• The Brookfield Group helps to inspire future NHS staff

  • ​Inner Space Stations reaches for the sky with £600,000 valeting upgrade

  • Highway Stops future-proofs Lye Service Station

  • Biffa warns businesses risk £5,000 fines without vape takeback scheme

  • EG on the Move plans double drive-thru at newest forecourt

  • Update on Bramley fuel leak clean up

  • Former petrol station could be turned into Europe’s biggest ultra-rapid charging hub

  • The Tanvir family purchases its fifth forecourt

  • UK hits “peak petrol” in 2024

  • Oliver Mueller leaves Phillips 66 to return home to Germany

Highlights

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LEGAL DOCTOR: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: What retailers need to know

2024-12-09T10:57:00+00:00

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act was passed into law in May this year, slightly under the radar of the impending election. The ‘Consumer’ bit of the Act is clearly underappreciated but has the potential to be a quiet revolution for petrol retailers, warns David Emery a senior associate at law firm Winckworth Sherwood.

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 questions for Highland Group’s managing director Tom Highland

2024-12-05T15:04:00+00:00

Tom Highland had to earn himself a place in his family’s forecourt business by learning a trade, before his father would let him anywhere near taking a job there as a £7 an hour sales assistant. But the tough love has paid off, with Tom given special recognition at this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards for his achievements as managing director of the now four site operator, aged just 32.

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SHOP TALK: Counting down to Christmas

2024-12-05T02:40:00+00:00By

I don’t know about you but I was amazed by the number of households that had ‘gone early’ with their Christmas decs this year.

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​FOCUS ON BUILDING, DESIGN & SHOPFITTING: Planning for success

2024-12-04T10:20:00+00:00By

Most weeks you’ll find stories on our website about forecourt operators applying for planning permission, which can be the most frustrating part of developing a forecourt. We talk to several operators who have recently come out the other side.

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MONEY TALK: Groundhog day with fuel price accusations

2024-12-03T15:37:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

Like its predecessors, the Competition and Markets Authority continues to call out inflated pump prices blaming weak competition in the fuel retail sector. But like previous watchdog bodies it has also failed to come up with a solution despite its Fuel Finder scheme coming into force next year, argues industry commentator Jan Mikula. 

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TECH TALK: Charge ahead with EV plans without checking with your Petroleum Enforcing Authority at your peril

2024-11-28T09:52:00+00:00

The fifth edition of the Blue Book, the industry bible on petrol station design, construction, modification and maintenance, was launched this month, and forecourt operators thinking of installing electric vehicle chargepoints should give special attention to Chapter 3, urges Jamie Thompson, chair of The Association for Petroleum and Explosive Administration’s technical committee.

  • How forecourts can maximise the new tech-led lottery opportunity

  • How to master partnership management

  • Elevating health & safety, auditing, and compliance in forecourt retailing

  • How forecourts can adapt to changing consumer preferences in the vape category

  • How can harnessing retail technology enhance the shopper experience?

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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