All BP articles – Page 8

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    Auk switch to BP pays off in increased fuel sales

    2019-11-15T00:00:00Z

    Two forecourt sites owned by a Top 50 Indie have been added to the BP dealer network.BP has signed deals with Auk Investments covering two sites in Kendal, Cumbria Ings and Plantation Filling Stations which had been under the Esso banner since 2011. The sites have both been ...

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    ASA rejects Shell and Esso’s complaints about BP Ultimate ads

    2019-10-10T00:00:00Z

    BP has won a victory over Shell and Esso after they challenged claims in its advertising for BP Ultimate Fuel. Shell and Esso made a total of three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about adverts that ran in 2016, but they were all rejected.Esso and Shell challenged claims that ...

  • Top 50 Indie transfers two of its sites to BP dealer network
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    Top 50 Indie transfers two of its sites to BP dealer network

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Two forecourt sites owned by a Top 50 Indie have been added to the BP dealer network.BP has signed deals with Auk Investments covering two sites in Kendal, Cumbria – Ings and Plantation Filling Stations – which had been under the Esso banner since 2011.The sites have both been given ...

  • BP chief to step down after 40 years with company
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    BP chief to step down after 40 years with company

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    BP has announced that its group chief executive Bob Dudley has decided to step down after a 40-year career with BP and more than nine years in his current role. He will step down following delivery of the company’s 2019 full year results on 4 February 2020 and will retire ...

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    Proposed BP site includes rapid EV charging

    2019-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Proposals for a new BP and M&S Simply Food development in Cornwall include capacity for major electric vehicle charging facilities.RJ Walker (Newquay) has applied for planning permission for the scheme, on the A392 in Newquay, which it claims will provide a new generation petrol filling station (PFS).A design and access ...

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    BP on the road to transition

    2019-09-09T00:00:00Z

    BP is on a mission to shape the forecourt of the future. Its focus is the customer and staying relevant in a low-carbon world, according to Nikki Grady-Smith, the company’s UK retail director. "We’re really shifting from being an organisation that’s been driven purely through fuel, to focusing on the ...

  • Planned BP M&S Simply Food site includes rapid charging facilities
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    Planned BP M&S Simply Food site includes rapid charging facilities

    2019-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Proposals for a new BP and M&S Simply Food development in Cornwall include infrastructure for major electric vehicle charging facilities. RJ Walker (Newquay) has applied for planning permission for the scheme, on the A392 in Newquay, which it claims will provide a new generation petrol filling station (PFS). A design ...

  • BP Chargemaster powers up first 150kW chargers on retail site
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    BP Chargemaster powers up first 150kW chargers on retail site

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    BP Chargemaster has powered up its first 150kW ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers on a BP retail site, the first in a planned network of 400 ultra-fast chargers across the UK.Two of the chargers have been installed at BP’s retail site at Cranford near Heathrow airport, west of London, and ...

  • Lincolnshire Co-op installs BP Chargemaster rapid chargers
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    Lincolnshire Co-op installs BP Chargemaster rapid chargers

    2019-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Lincolnshire Co-op has selected BP Chargemaster as its partner to install 50kW rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at two of its stores, with more arriving soon. The first of the charging points is now live at Lincolnshire Co-op’s Albert Street Food Store, in Newark, and is being followed by one ...

  • Fire destroys Simply Food store at BP site in Oxfordshire
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    Fire destroys Simply Food store at BP site in Oxfordshire

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    An M&S Simply Food store on a BP forecourt in Oxfordshire has been destroyed in a fire. The blaze broke out at the filling station on Thame Road in Stadhampton at about 17:30 on Monday July 15, and firefighters said they were at the site within 14 minutes of the ...

  • BP celebrates BPme Rewards launch with happiness survey
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    BP celebrates BPme Rewards launch with happiness survey

    2019-07-12T00:00:00Z

    BP has celebrated the launch of its BPme Rewards loyalty programme by commissioning research into what makes Britons feel good as a nation. Gemma Clarke, marketing manager at BP Retail, said: “At BP, we always look to see how we can brighten up those everyday tasks, like refuelling your car ...

  • BP service area to add second storey
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    BP service area to add second storey

    2019-06-26T00:00:00Z

    BP has won planning permission to add a second storey to the sales building at its services on the A3 near Ripley in Surrey. The proposal, which was approved by Guildford Borough Council, involves demolition of the existing single-storey shop to replace it with a two-storey building almost 3m higher ...

  • BP and Simply Food store set for planning approval
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    BP and Simply Food store set for planning approval

    2019-06-21T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a BP service station and M&S Simply Food store have been recommended for approval by planning officers for South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire. Developer Lindum Peterborough is hoping to build the new roadside services on agricultural land near the A15/A1175 roundabout at Market Deeping. The development would ...

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    BPme Rewards scheme replaces Nectar card

    2019-06-07T00:00:00Z

    BP has launched a new customer loyalty programme, BPme Rewards, which replaces Nectar. Customers can earn and redeem BPme Rewards points, with the choice of using either a digital card on the BPme app or a physical card, to collect points.Nicola Grady-Smith, BP retail operations director UK, said: "BPme Rewards ...

  • BP launches loyalty scheme to replace Nectar
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    BP launches loyalty scheme to replace Nectar

    2019-06-05T00:00:00Z

    BP has launched a new customer loyalty programme, BPme Rewards, to replace Nectar. BPme Rewards offers customers the option to earn and redeem BPme Rewards Points, with the choice of using either a digital card on the BPme app or a physical card, to collect points. Nicola Grady-Smith, BP retail ...

  • EDGEPoS installed in time for new BP loyalty scheme
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    EDGEPoS installed in time for new BP loyalty scheme

    2019-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Henderson Technology has completed an EDGEPoS installation at St Michael’s Garage, a Londis and BP branded petrol station in Swanage, Dorset. The store went live with EDGEPoS on 28 May, just in time for the launch of the BPme Rewards Loyalty scheme. Graham Lambert, owner of St Michael’s Garage, said: ...

  • New BP with M&S Simply Food service station opens in Norfolk
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    New BP with M&S Simply Food service station opens in Norfolk

    2019-05-22T00:00:00Z

    A new BP service station with M&S Simply Food has opened at the A140/A143 junction at Scole in Norfolk. The scheme has created 20 new jobs and includes a toilet accessible to disabled people, and a baby changing-room. Andy Kenney, BP district manager, said: “The new store and introduction of ...

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    MFG signs with BP for 1bn litres per annum deal

    2019-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has signed a new five-year, one billion litres-a-year fuel supply contract with BP. The announcement comes after MFG’s acquisition of MRH last year. The deal, which runs from April 2019, secures the fuel supply across nearly 250 BP-branded forecourts across ...

  • BP Fuel Cards launches flexible Fuel & Charge offer for fleets transitioning to electric vehicles
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    BP Fuel Cards launches flexible Fuel & Charge offer for fleets transitioning to electric vehicles

    2019-05-10T00:00:00Z

    BP is launching a new Fuel & Charge offer providing one simple solution to keep all vehicle fleets on the move no matter what their engine type. Due to launch later this summer, the offer provides fleets in the UK with access to both the BP Plus cross-acceptance network, ...

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    BP’s ultra-rapid offer

    2019-04-18T00:00:00Z

    BP is preparing to offer dealers the opportunity to introduce 150kW ultra-rapid charging on their forecourts.The new BP Chargemaster 150kW installations optimise electric vehicle (EV) performance by providing as many as 100 miles worth of charge in 10 minutes, much faster than the current standard of 50kW charge points.Howard Nunn, ...