All BP articles – Page 9
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NewsPlanned BP M&S Simply Food site includes rapid charging facilities
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 ...
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NewsBP Chargemaster powers up first 150kW chargers on retail site
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 ...
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op installs BP Chargemaster rapid chargers
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 ...
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NewsFire destroys Simply Food store at BP site in Oxfordshire
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 ...
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NewsBP celebrates BPme Rewards launch with happiness survey
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 ...
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NewsBP service area to add second storey
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 ...
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NewsBP and Simply Food store set for planning approval
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
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 ...
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NewsBP launches loyalty scheme to replace Nectar
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 ...
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NewsEDGEPoS installed in time for new BP loyalty scheme
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: ...
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NewsNew BP with M&S Simply Food service station opens in Norfolk
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
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 ...
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NewsBP Fuel Cards launches flexible Fuel & Charge offer for fleets transitioning to electric vehicles
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
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, ...
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NewsMFG agrees 1 billion litres-a-year fuel supply deal with BP
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has signed a new five-year, 1 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 this month (April 2019), secures the fuel supply across nearly 250 BP-branded ...
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NewsBP to roll-out rapid 150kW EV chargers to dealers
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. ...
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NewsBP opens UK’s largest universal rapid charging hub for EVs
The UK’s largest universal rapid charging hub for electric vehicles has been inaugurated by Milton Keynes Council and BP Chargemaster, which is operating the hub on Polar, the largest public charging network in the UK. The hub is located within a minute’s drive of the M1, just off junction 14 ...
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Phoenix Service Station rises with new BP branding
A newly rebuilt forecourt in the centre of Bradford has been added to the BP dealer network. Phoenix Service Station, which is run by brothers Ismail, Nazir and Mohammad Bismillah, has been converted from Gulf branding, and has undergone a full knockdown and rebuild in partnership with forecourt solutions company, ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on a big system error plus more support for subpostmasters
It’s not all systems go in Dumfries Andrew Wallace, trading as Newton Gardens Service Station in Dumfries, had TLM’s evoPOS installed in May 2018 after being convinced that it was the best system out there. From day one there were problems. There was a big problem with the promised training ...
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NewsFuel card customers taking up BPme app
Fuel card customers have become significant users of the BPme app since it was made available to BP Plus and BP Plus Bunker customers six months ago. According to BP Fuel Cards, more than 3,000 cards are active on the app, with over 15,500 fuel card transactions since the launch. ...