All BP articles – Page 15
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NewsBP/M&S site opens in Torrington
Ten new jobs have been created with the opening of the new BP service station with M&S Simply Food on New Road, Torrington, Devon. The joint BP and Marks & Spencer development will offer motorists a wide range of M&S food alongside BP’s own Wild Bean Café drinks and hot ...
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BP adds three more Simply Food sites
BP has added three sites to its growing network of BP M&S Simply Food forecourts in the past month. It acquired Barley Grove Service Station in Torrington, North Devon, with the intention of redeveloping it into a BP M&S Simply Food site.The forecourt, located on the A386, has the benefit ...
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BP charging ahead
BP is the latest oil company looking at installing electric car charging points on its forecourts. The company is in talks with electric vehicle (EV) makers on partnering to offer battery recharging docks at its global network of fuel service stations, as it seeks to benefit from the move away ...
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OPW’s simple fill for BP
OPW has developed a new range of Fibrelite GRP below-ground, remote-fill systems, after BP approached it to provide a simple-fill solution for its more compact UK sites.Due to site layout constraints, BP required a below-ground remote fill with opposing pipe exit positions to ensure consistent fill layouts for tanker deliveries ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens at Aviemore in Scotland
Sixteen jobs have been created with the opening of a new BP service station with M&S Simply Food on Grampian Road, Aviemore, on August 30. Approximately £2m has been spent on the site, which in addition to the fuel and shop includes a toilet accessible to disabled people, a baby ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens in Essex
A new BP/M&S Simply Food service station has opened in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It has been built at the junction of Burnham Road, Ferrers Road and Willow Grove, on a busy roundabout, and a total of £2.3m was spent on the site. The development will offer motorists a wide ...
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NewsFormer BP director takes helm at P&H retail arm
Palmer and Harvey has announced changes to the senior leadership of its forecourt and convenience store chain WS Retail, which trades as Central Convenience Stores. Steve Wilkinson, formerly managing director, and Tony Start, formerly commercial director, will leave the business effective from October 10. Andy Davis, a former trading director ...
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NewsAcquisition adds to BP / M&S Simply Food sites in South West
BP has acquired a forecourt in Devon with the intention of redeveloping it into one of its growing estate of BP M&S Simply Food sites. Specialist forecourt adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of Barley Grove Service Station in Torrington, North Devon, to the oil company. The forecourt, ...
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NewsBP in talks over installing electric chargers
BP is the latest oil company looking at installing electric car charging points on its forecourts. The company is in talks with electric vehicle (EV) makers on partnering to offer battery re-charging docks at its global network of fuel service stations as it seeks to benefit from the move away ...
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The Food Doctor delivers to BP forecourts and beyond
Healthy snacking brand The Food Doctor has bolstered its offering for the forecourt sector with the roll-out of a four-strong range of Goodness Bars. The 40g bars communicate the health benefits clearly and concisely on the back of the pack. They come in shelf-ready cases of 20. A range of ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - BP Budgens Wednesbury Service Station, Walsall Street, West Midlands
LOCATION: This site is on busy Walsall Street, near Wednesbury town centre. FORECOURT: This is a smart looking site with a massive forecourt area. It’s easily distinguishable thanks to its green and white BP canopy and pole sign announcing BP, Budgens and Subway. There’s also a big red and yellow ...
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NewsNew-to-industry BP/M&S Simply Food site opens
BP has opened a service station and M&S Simply Food at a new-to-industry site at Aylsham, in Norfolk. Twenty-three new jobs have been created with the opening on Wednesday July 26 of the new site, next to a new roundabout on Burgh Road. The development, which cost nearly £2m, includes ...
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NewsNew BP/M&S site opens in Wadebridge
A former Shell site in Wadebridge, Cornwall, has reopened with a new BP-branded forecourt and an M&S Simply Food outlet. The fuel station has been closed since February 26 while the redevelopment was carried out. The site, which is Wadebridge’s only filling station, was sold to BP by Tregoning Limited, ...
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Esso Card acceptance extended to BP branded sites
Esso Card fuel card customers can now use their Esso Card at BP branded sites throughout the UK. There are approximately 1,200 BP forecourts in the UK, which will increase the Esso Card acceptance network in the UK to around 3,400 sites. Esso Card is now accepted at Esso, Shell ...
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BP Plus Fuel Card extended to Esso sites
BP’s reciprocal fuel card acceptance agreement with Esso is now live, offering BP Plus Fuel Card customers the opportunity to fill up at Esso-branded sites throughout the UK. There are now more than 630 Esso forecourts (excluding Esso Tesco Alliance sites and Esso Euro Garages sites) in the UK which ...
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BP predicts oil will outstrip electric to 2035
BP is predicting that demand for oil will continue to rise over the next 20 years as growth of conventional vehicles far outstrips the increase in the number of electric vehicles. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) globally is forecast to rise from 1.2 million in 2015 to 100 million ...
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BP renews membership of BOSS Payment Watch
BP Oil UK Limited has renewed its membership of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme for its company-owned retail fuel sites. BP operates more than 320 company owned sites and is one of the largest forecourt retailers in the United Kingdom. Kevin Eastwood, executive director at BOSS, said: “BOSS Payment Watch ...
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Shell-branded Cornish forecourt bought by BP
BP has bought a Shell-branded forecourt at Wadebridge, Cornwall, and will shortly begin redeveloping the site with plans including a new M&S Simply Food outlet. The site, which is Wadebridge’s only filling station, has been sold to BP by Tregoning Limited, which operated the Shell site as well as an ...
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Blakemore in new BP deal
Blakemore Wholesale Distribution has announced a new two-year contract to supply 320 BP forecourt sites across the UK. The contract follows a successful six-year relationship between the family-owned wholesale distributor and the major oil company. The new partnership will see Blakemore distribute branded food and drink products to the BP ...
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Fraser Group signs five-year deal with BP
BP has extended its supply agreement with Fraser Group’s six sites for another five years.Howard Nunn, BP’s UK sales manager, said: "I’m delighted that the Fraser Group and BP have agreed terms on a new supply agreement."The Fraser Group operate excellent sites with great customer offers and a passion for ...