All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2014 – Page 2
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Black and gold look
Simoniz is unveiling a new look for its car cleaning range. New black and gold packaging, inspired by Simoniz’s original wax gold tin, communicates the brand’s heritage.There are also new colour-coded flashes to help shoppers identify what they want: red for exterior products; green for interior; and blue for wheel ...
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Kevin Eastwood: BOSS executive director
There are one million reasons why BOSS has had a significant impact on forecourt crime over the past three years. This month BOSS recoveries for No Means of Payment (NMoP) cases reached a staggering £1m as a direct result of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme. Payment Watch is underpinned by ...
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Merril Boulton Editor: Flushed with success
First let me congratulate the team at Bodmin Moor Services in Cornwall, part of the Chartman Group, for their admirable accomplishment in winning this year’s award for the UK’s Best Forecourt Loo (see news story on page 4). What they have achieved is no mean feat firstly to keep their ...
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in brief
Drive-off pair jailed Two thieves who stole more than £3,000 of diesel from filling stations across Leicestershire, have been jailed. Edgar Beliavskij, who was sentenced to 12 months, and Dzintars Tancis, eight months, filled up 30 times at garages across the county and left without paying. HMRC raid filling station ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Fraser Budgens, Marlborough, Wilts
LOCATION: My target is the prize-winning Fraser Budgens site at Marlborough. It’s located on the Marlborough Business Park, just a mile from the town centre, opposite a large Tesco (no fuel). FORECOURT: The site is large and clearly visible from the main road thanks to the BP-branded pole and ...
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NewsPRA urges government caution on plain packaging
The PRA is urging the Government not to rush ahead with plain packaging before properly reviewing all evidence. It is concerned that the Government is seeking to move ahead with draft regulations at the same time as carrying out a further consultation. It believes the Government should take a full ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on a comprehensive look for insurance; and major money trouble
Keeping safe Khaliq Mian rang from Knowle Garage in Braunton, north Devon, looking for some suggestions on commercial insurance. He uses a local broker but, like most things, the costs have been going up. He has quite a business to protect not just a garage but a Londis store and ...
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Certas deal in Western Isles
The OFT has launched a consultation on proposals to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The OFT has been investigating a possible infringement of competition law in the islands, involving contractual arrangements for supply of road fuels by ...
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Murco chooses Philips for upgraded lighting
Murco Petroleum is upgrading the lighting in its forecourt shops to LED luminaires provided by Philips Lighting, as part of its rolling refurbishment programme. Murco has a network of over 225 company-owned service stations across England, Scotland and Wales, each with a retail outlet operated under the Costcutter brand. It ...
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Cloud-based solution for Westmorland
Motorway services, hospitality and leisure group Westmorland is planning to roll out a new epos system across its retail outlets in the North and to the Gloucester services, which is currently being built alongside the M5. The company wanted to leverage greater benefits from its retail system, in particular to ...
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Collective uproar as government report favours plain tobacco packaging
Tobacco companies have condemned the government announcement today that it looks set to press ahead with the introduction of plain tobacco packaging, following a report by Sir Cyril Chantler, despite what many believe is inconclusive evidence to justify it. Public health minister Jane Ellison said draft regulations would be published. ...
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Cornish site wins top loo prize
Bodmin Moor Services in Cornwall, owned by Top 50 Indie the Chartman Group, was the winner of the UK’s Best Forecourt Loo 2014. The award was presented at this week’s National Convenience Show at the NEC by James Hayfield, sales director of the campaign’s sponsor, RS Sales & Distribution. Chartman ...
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Creating a legacy
When last-minute planning issues pushed back the start date on Chartman’s knockdown and rebuild of its flagship Winning Post Filling station, near Plymouth, Devon, they could not have imagined what a challenge the elements would present. Work finally began in mid-January, and Chartman director, Clive Sheppard, comments: "Obviously you expect ...
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World Cup winner
Glaceau vitaminwater is running a World Cup on-pack promotion that gives consumers a chance to win a trip to Brazil. Shoot to Win, which forms part of a significant GB investment in the brand this year, challenges consumers to capture an ’everyday colourful moment’ on their camera. The winner will ...
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Sealing the deal
He said he’d never do it, but in February Ken Kay confirmed that he’d put all his eggs into one basket, by signing the final one of his 12 sites over to the Texaco brand. "I have never wanted to do it because putting everything in one basket is a ...
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JTI slams ’limitations of evidence’ for plain packaging
The Chantler review does not justify plain packaging, and there is no credible evidence to suggest it will work now or in the future, stressed Daniel Torras, MD of JTI UK, in the wake of today’s Government announcement about packaging regulations. "Nothing has changed since last summer when the Prime ...
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Leading the field
This month we’re kicking off the launch of the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2014. The awards are the showcase for the petrol retailing industry recognising and rewarding those businesses at the leading edge of their profession that continue to thrive in an increasingly competitive world.The awards are ...
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Gillette kicks off
England goalkeeper, Joe Hart, is set to become the face of Gillette’s football campaign, with the launch of a football-themed Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor and limited-edition supporter packs.Both Joe Hart and Lionel Messi will serve as ambassadors fronting the Gillette global campaign.In addition to players, Gillette is partnering with world-leading ...
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Ginsters H+EATs up the on-the-go snack market
Ginsters is launching a range of microwaveable snacks under the new H+EAT sub-brand. The range is made with freshly baked bread dough and its unique recipe is designed to be microwaved to perfection in just 90 seconds.The H+EAT core range comprises a hot pepperoni twist, a ham & cheese twist, ...
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Initiatives help to increase turnover
Shaji Thomas, owner of Ashcroft Service Station, St Helens is growing his business after introducing a range of new initiatives. Since 2012, fuel volumes have almost doubled and both in the shop and on the forecourt the positive trend continues. Improvements have been made to both the presentation and range ...