All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2004
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NewsTrade union
In recent months a couple of key publications have been made available to the UK petrol retailing industry – one is a straightforward guide for service stations to help them conform to the Disability Discrimination Act; the other is on future road fuels. Both are available free in a downloadable ...
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A sizzler from walkers
Following the success of Doritos Extreme Chilli Heatwave last year, Walkers is adding another Extreme flavour to the range – Tandoori Sizzler. It will be supported by a £1m TV campaign featuring TV presenter Vernon Kay, and repeating the link-up with Blockbuster, which will offer consumers the chance to win ...
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Suits you, SIR!
ATMs are popping up everywhere these days – the local c-store, the off-licence and even the post office. And it’s no wonder – the closure of many high-street banks and their hole-in-the-wall facilities has prompted a huge demand for local cash dispensers, while innovation of the types of machines available ...
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For whom the tills roll
It’s an old rep’s trick, the agreement-seeking question: ‘You DO want to buy this, don’t you?’ Mike Cheskin was on the receiving end of a variation on this theme recently at his forecourt, Chatfield Service Centre in Gloucestershire. Merchant Retail Suppliers (of York and Canada apparently) rang up and cheerfully ...
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Party time
Jet is not the only brand to be celebrating its 50th birthday this year. Greenthorpe Darnall Central Garage in Sheffield, is also enjoying a big anniversary. It is planning a special day on its forecourt to commemorate half a century of selling fuel. And it also happens to be a ...
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Magnificent seven rebrand
Nationwide sign installation company Xmo Strata has completed a synchronised image change across seven service stations in Kent and East Sussex belonging to George Hammond plc.“Following an agreement with BP Retail, George Hammond had 12 weeks for planning and roll-out of the image change from Shell,” said Brian Madderson, managing ...
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Stamp, stamp, the sound of jackboots
Trading standards officers in Norfolk would appear to be armed with magnifying glasses and an I’m-going-to-get-you-no-matter-what attitude. This story is breathtaking. John Collins runs Parkside Garage in Norfolk. When the TSO showed up John wasn’t in the least bothered and told him to help himself, have a good look round ...
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Mo’gas: An irreverent view from the network
ITS REALLY QUITE IRONIC that a country whose citizens were once renowned for their reserve, and their ability to spend a three-hour train journey without ever saying anything to their fellow passengers, should these days be awash with people who can’t shut up. It seems that everybody and their dog ...
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No longer a ’Hot Shot’
A couple of retailers have rung to ask what’s going on with Hot Shot Beverages, supplier of the ‘Shake and Stir’ tea and coffee machines. They had been promised sale or return on unused product and weren’t getting any joy from the company. I enquired at head office and Robert ...
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AnalysisHighland sting
The launch of the PRA’s fighting fund to tackle the integrity of wet stock deliveries has certainly struck a nerve – particularly on a forecourt in Scotland, where the owner, Frank Hamill, has been struggling to sort a serious problem out with his (now former) fuel supplier, Shell, for the ...
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NewsParkfoot garage, London Road, West Malling, Kent
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Located on the busy A20, Parkfoot Garage looks a busy, but tempting place to stop with its Spar shop, cash point, off licence, car wash, strong BP branding and spacious parking area.FORECOURT: The forecourt has a constant flow of traffic, but everything is generally clean and working and ...
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Forecourt in murder hunt
A service station in North Yorkshire became the focal point of a week-long murder hunt after the owner recognised a man who police wished to question about four horrific deaths.Derek North, the 78-year-old owner of North Road Garage on the A19 at Shipton near York recognised Mark Hobson – who ...
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Masterfoods unveils its festive goodies
Christmas is here with the unveiling of Masterfoods’ festive range, which will see a full re-launch of its core Selection Packs and Boxes which will now feature new red and green livery, with improved packaging designs to ensure the contents of each pack are more clearly visible to shoppers. Also ...
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Fast forward
As independent retailers continue to seek alternative ways to make money out of running a petrol station, fast food has become an obvious vehicle to do just that. Forecourts are well placed to cash in on the needs of hungry consumers, and the cash rich-time poor trend has been a ...
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Crime down at motorway site
An initiative between motorway service station operator Welcome Break and Stroud District Council to combat crime at Michaelwood Services and the surrounding towns has been hailed as a success.Bosses from the service station on the M5 put £5,000 towards the cost of security cameras on the southbound forecourt, with the ...
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Jacob’s cracking duo
Jacob’s is launching two new products under its Thai Bites brand. The first is Fusions, bite-sized rice and potato crackers with Thai ingredients. The hexagonal crackers are available in three flavours – Thai Roasted Chilli and Sour Cream; Thai Sesame and Prawn; and Thai Red Curry and Coriander. Fusions comes ...
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Weight Watchers Christmas lines
Anthony Alan Foods has launched new festive lines in its Weight Watchers range of foods.The five Christmas sweet products are Christmas Cake Slices, Yule Logs, Christmas Muffins, Mince Pies, and an individual Christmas Pudding. Each pack features the relevant Weight Watchers points values clearly marked, along with nutritional information for ...
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Fit a chip and pin sheath
Oxfordshire-based Inpace Ltd has launched a range of covers to protect chip and pin units.“With the advent of chip and pin the whole customer interaction with hardware during a credit card or debit card transaction has changed dramatically,” says the company’s national sales manager Jamie Plumridge. “Whereas in the past ...
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Unique chilling point
Interbrew UK is helping forecourt operators drive summer beer sales with the launch of innovative dummy pallets featuring branding of the fast-growing standard lager, Castlemaine XXXX. The high-impact pallets communicating a ‘Chilled Castlemaine XXXX available here’ message are being rolled out to all Esso and BP forecourts and a selected ...