All BP articles – Page 21
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Calanike opts for Esso on nine former BP sites
Top 50 Indie Calanike Retail is rebranding nine BP sites to Esso, with two more sites - both Jet branded - following suit to Esso later in the year. Kenny Webster, managing director of Calanike, which has 19 sites, explained: "We are delighted to be joining forces with Esso. The ...
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You’re hired - said BP to Sir Alan
BP has appointed Amscreen, Sir Alan Sugar’s new digital signage company, as its exclusive partner in a five-year contract. Initially Amscreen’s close-proximity signage units will be installed in BP’s 335 company-owned sites, with the concept offered to its dealer sites later this year. The screens carry customer information including live ...
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BP launches Gift Card programme
BP is now offering its customers the chance to purchase a range of gift cards from leading retailers, following a deal with gift card programme provider Coinstar E-Payment Services Limited. The introduction of the programme to BP Connect and Express and M&S Simply Food at BP Connect nationwide stores will ...
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BP launches refresh of Connect stores
BP has launched a refresh program for its Connect stores in the UK, with work underway at four trial sites. The oil company said work on revamping the Watford Way, Brampton Hut, Kilsmore Way and Blackbird Hill Connect sites was due to be completed at the end of this month.The ...
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NewsIn the surgery this month - BP Connect/M&S Simply Food, Popham, Hants
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The BP Connect/Marks & Spencer Simply Food forecourt and shop at Popham on the A303 west shares the site with a Little Chef that was recently the focus of attention of Heston Blumenthal. FORECOURT: The large site is well signed with both a Little Chef and ...
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New BP loos are far from bog standard
For years many petrol stations have been infamous for their poor toilets - but not any more.Visitors to certain BP sites are in for a treat as new loo facilities include bright images of the countryside on the walls, with birdsong playing in the background. The walls are ...
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BP, Exxon Mobil and Chevron see profits soar
BP has announced record annual profits of $21.2 billion (£14.7 billion) for 2008 despite the falling price of oil. The figure, announced today, compared to profits of $20.8 billion (£14.4 billion) for the oil giant in 2007.BP also reported its first quarterly loss in more than seven years – ...
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BP appoints new UK trading manager
BP has named David Pitron as the new trading director for its UK Convenience Retail division. Pitron succeeds Andy Davis, who recently took on the fulltime post of European trading director.The oil company said Pitron has been with BP for nearly five years, and for the last three and ...
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BP is back at IFFE with franchise push
BP is back at the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment (IFFE) Show for 2009. The oil giant is expected to showcase its Connect Wild Bean Café franchise concept. The news coincides with an announcement from BP UK fuels manager, Janet Ashdown, that the company intends to grow its dealer business ...
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IT crash leaves BP dealers fuming
Hundreds of BP dealers were forced to work through the night after a system crash knocked out its credit card terminals. Retailers said the glitch, which affected the whole of BP’s network, hit at 12am on November 5 and lasted for about 12 hours. Mark Wilson, operations manager at the ...
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BP adds 11 Moto sites
BP is adding eleven Moto sites to its network by the end of next month.The oil company said the sites were at Washington North, Washington South, Trowell North, Trowell South, Leigh Delamere East, Leigh Exeter.It is also opening a new site near Glasgow on December 10. Cr Delamere West, Birch ...
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BP names new convenience retail director
Richard Harding has been named as BP’s new UK Convenience Retail director. He succeeds Karen Hubbard and will take up his new post on December 1. Harding, who has been with BP for 20 years,said: "This is the job I have wanted to do for a long time. I feel ...
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BP profits surge to $8.9 billion
BP is making good progress in its drive to improve performance, chief executive Tony Hayward said today as the company announced underlying profits for the third quarter of 2008 of $8.9 billion, excluding non-operating items and fair value accounting effects.Despite some operational upsets, including hurricane damage in the Gulf ...
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BP to trial M&S format for dealers
The M&S Simply Food brand could soon be seen on independent BP forecourt sites around the country, if a franchise pilot - to be launched in the new year - proves successful.As the successful partnership between M&S and BP reached its centenary last month with the opening ...
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NewsPanic over - BP agrees deal with Arval
BP will continue to accept Arval fuel cards at its petrol stations. The oil company had previously stated it was terminating its contract with Arval at the end of next month due to escalating costs. It had told dealers they were free to continue accepting Arval business but would have ...
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BP dumps Arval
BP is to terminate its agreements with Arval due to “escalating costs”. From 31 October, BP will no longer accept Arval fuel cards at its company operated sites. In addition, retailers have received letters from the oil company’s fuels operations manager Peter Molloy stating Arval costs have “increased significantly” in ...
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BP launches small format Wild Bean
BP has launched the first small-format version of its Wild Bean Café (WBC) to the UK. The specially tailored version of BP’s successful food-to-go offer, which includes hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as pastries and cakes, opened at Boongate Service Station in Peterborough on May 7.BP’s UK ...
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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 ...