All BP articles
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NewsBP cancels plans for £4.5bn hydrogen plant as AI datacentre wins political favour
BP has abandoned plans to construct a new hydrogen plant in Teesside after the local council lent its support to an AI datacentre proposed for the same plot of land.
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NewsFrasers signs with BP for five-year fuel supply deal
Frasers has extended its long-running relationship with BP after renewing its fuel supply contract with the oil major.
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NewsThe Stage wins over customers with BP debut
Switching fuel brands from Shell to BP at the award-winning The Stage forecourt was a gamble for the Hockenhulls. But the change has been going down well with customers, say the father and son team.
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NewsKaran Retail continues march into Scotland with 10th site north of the border
Karan Retail continues its march north of the border with its acquisition today (November 3) of Glencairn Service Station in Kilmarnock: its 10th site in Scotland and 46th in the UK.
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NewsBP extends EV charging partnership with Transport for London
Oil major BP’s chargepoint arm BP Pulse has announced an extension to its partnership with Transport for London, which has resulted in around 130 public chargers being upgraded.
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NewsPlatinum Retail spends £600k on redeveloping former Pricewatch site
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail is spending £600,000 on redeveloping Hawkswood Service Station in Hailsham, East Sussex, one of two sites it bought from Pricewatch Group in the spring.
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NewsBP Pulse and Moto to install megawatt HGV charging at three motorway services
Moto is installing six megawatt (1,000kW) BP Pulse charging bays for electric trucks at three of its motorway service areas.
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NewsHockenhulls switch flagship site to BP
The Hockenhulls are switching their award-winning The Stage site from Shell to BP next month, citing “greater enthusiasm” from the incoming fuel provider and a “marginally better” deal.
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NewsNew-to-sector forecourt with 4,200sq ft Morrisons Daily opens in Castleford
A new-to-sector forecourt with a 4,200sq ft Morrisons Daily shop has been opened in Castleford, West Yorkshire.
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NewsNew BP chairman will remain adviser to MFG owners
BP has appointed a new chairman after its former head, Helge Lund, announced in April that he would step down from the role.
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NewsDundee becomes BP Pulse’s latest dedicated EV hub
BP Pulse has unveiled its latest dedicated electric vehicle charging hub, on the site of a former car wash on Dundee’s Kingsway bypass.
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NewsFrasers to prioritise valeting over EV charging
Family forecourt operators the Frasers believe that they have created the optimum retailing model combining valeting, foodservice and convenience, but, significantly, not EV charging.
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NewsSharma Garages reopens New Oscott forecourt after £650,000 refurbishment
Sharma Garages re-opened its petrol filling station near Sutton Coldfield last week, after a three-month, £650,000 refit as part of a plan to future-proof its sites for the next 10 to 15 years.
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Industry FeatureCharman’s Parkfoot site charms customers with £900,000 shop refit
Pioneering BP forecourt operator David Charman says customers shopping at his refurbished Parkfoot Garage store in West Malling, Kent, are likening it to Fortnum & Mason. But those in the industry would most likely consider it more akin to some of the leading petrol stations in Northern Ireland, known for excelling with in-house food preparation.
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NewsPricewatch Group: ‘We are still committed to operating forecourts’
Anthony and Paul Salvidge may have announced last week a “bitter/sweet” divestment of five of their 10 forecourts, but the brothers say they are far from done with the petrol station industry.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson opens its first new to industry forecourt
Joseph Richardson has succeeded in his long-held ambition of opening his first new to industry forecourt – the £3.5 million Eden Service Station in Malton, North Yorkshire.
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NewsSecurity guards and Real Living Wage help make BP ‘happiest place to work’
Introducing security guards at its company-owned forecourts to make staff feel safer and helping employees learn sign language. Those are just two of the initiatives that have seen BP named as the retail industry’s happiest place to work.
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NewsSt Ives acquisition takes Tom Highland half way to 10-site target
Tom Highland is half way to his target of operating 10 sites by the age of 40, with the acquisition of a former BP/M&S forecourt in St Ives town centre, Cambridgeshire.
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NewsPlatinum Retail launches first new to industry site in over five years
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has opened its first new to industry site in over five years, as part of a busy 2025 which will include three rebuilds and nine shop refits.
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NewsBP and Moto continue 27-year partnership
BP has renewed its contract with UK motorway services operator Moto for another five years.