All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2024 – Page 5
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SERVICE CENTRE: Ending on a good rant
Troubleshooter Jac Roper grapples with PayPoint cutting its Collect+ parcel commission, and SSE gas card supply issues, in what is her last contribution to Forecourt Trader.
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Electrified fleet hub planned for West Thurrock
Infinium Logistics, the European asset management and energy transition specialist, has completed the acquisition of two adjoining sites in West Thurrock for around.£15 million.
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MPK Garages takes the plunge with self-service laundry
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has installed laundry machines at four of its 28 sites, with another 10 or 12 identified as possible future locations.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV breaks world record for longest EV journey on a single charge
A Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by an electric car on a single charge – 569.64 miles (916.74 km).
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MFG gets permission to open Greggs at Haverhill site
MFG has been granted planning permission to construct a Greggs ‘food-to-go pod’ at its Haverhill Service Station in Sturmer Road, Haverhill.
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Dual social media/price drop strategy doubles forecourt’s fuel sales
GW Holmes, the Jet forecourt operator making a name for itself for low fuel prices, has had its best social media reaction this year to a Facebook post on a price drop to 136.7p per litre for unleaded petrol at the end of July.
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AWARDS: Your last chance to vote for one of five Special Recognition Award contenders
This is your last chance to vote for one of five industry personalities who have been shortlisted for our Special Recognition Award, which will be announced at the Forecourt Trader Awards on October 10.
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MONEY TALK: When ‘no cash’ means ‘no sale’
There is no going back on the move to a cashless society, making forecourt operators vulnerable to IT outages as we saw last month. But, says industry pundit Jan Mikula, petrol garages can protect themselves by delaying software updates and waiting for possible wider fall-out.
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Sales of EVs surge but more still need to be sold to meet targets
Electrified vehicle demand outpaced the overall new car market, accounting for four in 10 (42%) new cars registered in July, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Worries about ‘biblical’ fire stop MFG’s plans for EV chargepoints
MFG’s plans to install EV charging facilities at its Hillington Service Station, in Hillington near King’s Lynn, have been thwarted over safety fears.
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Council waives fees to get EV drivers on the road
Bolton Council is temporarily waiving the £565 street works permit fee for putting in an EV charger, to encourage more residents to switch to EVs.
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Be.EV joins Zapmap payment network
Be.EV has become the latest electric vehicle charging network to offer customers the chance to pay using the Zapmap chargepoint locator app.
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Shell replaces Waitrose with independent retailers to operate 14 Little Waitrose sites
Shell has announced that more than half of its 25 company-owned sites operated by Waitrose will transfer to a number of independent retailers, as the operating agreement comes to an end.
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Zuber takes burgeoning forecourt empire to 40 sites, from Sussex to Scotland
Ambitious Zuber Issa continues to expand with a new build forecourt launching in Scotland this week – his first north of the border and part of the franchise agreement he revealed this summer with the Co-op.
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BYD in global deal to add 100,000 EVs to Uber platform
Uber and electric car manufacturer BYD have announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to bring 100,000 new BYD EVs onto the Uber platform across key global markets.
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Huge regional variances remain in chargepoint availability
London and Scotland have the highest level of charging provision per 100,000 of population, with 234 and 103 devices per 100,000 respectively, according to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), which uses Zapmap data.
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Zest partners with Starbucks franchisee for EV chargepoint deal
Zest has announced a new partnership with Starbucks franchise operator Café Fortune. Zest is providing six 120kW rapid charging bays at the newly opened Starbucks Alfreton site.
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SHOP TALK: What do Deadpool and Greggs have in common?
This week, in my inbox, I received Greggs’ interim results – and I immediately thought of Ryan Reynolds. I know I had very recently seen his film Deadpool vs Wolverine (which is excellent, by the way) but even so….then I twigged.
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Cadbury launches Win a Day to Remember
As part of its milestone 200th birthday celebrations, Cadbury is bringing its most generous on-pack prize and reward giveaway ever to shelves across the UK
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Elfbar unveils new ELFX device
Elfbar has unveiled the first device from its ELFX series, a range created to provide adult users with an accessible entry point to open pod vaping systems.