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Blake family plans to make its forecourt a multi-business hub for the community
Oasis Garage, renowned for its local charity work, wants to go a step further in supporting its neighbourhood with a major investment developing its Long Riston forecourt into a community hub, with add-on businesses including a butchery.
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Plans submitted to convert forecourt’s MOT workshop into a c-store
Bradleys Properties Ltd, owners of Bradley’s Garage in Llanidloes, Powys, has submitted a planning application to convert its existing garage and workshop into a convenience store.
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Private buyers need more incentives to buy EVs
The absence of government incentives for private buyers is having a marked effect on the uptake of EVs, according to SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.
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MFG motors ahead with initial £40m investment into Morrisons sites
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is spending an initial £40m on upgrading the 337 Morrisons petrol forecourts it acquired this year, to align the sites with its existing stations with an improved convenience and food to go offering.
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New Cumnock forecourt up for sale
New Cumnock Filling Station in East Ayrshire is up for sale for £550,000 freehold.
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DFS/Flyx partnership launches ‘groundbreaking’ food and drink Order Kiosk
Fuel and convenience technology provider Dover Fueling Solutions Partners is to partner with retail software provider Flyx to launch the ‘groundbreaking’ DFS Order Kiosk, which can be integrated with DFS technology to combine fuel retailing and food ordering.
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Death at factory leads to Lucozade supply problems
A death at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I’s Coleford manufacturing site could result in a shortage of supplies of the company’s drinks, which include Lucozade and Ribena.
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Discover EVs with Kia
Car manufacturer Kia UK says it is on a quest to educate everyone about EVs via the launch of its nationwide ‘Discover EV with Kia’ events.
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BT’s first EV chargepoint from a street cabinet is live
BT Group has installed its first EV chargepoint powered from a street cabinet, marking the first phase of trials which could lead to the wider upgrade of cabinet units across the UK.
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Racing Porsches to run exclusively on eFuels
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will run exclusively with eFuels that are potentially near-carbon-neutral for the first time this year.
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Cambridgeshire Police and Fire vehicles trial HVO
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has teamed up with Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire to conduct a trial using HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel.
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BP looks to future with self-scanning tills, an EV-only site, and HVO
An EV-only site, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) on pump, and self-scanning tills are among concepts BP is trialling for its network, UK retail operations director Joanne Hall revealed at the Forecourt Show this week.
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Blakemore moves more sites to BP
Following a recent tender process, Blakemore Retail has moved five of its Spar forecourt sites from Texaco to BP.
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Bank Holiday ‘May’-hem: 16m drivers expected to hit the roads
Forecourts are destined for a busy few days as more than 16m drivers are expected to hit the roads for the first bank holiday weekend in May with traffic well above pre-COVID levels, research from the RAC and transport analytics specialists, INRIX has revealed.
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Roadchef to turn Watford Gap into ‘most sustainable service station’ - with student help
Motorway service station operator Roadchef has announced plans to turn Watford Gap into the most sustainable service station - ‘The Service Station of the Future’ - with the help of students from University of Bristol.
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Robber hits forecourt staff on head with glass bottle
Dorset detectives have issued CCTV images of a man they want to identify following an attempted robbery at an MFG site in Bournemouth.
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Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go partners with FuelService
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has partnered with FuelService to better support disabled drivers when they are fuelling up their cars.
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Blink Charging installs EV hub at Evri sorting centre
Blink Charging UK has collaborated with Evri, to install one of the parcel delivery firm’s first EV charging hubs at its sorting centre in Rugby.
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Polestar charges EV from 10-80% in 10 minutes
Polestar and fast-charging battery pioneer StoreDot have successfully charged a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes.
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Swarco Smart Charging rebrands to Evolt Charging
Swarco Smart Charging (SSC), part of the international Swarco group of companies, is formally rebranding its systems and service business to Evolt Charging to reflect how its market proposition has evolved and recognise its heritage in a name that launched its electric vehicle charging business more than 14 years ago.