All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2021 – Page 3
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Shell saves on food waste at 80 sites with Too Good To Go app
Eighty Shell service stations in the UK have partnered with Too Good To Go, an app combatting food waste, to help prevent edible food from being thrown out.
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Forecourt Trader Awards 2021 finalists revealed
The moment you have all been waiting for is finally here! After weeks of tough deliberations, we are pleased to reveal the finalists of the Forecourt Trader Awards.
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Top 50 Indie JP&S Services reopens Hertford Road Service Station as Jet-branded site
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services has reopened Hertford Road Service Station as a Jet-branded site following an extensive refurbishment.
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Morrisons to offer free water refills at all of its petrol forecourts
Morrisons is offering free water refills at all of its petrol forecourts to encourage customers to make the switch from single-use plastic to refillable bottles.
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ACS welcomes proposal to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to continue selling lottery products
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed government proposals to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to continue selling lottery products after new age restrictions come into force in October this year.
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Police intercept youth who climbed onto petrol station canopy
A youth in North Dorset, who chose to misbehave by climbing onto a petrol station canopy, was intercepted by police officers who were refuelling at the site.
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Scania distributor Keltruck agrees deal for 41 chargepoints across 15 sites
Elmtronics, a suppliers and installer of EV charge points, has secured a new fleet deal with Keltruck, Europe’s largest independent Scania distributor, serving the Midlands and South Wales.
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Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey finds impact of Brexit a major concern
Staff shortages and challenges around importing/exporting have been the biggest impacts of Brexit to businesses within the grocery retail and hospitality sectors, according to the Lumina Intelligence Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey.
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MFG’s private equity owners given more time to table new bid for Morrisons
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) – which owns the UK’s biggest independent forecourt group MFG – has been given more time to prepare a new bid to take over Morrisons.
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Used car market surges to its highest ever second quarter sales
The UK’s used car market has just recorded its highest ever second quarter, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Shell submits plans for a new EV charging hub at a site in Cheshire
A planning application has been submitted to Cheshire East Council for a Shell-owned petrol filling station in Macclesfield to be partly demolished and rebuilt with an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub.
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ACS puts out reminder to forecourt owners about the introduction of E10 petrol
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding forecourt owners there are just three weeks to go until the rollout of the E10 fuel grade, which is being introduced as part of the government’s Transportation Decarbonisation Plan.
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Essex Police officers arrest man on suspicion of arson at Applegreen forecourt
Essex Police have arrested a man following a suspected arson attack at a petrol station in the early hours of Monday August 9.
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Police catch M1 service area raiders after chase across fields
Police chased three suspects from an M1 service area into fields after musical instruments were stolen from a lorry in the middle of the night.
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SERVICE CENTRE: Was she pulling a sickie?
Jac Roper warns about treading carefully when it comes to staff absences and a reader recommends a car-wash solution
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A ‘quiet’ EV revolution is taking place in the UK car market, says transport research group
A ‘quiet’ electric vehicle revolution is taking place in the UK car market, according to New AutoMotive, a transport research group supporting the uptake of electric vehicles in the UK.
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Convenience shoppers spend more as trends show shift towards delivery is ‘permanent’
The average weekly value of convenience store shoppers increased by 6% during the four weeks until the end of June, according to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme.
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New study shows most promising ‘Well-to-Tank’ routes for hydrogen to help deliver net-zero transport
The use of hydrogen for hard-to-electrify transport applications as well as a wide range of industrial and domestic heating, cooking and other applications is proposed by many advocates as a critical part of the solution to decarbonise the UK economy, says a new study commissioned by Zemo Partnership.
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Public consultation under way for ‘new era’ motorway services development by Westmorland Family
A virtual public consultation is currently running on a proposal by the Westmorland Family and the Tatton Estate to create a new motorway service area on the M56 in Cheshire.
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Fuel sales remain rooted at about 8% below pre-pandemic levels
Forecourt road fuel sales have remained stubbornly rooted at about 8% below pre-pandemic levels despite the removal of almost all Covid-19 restrictions.