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Equipment NewsFORECOURT SHOW: M&E design & build specialist to exhibit at the show for the first time
Little Electrical, which specialises in mechanical and electrical (M&E) design and build packages for forecourt refurbishments and new installs, will exhibit at the Forecourt Show 2024 from stand J21.
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Equipment NewsGridserve to speed up electric forecourt development with Algeco modular buildings
Gridserve Electric Forecourts has agreed a major order with modular and offsite building solutions specialist, Algeco.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BUILDING AND DESIGN: Stunning stations
Members of the general public, when told that there is an award for the design for a petrol filling station, may say ‘But surely they are all the same?’. Obviously, those in the industry know otherwise, as the building and design of forecourts has evolved with the ever-changing needs of today’s drivers and shoppers. Space may not always allow for grandiose plans, but architects have an amazing knack of getting everything in the right place.
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NewsForecourt operators awarded share of £8m grant scheme to improve truckstops
Forecourt operators including MFG, Moto Hospitality, Exelby Services and Certas Energy have all received grants from an £8m government scheme to improve roadside facilities for lorry drivers.
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NewsRoadchef partners university for design project focusing on sustainability
Motorway service operator Roadchef has partnered with the University of Bristol (UoB) for a futuristic design project as part of its ambitions of reaching net zero by 2040.
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NewsBrookfield wins planning permission for roadside services on appeal
Top 50 Indie Brookfield Group has won a planning appeal against a council’s refusal of permission for roadside services near Skipton in North Yorkshire.
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NewsPlans unveiled to build petrol station on site in Wolverhampton
Plans to build a petrol station and retail store on the site of a former service station have been lodged with Wolverhampton City Council.
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NewsApplication made to modernise Oxfordshire petrol filling station with a KDRB
Plans to modernise a petrol filling station with a KDRB have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council.
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NewsAscona Group reopens Machynlleth Service Station after £3m redevelopment
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group has reopened Machynlleth Service Station in North Wales after a £3m redevelopment.
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NewsMFG site in Scotland wins planning permission to raise height of canopy
MFG has won planning permission to raise the height of the canopy at its Auchinleck Service Station, in East Ayrshire, from 4.5m to 5.1m.
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NewsBolton welcomes new forecourt with drive-thru Greggs and Burger King
Diners in Bolton are due to receive two new drive-thru restaurants after developers secured funding from specialist lender Together for a new petrol forecourt development.
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NewsLocals object to pub being turned into petrol station
Plans to turn an old pub in Percy Main, North Shields, into a petrol forecourt have been met by dozens of objections from locals.
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NewsMFG applies for KDRB of BP-branded site at Ferry Road in Edinburgh
MFG has applied for planning permission for a KDRB of its BP-branded site at 72-77 Ferry Road in Edinburgh, which would include solar panels on top of the canopy and a sedum green roof for the new sales building.
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NewsMaxol unveils plans for growth through acquisitions and redevelopment
Maxol has announced plans to continue to grow the company in Ireland through acquisition of established convenience forecourt stores and the purchase of land adjoining existing sites to improve facilities and services for customers.
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NewsPenny Petroleum expecting to provide Easingwold’s only petrol station
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum is expecting to add to its 80-strong estate of forecourt sites after a development in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, was granted planning permission.
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NewsPlans for major expansion of service station on route into Skegness
Plans for a major expansion of a service station on a route into Skegness have been lodged with the local council.
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NewsNew petrol station included in plans for a service area on trunk road in Redcar
A new petrol station is included in plans for a service complex on the edge of the Teesworks site at Redcar in North Yorkshire.
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NewsShell reopens site in Staffordshire after rebuild involving addition of Little Waitrose
Shell has reopened its site on the A32 in Stone, Staffordshire, after a six-month rebuild.
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NewsLeeds Skelton Lake Services wins 'Planning for the Natural Environment' award
Extra MSA’s state-of-the art Motorway Service Area at Skelton Lake in east Leeds has been unveiled as this year’s winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) National Award for Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment 2022.
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NewsPlanning permission granted for KDRB of Hedworth Service Station in Jarrow
Planning permission for the redevelopment of Hedworth Service Station at Leam Lane, Jarrow, has been granted to SRJ Energy by South Tyneside Council.