All Awards articles – Page 11
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best soft drinks outlet - sponsored by Coca-cola enterprises
NJB Services showed a high standard in its merchandising, winning the award for the Best Car Car and Lubricants Outlet and Best Tobacco Outlet as well as the Best Soft Drinks Outlet.The relatively higher margins available on soft drinks together with a brisk turnover, particularly in the warmer summer months, ...
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Forecourt’s finest
west country & wales: 2.5mlpa plusClive Sheppard from the Winning Post Service Station in Exeter says the site is characterised by attention to detail across all aspects of the operation to ensure that customers leave with a smile on their faces.Clive was the one smiling last September having picked ...
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Forecourt Trader of the year awards 2014
best Design and Development sponsored by Harvest EnergyCarsley Group bought Wyboston Service Station two years ago with the intention of demolishing it and re-building a "state-of-the-art" petrol station. It closed in August 2013 and reopened in February 2014.Director David Court says: "We designed the site to be an eye-opener ...
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Best Forecourt Loo 2015
It’s great to see so many of you offering excellent toilet facilities. But it’s no huge surprise really when you consider that most sites nowadays have a convenience store in addition to their forecourt facilities, and an added convenience is that forecourt loo.It’s definitely something that’s appreciated at our first-ever ...
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Ahead of the competition
Midlands: up to 2.5mlpaPinda and Paul Cheema have had plenty of success running award- winning local stores and now they have proved they can win in the forecourt sector too with their Texaco site at Tile HIll, Coventry.When they took over the site in December 2013 it was their first ...
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Best site with a licence to sell alcohol - sponsored by heineken
As part of a major refurbishment of Grandstand Services at Morpeth, Northumberland, Penny Petroleum took the opportunity to diversify and open a new wine cellar at the site. The section has a comprehensive alcohol range, with a local feel enhanced with local brands. It includes a new theme, known as ...
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The best in class
scotland: up to 2.5mlpaPenny Petroleum achieved a hat-trick of wins for the Auld Brig Services, with the third successive victory in this category since it was opened in January 2012.The site is situated on a busy main route between Alloa and Stirling and the forecourt provides a wide range of ...
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Glorious Garners
There’s no doubt the team at Portsbridge Service Station in Cosham, Portsmouth, are absolutely delighted to have won this year’s most prestigious fuel retailing prize Forecourt Trader of the Year. And having read their story in Forecourt Trader earlier in the year (see June 2014 issue), many people in ...
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Vote for your champion
The hunt is on for this year’s Retailer Champion, the special Forecourt Trader of the Year award that’s sponsored by Palmer & Harvey. You can let us know who you think should win this prestigious award by voting online now. We’d like you to vote for the person who you ...
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Shooting for the top
It’s time to compete for the most prestigious trophy in your field, to prepare your team and ensure you have the right tactics to be a worthy winner. The Forecourt Trader of the Year Award will be presented at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane on ...
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Cornish site wins top loo prize
Bodmin Moor Services in Cornwall, owned by Top 50 Indie the Chartman Group, was the winner of the UK’s Best Forecourt Loo 2014. The award was presented at this week’s National Convenience Show at the NEC by James Hayfield, sales director of the campaign’s sponsor, RS Sales & Distribution. Chartman ...
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Leading the field
This month we’re kicking off the launch of the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2014. The awards are the showcase for the petrol retailing industry recognising and rewarding those businesses at the leading edge of their profession that continue to thrive in an increasingly competitive world.The awards are ...
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Spreading best practice
Oil Company initiative: certas energyCertas Energy won the Oil Company Initiative award for its SuperStation competition. SuperStation was introduced in 2012 with three main objectives: reinforce the retail credentials of the then GB Oils as a relatively new supplier within the marketplace but one with ambitious plans for growth; signal ...
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Best Site Manager - sponsored by Him
Staff who nominated Jonathan Fraser of Frasers Budgens in Yarnton for the Best Site Manager award said his love of the shop was infectious, so much so that it rubs off on them.Sarah Clacher, who works in the Subway on the Yarnton site, says staff all feel valued and important."Jonathan’s ...
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Best Food-to-go Outlet - sponsored by Rollover
You name it, and Euro Garages’ Calder Park Service Station has got it when it comes to food-to-go. There’s a Starbucks, which has a dedicated drive-thru lane that’s a big hit with busy commuters. The Spar store includes a Subway which, as well as conventional seating, has an adjoining lounge ...
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Winners’ circle
West Country & Wales: 2.5mlpa plusThe new-to-industry Budgens Marlborough site hit the ground running by gaining publicity from a Dragon’s Den-style evening. This saw charities pitch to win a share of £6,000. Fraser’s Retail group operations manager, Mark Wilson, says: "Over 200 locals turned up so it was the perfect ...
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Nominate your loo for award
It’s time to whip out those loo brushes and polish up your pans, because the competition to find the nation’s best forecourt loo is back following its successful launch last year, sponsored again by janitorial supplies specialist RS Sales and Distribution. The competition will again run via a Facebook campaign, ...
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Specialist Categories: Best Customer Service - sponsored by Greenergy
Personal service is oft quoted as the thing that sets independent retailers apart from the ’faceless’ grocery multiples, and that’s certainly true at David Charman’s Parkfoot Garage in West Malling, Kent where customers are definitely ’king’. David says the company strives to look after its staff, many of whom have ...
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On the map
Midlands: up to 2.5mlpa In 2012, family-run Hockmeyer Motors in Holdingham, Leicestershire took a huge leap by turning its back on 40 years of car sales knocking through into the car showroom and extending the Spar store to 2,100sq ft. Rachael Hockmeyer (pictured) says before making the decision, the family ...
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Best site with a licence to sell alcohol - sponsored by heineken
The Hickson family took over the Spar/BP service station in Birchwood, Lincoln, just two and a half years ago. It was a knock-down rebuild and right from the start, the family made the decision that the 2,600sq ft Spar store would focus on its off licence offering. Managing director, Phil ...