• SJS Group finds ‘affordable’ EV charging option to roll out at four sites

  • FOCUS ON CHRISTMAS SOFT DRINKS: Festive fizz

  • ​National Grid trials HVO for vehicles in Lincolnshire

  • EG On The Move on track to operate 55 forecourts by spring 2025

  • APEA warns legislation loophole leading to unsafe EV charging installation

  • First Doner & Gyros outlet opens on a forecourt

  • Recycling regulation coming in under forecourt operators’ radar, warns ACS

  • Public support pay at pump to counter drive-offs

  • Earle Gregory sells final forecourt to up and coming Shinon Group

  • Maxol profits from non-fuel sales

Highlights

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FOCUS ON CHRISTMAS SOFT DRINKS: Festive fizz

2024-11-20T10:19:00+00:00By

While the warmer weather during the summer is a key sales time for soft drinks, so too is the cooler weather in December when friends and family gather to celebrate Christmas.

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COMMENT: The rise of HVO and how the future of fuel goes beyond electric

2024-11-15T13:58:00+00:00

As world leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 to tackle the climate crisis, much of the discussion around decarbonising the global transport industry will likely focus on the transition to electric vehicles (EV), but HVO should be part of the enrvironmental debate, says Ollie Bradshaw, sustainability lead at Certas Energy.

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 Questions for Pricewatch Group general manager Tom Buckley

2024-11-11T10:39:00+00:00

Tom Buckley met his employers Anthony and Paul Salvidge when he was working at BMW, upgrading their cars, he admits now, probably more than they needed to be. He is now employed by the Salvidges as general manager of their forecourt business Pricewatch Group, and the three of them now share a passion for developing the business as well as for fast cars.

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LEGAL DOCTOR: What the biggest overhaul in employment law for decades means for forecourt operators

2024-11-08T11:50:00+00:00

The new Employment Rights Bill sets out to introduce 28 law reforms, representing the biggest revamp of this legislation in decades. Legal practitioners Harriet Calver and Aleksandra Davidson from Winckworth Sherwood share what this means for you.

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SHOP TALK: Forecourt operators share their Christmas crackers for 2024

2024-11-07T13:28:00+00:00

Just as retailers have cleared away the remnants of Halloween and Fireworks Night, Christmas stock has exploded onto forecourt shop shelves, with Hazelnut Matchmakers, Terry’s Chocolate Milk and scratchcards predicted to be among top sellers.

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MONEY TALK: Budget surprise

2024-10-31T13:44:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

The autumn Budget dealt some tricks and one very unexpected big treat for the forecourt sector, explains industry commentator Jan Mikula.

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