up a string of further 'firsts' along the way. So when Karl Brocklehurst stepped up to collect the industry's highest accolade at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards, the family business was right where it likes to be - firmly in the limelight.

BP's remote wet-stock management programme helps reduce the risks of leaks on both co-owned and dealer forecourts

>> Showing great initiative

Last updated: 09 March, 2006

WINNER OIL COMPANY INITIATIVE

Independent retailers Mike and Julie Dearing are a winning team

>> Main route to success

Last updated: 03 February, 2006

Teamwork seems to be the name of the game in the main route category, with two married couples extending their partnerships onto the forecourt with great success.

Susie Hawkins stole the show with her newly developed Barnwood site in Gloucester

>> Neighbourhood Nobility

Last updated: 06 January, 2006

Standards in the neighbourhood category of the Forecourt Trader of the Year 2005 awards were extremely high, with two sites winning awards for the second year running. It showed that retailers haven’t let their success allow them to become complacent.