All articles by Amy Lanning – Page 3
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FairFuelUK campaigns for tax take to be shown on fuel receipts
Fuel price campaign group FairFuelUK is backing a move in Parliament to get the amount of tax that the government gets from motorists when they fill up with fuel shown on the till receipt. FairFuelUK believes there are still motorists and businesses who will be staggered to find out that ...
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P&H offers guide to frozen food category
Palmer and Harvey has released a comprehensive guidance pack to help retailers cash in on frozen food sales during the winter. The pack includes advice from category experts outlining the seven easy steps to selling frozen food and maximising sales, including tips on cabinets and freezers, merchandising advice and what ...
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Fleet managers urged to use fuel cards
Energy Saving Trust is urging fleet managers to consider using fuel cards in a bid to reduce their motoring spend – while reassuring firms this does not automatically mean providing free private fuel to drivers. A guide produced by the Trust outlines how costs, fuel consumption, administration time and security ...
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Best way to driver’s petrol tank is through their stomach, says Shell
Shell UK is focusing on developing food and coffee on the go offers in a bid to fuel growth on its forecourts. Addressing the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink & Agriculture Group last week, Shell UK marketing manager David Wood explained how Shell has spent the past few months ...
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Euro Garages renews deal with BP
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages is to continue its long-standing partnership with BP after renewing its fuel agreement across 62 sites. BP will also convert four Euro Garages sites from Shell and brand an additional six ‘new to industry’ locations. Many of the sites will be located on key motorway ...
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NewsGB Oils creates company-owned network with Calanike acquisition
GB Oils has acquired the trading assets of Top 50 Indie Calanike Retailing, the 19-strong filling station network with sites in Scotland and Northern England. Glasgow-based Calanike, which employs 151 staff and has an annual throughput of 30 million litres, was placed in receivership in January this year. One of ...
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Santander supports Northumberland indie’s growth plans
Northumberland-based independent forecourt retailer Khizer Khan is expanding his business and taking on a second petrol station, supported by Santander Corporate Banking. Khizer has operated Nedderton Service Station in Bedlington since 2006, and is now taking on a second site, on a busy commuter route in South Shields. The site ...
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NewsHigh-profile indie Jonathan James to exit forecourt operation
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James is to exit petrol station operation as his company James Graven & Sons leases its final two forecourts to BP. BP will take on Witchford Road Service Station in Ely and Wisbech Road Service Station in Littleport, Cambridgeshire at the end of ...
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Dismay at "misleading" Watchdog programme on fuel prices
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) and forecourt retailers have reacted in dismay to a BBC1 Watchdog programme on wholesale fuel prices featuring AA president Edmund King. Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA, has written to the series producer of Watchdog highlighting the “misleading portrayal of independent forecourt retailers” in the ...
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OFT releases questionnaire in call for information on fuel retailing
Retailers have until October 17 to respond to an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) questionnaire issued today as part of its assessment of the UK petrol and diesel fuel sector to identify whether or not there are competition problems that it can tackle. Retailers are being asked to explain how ...
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P&H launches exclusive meal deal offer
Palmer and Harvey has teamed up with Britvic and Walkers to offer its symbol retailers a meal deal offer to increase average basket spend and drive customer loyalty. The deal offered to shoppers comprises any stocked Britvic drink brand including Pepsi, 7up, Drench and Tropicana, along with any flavour of ...
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Westmorland wins Petroman system worth £18,000
Andy Smith, group forecourt manager of Westmorland, is the winner of the Forecourt Trader/Petroman competition for the installation of a full Petroman vapour saving system. The new system, worth £18,000, will be installed at Westmorland’s Rheged service area in Cumbria, one of three motorway service areas owned by the company. ...
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PRA missive to Prime Minister stresses plight of independents
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to highlight the colossal increase in the cost of a tanker load of petrol and offering to meet to discuss how the government can help to resolve the issues affecting independent retailers. In a letter to Cameron this ...
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NewsSymonds Forecourts raises £40k in “eventful” charity cycling marathon
A team of cyclists from Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has raised more than £40,000 for cancer charities by riding 870 miles in eight days. The gruelling ride started on the afternoon of September 6 at Lands End and finished in John O’Groats on the morning of September 14, but ...
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FairFuelUK welcomes Parliament’s resolve to tackle fuel price ‘rigging’
FairFuelUK has welcomed the outcome of yesterday’s debate in the House of Commons, which was called to address allegations that the oil markets are being ‘rigged’ and that some wholesalers and retailers are failing to pass on falls in the cost of crude oil. Quentin Willson, national spokesman for FairFuelUK, ...
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Esso upgrades fuels for improved vehicle performance
Esso has changed the formulation of its petrol and diesel fuels with an enhanced additive package that can help provide improved engine responsiveness and clean vital engine parts when compared to standard fuels. Motorists filling up with Esso energy petrol or diesel at the majority of Esso’s 900-branded service stations ...
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UK’s largest forecourt opens on the M25
Cobham Service Area on the M25 in Surrey has opened today, knocking Shell Beaconsfield on the M40 in Buckinghamshire off the top spot as the UK’s largest filling station. With 36 forecourt pumps and six dedicated high-speed HGV pumps totalling 141 nozzles, Cobham can serve around 3,400 cars a day. ...
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Support fair fuel price campaign now, RHA tells prospective MPs
With by-elections looming, now is the time for prospective members of Parliament, regardless of party, to firmly pledge their support to the FairFuelUK campaign, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said. RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said: “November 15 could be a critical day in the Parliamentary year. Cardiff, Corby ...
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Former Starbucks boss joins Costcutter as chief executive
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has appointed Darcy Willson-Rymer, the former managing director of Starbucks UK & Ireland, as its new chief executive, replacing Nick Ivel who leaves after 14 years with the business. Having spent 19 years with Yum Brands in various positions including operations director for KFC Great Britain, Mr ...
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Retailers on alert as OFT calls for fuel price info
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today issued a call for information on the UK petrol and diesel sector in response to continued public concern over pump prices. RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has been chasing for a full enquiry into the fuel retailing sector since January. This formal ...
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