All Acquisitions articles
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford wins planning bid for new Norwich forecourt
A local authority’s planning committee has unanimously granted Tankerford planning permission to construct a new filling station on a main road near the centre of Norwich.
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NewsCertas seeks to double the size of its unmanned site portfolio
Certas Energy is engaged in a big acquisition push as it seeks to expand its network of unmanned Gulf-branded Fuel Express filling stations to 82 sites by the end of the decade.
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NewsForecourt sale completes just 10 days after offer being accepted
Forecourt property has been ‘hot’ for some time, but the recent sale of a Stoke-on Trent filling station was speedy even by industry standards, with the deal completing just 10 days after the buyer’s offer was accepted.
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NewsSGN Retail acquires five sites as Rusdene Services leaves sector
Top 50 Indie SGN Retail has purchased a group of five forecourts from Rusdene Services, as the latter departs the fuel retailing sector after four decades in the business.
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NewsNiza Group grows to 13 sites with Midlands acquisition
Niza Group has grown to 13 sites with the acquisition of Robinson and Young Service Station, a forecourt and workshop in Wem, Shropshire, described as ripe for investment.
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NewsKaran Retail continues march into Scotland with 10th site north of the border
Karan Retail continues its march north of the border with its acquisition today (November 3) of Glencairn Service Station in Kilmarnock: its 10th site in Scotland and 46th in the UK.
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NewsJohnny Srikrishna plans knockdown rebuild of seventh forecourt
Top 50 Indies newcomer SJS Group has acquired its seventh forecourt, Crayford & Abbs in Mundesley, Norfolk, which it plans to knock down and rebuild.
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NewsAscona gains “strong foothold” into the South West with Newquay filling station
Top 50 Indie Ascona continues its march from its Welsh heartland with its latest acquisition, Westways Filling Station in Cornwall, bringing its nationwide network to 63 forecourts.
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NewsFormer petrol station colleagues acquire sixth site and counting
Shinon Group, run by two directors in their 30s and growing at a rate of at least one store a year since 2021, plans to invest around £350,000 in its latest and sixth acquisition.
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NewsForecourts that have been closed for 20+ years being reopened as demand for sites outstrips supply
Competition for forecourt acquisitions and lengthy, complex planning processes are seeing operators reopening filling stations that have been closed for decades, according to industry experts.
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NewsForecourt operator duo add Wakefield Road Service Station to portfolio
Forecourt operator duo Saqib Javaid and Zeeshan Ali have taken on their third site – Wakefield Road Service Station in Featherstone, West Yorkshire – in a leasehold purchase.
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NewsMarket for forecourt properties “remains hot”
An increasing number of retailers are looking to buy their first forecourt or expand their existing portfolios, with the property market for petrol stations said to be “hot”.
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NewsDavid Penny adds bakery to his growing empire
David Penny continues to add to his business empire with the acquisition of Barry’s Bakery – a northeast of England business which has been trading since 1957.
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NewsThe Biswas family build business in Norfolk with second site
The Biswas family, who previously owned forecourts around London, have bought Whittington Petrol Station on the A134 near King’s Lynn, Norfolk – their second in the county.
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NewsFamily in Dubai purchase Craven Park Service Station
Craven Park Service Station, a busy Total Energies petrol station in north-west London, has changed hands after more than 30 years of being owned by a trio of directors.
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NewsSon of forecourt operator goes solo with Gulf site
Karl Rashid, whose father owns a two-site forecourt business, has bought his own petrol filling station with his wife Olivia in Welford, Northamptonshire.
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NewsPricewatch Group: ‘We are still committed to operating forecourts’
Anthony and Paul Salvidge may have announced last week a “bitter/sweet” divestment of five of their 10 forecourts, but the brothers say they are far from done with the petrol station industry.
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NewsPricewatch halves its forecourt estate by selling five sites in Sussex
Anthony and Paul Salvidge have sold five of their 10 petrol filling stations, riding the wave of strong demand for forecourts, as they consider other business ventures.
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NewsLocker firm InPost buys Yodel to create UK’s third largest logistics firm
InPost, which operates around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers around the UK, including at numerous forecourts, has acquired delivery firm Yodel in a £106m deal that creates the third largest logistics firm in the UK.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.