All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2015 – Page 5
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Smartphone pay systems rolled out
Two new ways for customers to pay using their smartphones have been rolled out on UK forecourts. A customer at BP Boreham Connect in Chelmsford, was one of the first consumers to use Apple Pay in the UK when they bought £15-worth of diesel a short while after the system ...
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Royal opening for services
The Prince of Wales officially opened Gloucester Services on the M5 last week, marking the completion of a £40m project. Gloucester Services southbound between junctions 11a and 12 on the M5 opened for business on Tuesday 19th May 2015, a year after the northbound services opened. Gloucester Services is part ...
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Money Talk: Mr Osborne’s very unwelcome surprises
George Osborne presented his first proper Tory Budget on July 8 and, while it left many things unchanged from the earlier March version, there were some announcements that did take commentators particularly various employers’ and business organisations by surprise. Probably the biggest of these surprises, and one that naturally hasn’t ...
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Tic Tac mixes it up
New Tic Tac Mixers are available in two flavours, cherry cola and peach lemonade, in 18g and 48g formats. Both variants melt from their sweet fruit layer into a sparkling secondary flavour, ie cherry to cola and peach to lemonade.The launch is supported by a £1.3m integrated campaign, which brand ...
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Profit not loss
In a high-volume, low-margin business such as fuel retailing, the accuracy of stock control can make a huge difference to profitability. If you can measure your stockholding with precision and then compare that figure with what should be in the tanks, taking into account the sales through the pumps, any ...
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Winning line up
Wine brand Wolf Blass is teaming up with World Cup-winning England legend Will Greenwood to launch its #WinningLineUp rugby campaign nationwide, as it looks to name the world’s greatest ever rugby union team.Running from August 10 to October 25, the campaign will see the launch of Wolf Blass Yellow Label ...
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Jet’s new LED outdoor lights save retailer money
A Jet dealer has reduced energy consumption on his forecourt by 60% after replacing all the conventional outdoor lighting with low-energy LED bulbs. Subi Vadher has run Mayfield Service in Goodmayes, Essex, for over 27 years and joined the Jet network around 22 years ago.Mayfield was the first Jet site ...
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Mind the gap
Over the past few months, as the gap in wholesale prices for diesel and unleaded petrol has narrowed, a debate has raged between motoring organisations and retailers as to whether drivers were paying too much for diesel.While the AA and RAC pointed to the wholesale cost, the dealers explained that ...
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Fiery new meats
Kerry Foods is aiming to shake up the sliced cooked meats category and bring in new consumers with the launch of Fire & Smoke, a new premium cooked meats brand.The prime rustic joints are cooked on a low heat for over eight hours, then fire grilled, seared over flames and ...
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Sainsbury’s is rated favourite fuel retailer
Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s preferred petrol retailer with 52% of those surveyed choosing it for its exceptional service and experience, according to an independent study by consumer intelligence firm, Market Force Information. A survey of 5,900 consumers in June 2015 asked participants to evaluate petrol-retailers on the experience delivered, ...
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Rugby fans can win once-in-a-lifetime pitch prize
As a worldwide partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, Heineken is searching for 48 fans from across the globe to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open a match by attending the official coin toss prior to kick off.As well as this, Heineken will be producing social content offering an alternative ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Shell Lymington, Hampshire
LOCATION: Shell Lymington is located on the busy A337 Christchurch-to-Lyndhurst road at the village of Pennington, just a mile or so outside Lymington. FORECOURT: The illuminated pole and the canopy with its bright red, yellow and white corporate Shell branding make the site very visible and distinctive. The forecourt ...
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New Glasgow depot
Oil and environmental services provider Adler and Allan has opened a new Glasgow depot. Located in Uddingston and serving the North, the new premises will offer the company’s full range of services, including flood mitigation, fuel and tank services, waste removal and clean-up, spill and disaster response, plus general asset ...
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Deals on wheels
reportsIndependent forecourt groups are changing the world. Well, to be more precise, they’re changing the world of distribution and logistics company Hoyer Petrolog, according to its operations director Allan Davison (pictured above). The recent major sell-off of oil company sites and the consequent growth of independent groups has led to ...
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New dealer manager
Global-MSI has appointed Andy Kennedy as key account manager for its UK forecourt structures business, based in Doncaster.Kennedy joins Global-MSI with over 30 years’ experience in the petroleum forecourt industry.In his new position, he will be focusing particularly on the independent/dealer sector. Kennedy commented: "I have always been impressed with ...
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Euro Garages secures new finance deal
Euro Garages has agreed a new finance package with a syndicate of banks to support its deals to acquire 172 sites from Esso and Shell, which were announced in March and April Mohsin Issa, managing director of Euro Garages, said: "Our new financial arrangement marks a milestone moment for Euro ...
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Day in the Life: Martin Steggles
The start of my working day varies depending on where I wake up! On Mondays I generally drive from my home in the south to the office in Doncaster, a journey of some three hours. The alarm wakes me at around 4.45am but I don’t leave the house until an ...
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Win with Silk Cut
TI is introducing limited-edition packs for Silk Cut and to celebrate is giving retailers the chance to win a share of £5,000-worth of Love2Shop vouchers. The limited edition design is running across packs of Silk Cut King Size 20s (purple, blue and silver) for four-to-six weeks or while stocks last. ...
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Soft ice cream serves up massive profits
Sales of self-serve soft ice cream machines have taken off in the forecourt sector, according to Malibu Corporation. It reports that its sales in the sector have doubled this year and that it has struggled to maintain stock levels due to such high demand.Malibu Corporation’s marketing manager, Kate Keating, says ...
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Phase two plans for Cornwall Services
Cornwall Services has marked its first birthday by confirming phase two of the service station development, with construction planned to commence early next year.This will include a 70-bed hotel with restaurant, tourist information centre, dedicated dog walking area and an outdoor picnic/play area.The service station, which includes an MRH forecourt, ...