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BP sites reopen after Greenpeace action
BP said today that most of the forecourts targetted by Greenpeace activists yesterday had been able to reopen. Greenpeace yesterday stopped dozens of sites in London from selling fuel while putting up signs which stated ’Closed. Moving beyond petroleum’. In a statement on it website, Greenpeace said: "50 stations have ...
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BP and Snax 24 announce new five year deal
BP and Snax 24 have announced they will continue their partnership after agreeing a new five year deal. According to BP, the agreement will see the oil company supply around 200 million litres of fuel a year to 39 existing Snax 24 sites plus four new planned conversions.Peter Molloy, BP’s ...
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Fuel price hike warning after BP oil spill
UK retailers have reported that it is "business as usual" at BP forecourts, although storm clouds are gathering. As the oil company prepared to apologise to the US over the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while offering to set up a multi-billion pound compensation fund as well as scrapping ...
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BP and Texaco’s fuel card deal goes live
The deal that brings together the UK’s two largest branded networks to create wider fuel card acceptance for car and van fleets is now live. BP PLUS cardholders can now use 1000 Texaco sites and Texaco’s The Business Card holders can use 1200 BP forecourts. This means that ...
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US retailers fear BP boycott over oil spill
US fuel retailers have expressed concern that calls for boycotts over the BP Gulf oil spill could harm their businesses. Retailers have reported that they have been coming under increasing pressure as consumer groups have asked people not to buy fuel from BP filling stations in the US. BP has ...
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Shell and BP report bumper profits
Royal Dutch Shell has announced profits of $4.9 billion (£3.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2010 – a rise of 48% on the same period in 2009. The results came a day after BP also reported bumper profits for the first quarter - up 135% at $5.6billion (£3.7billion) compared ...
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BP signs DHL deal
BP has signed a four-year deal with DHL Supply Chain to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for its UK Convenience Retail business. According to DHL, the new contract, worth £75 million, will see the companies improve on productivity targets as well as cost ...
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BP fined for underage petrol sales
BP Oil UK Limited has been fined £200 after admitting selling petrol to a customer under the age of 16. The sale at a site in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, was made to a 14-year-old volunteer working on behalf of The City of Edinburgh Council’s Environmental Health and Trading Standards ...
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BP sees profits surge in Q4
BP has reported a surge in profits for the fourth quarter of 2009. The oil giant said profits surged by 70% to $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion) in the last three months of the year, compared with a loss of $3.3 billion (£2 billion) for the same period in 2008. Meanwhile, ...
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NewsHead to Head: BP and MRH
In a first for Forecourt Trader, we set the cameras on our interviewee Neale Smither BP’s new UK supply and marketing manager. In another first, Graham Peacock, chief executive of the UK’s biggest independent dealer group - MRH - asks the questions. Scroll down and click on the images ...
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Business as usual at BP’s Thresher sites
BP said today it was business as usual at its Thresher-supplied sites, despite the drinks company’s owner First Quench Retailing Ltd calling in administrators last week. A BP spokesman said he didn’t expect Thresher’s collapse to have a "massive impact" on its stores or customer offer. He said of BP’s ...
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Safety first for BP with security expert VSG
VSG has been working to improve a number of security issues at BP sites around the UK. According to the company, this includes introducing a ’profit protection’ scheme with manned guarding as well as the appointment of two regional and one national profit protection managers.The regional profit protection managers have ...
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Smither succeeds Ashdown at BP
BP has brought together its Convenience Retail, Logistics and Fuels business in the UK and appointed Neale Smither to run the lot as its new UK Supply and Marketing manager. He takes over on September 1. Smither succeeds Janet Ashdown, who is retiring after 29 years at the company. BP’s ...
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BP invests in biodiesel
BP has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Martek Biosciences Corporation to develop biodiesel. US biofuels specialist Martek will work on technology to convert sugars into biodiesel for BP’s Alternative Energy team. Philip News, CEO of BP Biofuels, said: "As an alternative to conventional vegetable oils, we believe sugar to ...
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Dresser Wayne at BP
Dresser Wayne has signed a three year deal with BP to continue as its primary supplier for fuel dispensers at its forecourts in Europe and North America. Neil H Thomas, Dresser Wayne global president, said: "The new agreement builds on a long and successful relationship. BP is known for its ...
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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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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 ...