All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2016 – Page 3
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Rate of site losses questioned
The two main bodies that report on market data for the forecourt sector agree that site numbers have decreased, but differ over the scale and significance of the losses. The latest Retail Marketing Survey, conducted by the Energy Institute (EI), and published as a supplement to the EI’s April issue ...
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UKPIA publishes crisis report
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has published its latest short report titled Crisis – What Crisis? which explores the shared challenges facing oil refining and other energy intensive industries in the UK. In light of the wider crisis facing UK manufacturing, the report provides a wide-angle overview of why ...
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Councils given powers for road sign revamp
New powers to remove pointless road signs that are an eyesore and distract drivers will be given to councils on Friday 22 April. According to the Department for Transport the number of road signs in England more than doubled from 2.45 million in 1993 to an estimated 4.57 million in ...
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Police probe suspected arson attack
Greater Manchester Police are investigating suspected arson at petrol station. At around 2am on Tuesday 19 April, emergency services were alerted to a fire at Cleggs Lane Service Station, Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton. The Fire Service extinguished the fire and no-one was injured. Officers attended and discovered that accelerant had ...
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Warning over alcohol licensing proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has raised concerns about proposed changes to the alcohol licensing regime. ACS was responding to the Public Bill Committee’s call for evidence on the Policing and Crime Bill. It warned that a proposal to no longer require alcohol licensing guidance to be scrutinised by ...
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Mitsubishi admits fuel economy deception
Fuel economy figures for more than 600,000 cars sold in Japan were falsified, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) executives have admitted. More than two thirds of the cars, 468,000, were manufactured by MMC and supplied to Nissan Motors Corporation. The issue was uncovered when Nissan queried data supplied by MMC. The ...
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ACS calls for greater engagement
ACS chief executive James Lowman has called on the convenience sector to engage with local decision makers to establish their community credentials and make sure the economic role of local shops is understood. In his introductory remarks at Summit’16, Lowman predicted that local public health interventions on alcohol, tobacco and ...
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NewsUK dealers attend official launch of new Ultimate
UK BP dealers gathered in Berlin this week for the official launch of BP’s new premium fuel - Ultimate with active technology. The event involved 600 guests from 15 countries across Europe, scientists involved in the project, as well as a visit by chief executive Bob Dudley. Hailed as BP’s ...
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product news: UB launches PMPs
United Biscuits has launched a new range of £1 price marked packs (PMPs) for McVitie’s Slices and Flapjacks ranges. The PMPs will be available across four variants of McVitie’s Slices and Flapjacks – McVitie’s Hobnob Chocolate Flapjacks, McVitie’s Chocolate Digestive Slices, McVitie’s Digestive Caramel Slices and McVitie’s Hobnob Chocolate Tiffin ...
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product news: KP Nuts refreshes packaging
KP Nuts is looking to spearhead category growth with a packaging upgrade and a new modern look. The new design is available in upgraded foil packaging, with the KP golden rays that surround the KP logo enhanced to give stronger stand out on shelf. Furthermore, in a response to demand ...
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product news: Nestlé introduces Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong
Nestlé Confectionery is launching Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong and sponsoring the Oral Health Foundation’s National Smile Month. Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong will be available from 9th May in single format (£0.50 RRP). Both standard Polo Sugar Free and now Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong are accredited by the ...
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Nigel Plumb takes over as MD at DP Fuel Tank Services
Nigel Plumb has been appointed managing director of DP Fuel Tank Services (DP FTS). Nigel, who has been a director of the company for 16 years, said: “I am looking forward to the challenge of the new role. We are in a time of great change in the industry and ...
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Lighting strike shuts down Morrisons site
A Morrisons forecourt in Kent was closed on Wednesday 13 April after the main store was struck by lightning. Fire fighters, along with Kent Police and ambulances, were called to the store in Ten Perch Road to investigate reports the main building had been struck twice by lightning and ...
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Sewell on the go installs defibrillators
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has installed potentially life-saving defibrillators in six of its 12 stores at locations across Hull and the East Riding. Patrick Sewell, managing director of Sewell on the go, said: “We have defibrillators in place at Sewell on the go in Cottingham, Chanterlands Avenue, ...
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Capital Cooling introduces upright ice cream display
Capital Cooling has launched the Pegasus Clear View, which it describes as “an all new approach to impulse ice cream display”. By opting for an upright freezer over the standard well or pod type unit they say they have improved visibility of the contents and reduced the freezer footprint by ...
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product news: Premier invests in on the go cakes
Premier Foods is investing in the ‘On the Go’ cake sector with the launch of brand new pack formats and a dedicated Cake on the Go team to drive new growth opportunities for its Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cake brands. The new Cake on the Go range is available now ...
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product news: Red Bull supports event with limited edition can
Red Bull has launched a limited edition Culture Clash can to support its summer music event. Red Bull Culture Clash will bring together four new crews and four new sounds in a showdown inspired by Jamaican soundclash culture. The London event takes place in June, and is aimed at driving ...
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Trade bodies oppose MOT change
Trade bodies have met with an MP to present a case against plans to increase the age before cars require an MOT. The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) and Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) met with Drew Hendry MP, Scottish National Party (SNP) Transport spokesperson in the House of Commons. ...
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Consultation begins on minimum wage rates
The Low Pay Commission has launched its consultation on the level of the UK’s minimum wage and National Living Wage rates for 2017-18. In the consultation, the Commission will consider the target given to it by the Chancellor of increasing wages to 60% of median earnings by 2020. The Commission ...
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Detectives investigating armed robbery
Merseyside Police detectives are appealing for information following a robbery which took place at a petrol station in Vauxhall on Monday 11 April. At around 2.10pm a man approached a security guard leaving the Spar store and garage on Great Howard Street and pointed what is believed to be a ...