All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2022 – Page 2
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Product News
Burts Chips introduces two flavours of popcorn to its range of flavoured snacks
Snack maker Burts Chips has introduced two flavours of popcorn, adding to its range of flavoured snacks.
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Product News
Mr Kipling introduces healthier cake option for Halloween
Premier Foods is introducing a healthier cake options for Halloween with Mr Kipling Deliciously Good Toffee Apple Pies, made with real fruit and with 30% less sugar than standard pies.
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£20m pilot scheme aims to provide 1,000 chargepoints across nine local authorities
The government is claiming more than 1,000 new electric vehicle chargepoints will be installed in a new £20m pilot, as part of a wider £450m scheme.
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Man working at forecourt burned by corrosive liquid thrown by armed robbers
A man working in a forecourt shop has suffered minor burns and needed hospital treatment after armed robbers threw a corrosive liquid at him as they fled.
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Toyota races hydrogen-combustion prototype in Europe for the first time
Toyota has raced a prototype hydrogen-combustion engine car outside Japan for the first time, at a rally event in Belgium.
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Founder and CEO of Britishvolt stands down
Britishvolt, the company which is aiming to open a gigaplant to manufacture EV batteries in Northumberland, has announced its founder and CEO Orral Nadjari is stepping down, with Graham Hoare appointed as acting CEO.
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Product News
KP Snacks announces 25% cut in plastic packaging across its Tyrrells range
KP Snacks has announced a 25% cut in plastic packaging across its Tyrrells range.
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AA pilots new hydrogen-fuelled breakdown vehicle
The AA has unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell breakdown vehicle at the British Motor Show in Farnborough.
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MFG applies for planning consent for EV charging hub on A40 in Herefordshire
MFG has applied for planning permission to add an EV charging hub to Symonds Yat Service Station on the A40 northbound at Whitchurch in Herefordshire.
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Three men charged with burglaries after ram raid on Reading forecourt store
Three men have been charged with a series of burglaries after they were arrested following a ram raid on a Reading petrol station.
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Police release CCTV after attempted theft of vehicle on a forecourt
Police in Sheffield have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to identify as part of their investigation into an attempted robbery on a forecourt.
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Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order imposed on Lincolnshire car wash owners
Lincoln Magistrates’ Court has handed the owners of a car wash a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) lasting for seven years.
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Jet launches new advertising campaign about taking the drama out of driving
Jet has today launched a new advertising campaign that takes a humorous look at how Jet takes the drama out of driving.
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MFG’s rapid charging network goes live on Zap-Map’s cross-network payment system
MFG’s rapid charging network MFG EV Power has gone live on Zap-Pay, a way of paying for EV charging across networks from within Zap-Map, the EV mapping app.
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New technology aims to massively cut cost of infrastructure for rapid chargers
A power company is claiming it could massively cut the cost of providing rapid chargers at motorway services after developing equipment to power 80 rapid EV chargers at a single service station site.
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Government aims for roll-out of self driving cars by 2025 with £100m project
New government plans, backed by £100m of funding, are aiming for the roll-out of self-driving vehicles by 2025.
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Thieves smash their way in through wall of forecourt store in Warwickshire
Thieves who smashed their way into a forecourt store in Warwickshire stole an unknown amount of cigarettes, scratch cards and cash despite setting off a smoke cloaking device.
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Officers appeal for witnesses after woman is attacked on forecourt in Bristol
Officers from Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked on the forecourt of a service station in Bristol on Tuesday August 16.
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Analysis
MONEY TALK: Fuel cards and bunkering review long overdue
It has been a long, long wait, but at last, someone else in this industry has gone public with a call for a review of how fuel cards and bunkering/agency payment systems affect independent fuel retailers
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