All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2025 – Page 4
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NewsPolice link trio of retail burglaries
Officers from Warwickshire Police are investigating a series of burglaries at retail stores, including one at a petrol station earlier in the month.
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NewsWelcome Break’s new Fareham Services already hit with controversy
Death and taxes are commonly cited as two certainties in life, but there is little doubt a third could be that whenever there are plans, objections will follow – especially when the plans in question are for a new motorway services area.
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NewsEG Group exits Australian market with £530m sale of 500+ forecourts
In the same week of reporting that the EG Group was exiting from the Italian forecourt market, the firm announced it is moving on its Australian business, selling around 540 fuel and retail sites for A$1.1 billion (£530m).
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things you need to know about bread and bakery
What’s rolling in the bread and bakery category that will help your sales rise?
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NewsFresh uncertainty for dealers as surprise potential refinery buyer emerges
The fate of the Prax oil refinery and the forecourt operators it supplies has taken another twist with the BBC reporting today that a potential buyer wants to continue the operation.
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NewsMFG continues to expand 24-hour opening strategy with Sunderland site
MFG’s strategy of running a significant proportion of its sites on a 24/7 basis has gained further traction after Sunderland City Council granted permission for a filling station to never close.
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NewsHand car wash in Taunton sanctioned over electrical safety fears
A hand car wash in Taunton, Somerset, has been issued a Prohibition Notice by the Health and Safety Executive over concerns that the business poses a risk of electrocution to employees.
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NewsExtra MSA expands EV chargepoint partnership with Ionity
Motorway services firm Extra MSA has strengthened its relationship with chargepoint firm Ionity, announcing a further two dozen chargepoints have been installed at its Cambridge services on the A14, which is in effect an extension of the M11 motorway.
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NewsWelcome Break marks 65 years of motorway services with life-sized car-shaped cake
It has been 65 years since Newport Pagnell services became the UK’s first motorway service area (MSA), and to mark the occasion Welcome Break has commissioned a life-sized cake in the shape the best-selling car of 1960.
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NewsMFG looks to expand Cambridgeshire Morrisons forecourt
MFG has applied for planning permission to extend a Morrisons forecourt in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, adding a food-to-go facility and raising the canopy roof.
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NewsPolice and Crime Commissioner “concerned” drive-offs are not being classed as crimes
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex has expressed “concern” that forecourt operators may be being given “incorrect or misleading” information when reporting drive-offs.
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NewsNew luxury service station with holiday lodges gains planning permission
Forecourt operators are landlords as much as they are retailers, and a new project near Newcastle has underlined just how important location and space are when new projects are being considered.
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NewsShell commences knock-down rebuild of Hampshire forecourt
Work has begun on the redevelopment of a Shell owned forecourt between Southampton and Portsmouth.
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NewsIssa brothers sell £367m Italian business to reduce debt
The Issa brothers’ international forecourt business EG Group is planning to reduce its debt by selling off its Italian arm.
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NewsForecourt operator duo add Wakefield Road Service Station to portfolio
Forecourt operator duo Saqib Javaid and Zeeshan Ali have taken on their third site – Wakefield Road Service Station in Featherstone, West Yorkshire – in a leasehold purchase.
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NewsHand car washes hit in week-long crackdown on illegal worker hotspots
The Car Wash Association (CWA) welcomes a week-long nationwide crackdown on illegal worker hotspots, including hand car washes, in which hundreds of individuals were arrested.
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NewsMFG intends to keep Scottish forecourt open 24/7
Planning documents have revealed that MFG is seeking permission to run a forecourt in South Ayrshire 24 hours a day.
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NewsParcel lockers experiencing surge in popularity
The popularity of parcel collection and drop-off lockers has grown significantly and the sector’s growth shows no signs of slowing, new research has indicated.
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NewsZuber Issa says EG Group should sell off US forecourts to settle debts
Zuber Issa has made a rare public intervention after suggesting that EG Group, which operates around 5,600 sites across Europe, Australia and the US, should sell off its American forecourts, rather than IPO, to settle its debts.
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NewsDrive-off thief fined £1,500
Crime statistics may indicate that fuel thieves are rarely brought to justice, but officers from Kent Police successfully apprehended a man who stole over £70 worth of petrol, leading to prosecution and a hefty fine.