All BP articles – Page 20
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Co-op switches 45 sites to BP
The Co-operative Group is converting 45 of its petrol station sites in the UK to BP. The major deal, which follows a year of negotiations, will also see the Co-operative Retail Trading Group re-sign 40 other sites with BP’s dealer network for a further five years. Peter Molloy, BP’s UK ...
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BP’s margin cut ’immoral’
BP’s dealer network has reacted angrily after the oil giant cut fuel margins - and announced record profits in the same week. BP contacted dealers on March 31 to say it was increasing its grade premia charges on fuel. It listed many factors for the rise, implemented on May 1, ...
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BP in the dog house
It’s been a long time since there was such a universal outpouring of venom among retailers about any oil company as there is currently against BP. Retailers nationwide are spitting feathers. And who can blame them? One minute they’re scrolling through the usual morning emails, 101 things going on in ...
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BP cuts jobs as profits plunge
BP is to cut 5,000 jobs, including 1,500 in the UK, after seeing profits plunge by 22%. The oil giant recorded profits of £8.76bn for 2007, blaming “disappointing” performances in certain areas compared to rivals, and “notably US refining”.Announcing the results yesterday, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said: “The steps ...
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BP to sell US forecourt operations
BP is to sell all of its company-owned and company-operated convenience stores in the US. The majority of the stores - which total more than 700 - will go to franchisees and some will be sold to dealers and large distributors.The company said the sale of the convenience stores would ...
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BP secures new five-year deal with Moto
BP has signed a new five year fuel supply deal with the UK’s largest motorway operator, Moto. The deal secures volume on 18 existing BP-branded motorway locations, where BP and Moto have been in partnership for the past 10 years, but a further 17 Moto sites, currently supplied by alternative ...
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DHL wins BP distribution deal
DHL has signed a multi-million pound retail deal with BP.The contract means DHL will deliver 30 million cases of fresh chill, ambient and secure products such as milk, soft drinks and sandwiches to 350 UK retail forecourts each year. The company will use double deck trailers for transporting goods between ...
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PIN extended at BP
All BP sites will be capable of accepting PIN verification for all purchases made via fuel cards by the end of the summer."PIN is part of BP’s desire to bring its offer in line with customer expectations on card security as well as align with industry payment security standards," ...
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BP speeds up checkout
BP Retail aims to speed up transaction times at its service stations with the installation of new software at the tills.Six forecourts in and around London are using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which will be rolled out to the rest of the UK network before the end of ...
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Plumb passes BP’s test
David Plumb & Co passed a stringent BP health and safety inspection while decommisioning the former Admiral Service Station in Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex.The site, which was being reclaimed for redevelopment, was one of eight being decommissioned by David Plumb for BP via main contractor NAP Construction. One of ...
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BP adopts E-learning
E-learning company ThirdForce is providing BP Retail with a staff training package that’s delivered using a portable, touch-screen tablet PC called the El Box.The solution will be used to provide regulatory and compliance training to BP’s forecourt staff at sites across the UK.The El Box comes pre-loaded with a dedicated ...
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NewsInchcape chooses UK Retail over BP
CPL Petroleum has done a deal with Inchcape to supply its 4mlpa site in Wokingham with the UK Retail brand.The wheels were set in motion for the deal at last year’s International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment (IFFE) show at the Birmingham NEC.CPL’s retail area manager, Tony Boyce, told Forecourt ...
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BP DENIES CHIP AND PIN FRAUD
BP has dismissed claims that a credit card scam at a Surrey petrol station is linked to its Chip and PIN terminals.Motorists have reported finding fraudulent international debits on their bank statements after paying by Chip and PIN at the site in Redhill, with at least 20 customers believed to ...
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NewsBP’s pump TV a hit on dealer trial site
At-the-pump TV is proving popular with customers at the first dealer site to trial a new service being piloted by BP. Screens have been up and running for a month at the BP Meteor Service Station in Alfreton, Derbyshire - part of the Hockenhull group - as part of ...
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BP TV GOES LIVE
Motorists filling up at BP sites may soon be able to catch up on the latest news, local weather, live local traffic reports and special offers in-store, while filling up with fuel.TV screens have been switched on at three trial sites - two in Milton Keynes and one in ...
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NewsBP hints at M&S franchise trial
M&S could be part of a BP Connect franchise package in the future, according to Howard Nunn, BP’s European franchise development manager.The company has recently announced plans to roll-out its BP Connect/Wild Bean Café brands to dealers in a franchise arrangement following a successful trial at two sites earlier this ...
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BP changes alcohol policy in its stores
BP has adopted a ’Challenge 25’ policy on its company-owned sites in the Fife area of Scotland after one forecourt had its licence revoked for selling alcohol to under-18s.Previously BP used the ’Challenge 21’ policy but now anyone wanting to purchase alcohol who looks under 25 will be asked to ...
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BP rolls out Connect and Wild Bean Café franchise
BP is to roll out its BP Connect/Wild Bean Café brands to its dealer network in a franchise arrangement following a successful trial at two sites earlier this year.Ten sites are expected to be converted by end of the first three months next year in the North West and Midlands ...
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M&S rollout to 200 BP Connects
BP and M&S have announced plans to roll out the Simply Food format to 200 Connect sites - subject to completing contracts.The format, which has already been trialled on 11 sites, is said to have been a huge hit with BP’s customers, with 97% rating it good to excellent. ...
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BP reassures dealers of UK commitment
Retailers were impressed by BP’s recent dealer conference in Spain, in which fuels operation manager Peter Molloy, stressed that BP was fully committed to its UK dealer business and had a clear strategy to win for the future.John Ryeland of the George Hammond Group based in Dover, said: "The ...