All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2023 – Page 2
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NewsSubway bought by private equity firm Roark Capital
Subway, the global company with hundreds of franchise outlets on UK forecourts, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Roark Capital.
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NewsAA calls for CMA to treat EV charging costs in the same way as pump prices
The AA is suggesting the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should handle EV charging costs in the same way it is dealing with pump prices.
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NewsJet launches the first instalment of its Keep on Moving campaign for 2023
Jet is launching the first instalment of its Keep on Moving campaign for 2023 as part of a six-week programme of activity.
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NewsForecourts gearing up for busy bank holiday weekend on the roads
Forecourts across the UK are gearing up for a busy bank holiday weekend as the RAC and transport expert INRIX are predicting more than 14 million drivers are set to make leisure trips – nearly 2 million more than last year.
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NewsEV charger maker Tritium installs 150th rapid charger in partnership with evyve network
EV charger manufacturer Tritium has installed its 150th rapid charger in its partnership with UK charging network evyve.
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NewsIncoming National Lottery operator launches retailer portal
Allwyn, incoming operator of The National Lottery, has launched its new online retailer portal and urged independent National Lottery retailers to log on via TNLpartners.co.uk at their earliest convenience.
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NewsProperty consultancy Rapleys expands its Automotive & Roadside team
Property consultancy Rapleys has expanded its Automotive & Roadside team with its recruitment of David Johnson, formerly property director at Listers Group, the 12th largest automotive group in the UK.
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NewsForecourt Trader Awards 2023 finalists announced
This year we’ve had a record number of entries for the Forecourt Trader of the year and the judges had a really tough job sifting through them to come up with the finalists, but the wait is over.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BRAND ALLIANCES: Brand equity
Once was the time when a forecourt’s pole sign simply showed the fuel brand and the price – today it communicates much more than that. There’s the symbol group under which the store trades, the food to go that customers can expect to find inside (think Greggs or Subway) and then, of course, the coffee brand.
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NewsEurospar Donaghadee Road forecourt site gets new store
Henderson Retail has officially opened its sixth new-look store this year, Eurospar Donaghadee Road in Newtownards, revealing an all-new community supermarket that has doubled in size. The site has a Maxol branded forecourt.
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NewsWebfleet appoints VEV to help accelerate commercial EV fleet adoption
Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet management solution, has entered into a partnership with new e-fleet solutions provider VEV to accelerate commercial EV fleet adoption.
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NewsChinese develop superfast charging battery
CATL, the world’s biggest EV battery maker, has launched Shenxing, which it describes as the world’s first superfast charging lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) battery, capable of delivering 400km of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of over 700km on a single full charge. The company hopes this will go some way in alleviating ‘fast charging anxiety’.
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NewsCostco looking to expand with warehouses and forecourts
Costco Wholesale UK is looking for sites across the country where it can build warehouse clubs, petrol forecourts and EV charging hubs.
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NewsPolice hunt forecourt robber armed with screwdriver
Detectives investigating a robbery at the Esso EG site in Knutsford have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the incident.
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NewsNew Osprey EV hub opens in Rossendale
Osprey Charging has increased access to public charging in Lancashire with eight EV chargers installed at the New Hall Hey Retail Park in Rossendale.
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NewsACS welcomes new measures from the Treasury to protect access to cash
New measures introduced by the Treasury to protect free access to cash across the UK have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsUKPIA rebrands as Fuels Industry UK to reflect members’ widening remit
The downstream oil sector’s trade body UKPIA (United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association) has rebranded itself Fuels Industry UK.
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NewsApplication made to modernise Oxfordshire petrol filling station with a KDRB
Plans to modernise a petrol filling station with a KDRB have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council.
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NewsNFDA highlights issues holding back the electric van market
Regulatory issues that are holding back the electric van market have been highlighted by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
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NewsWelcome Break wins planning permission to build trunk road service area
Welcome Break has won planning permission to build a trunk road service area at a site in Nottinghamshire.