All Certas Energy articles – Page 5
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Certas Energy revamps digital platforms
Certas Energy has retained Manchester-based creative agency Lda, to work in partnership with it as the strategic and development lead across all Certas Energy’s digital platforms, both public and non public facing. MediaCity-based Lda is providing Certas Energy with strategy, content, creative and tech, to develop a new digital presence ...
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Certas Energy launches food-to-go concept
Certas Energy has launched the Stone Willy food-to-go concept at its Carronvale Service Station in Larbert, Falkirk, with a view to rolling it out to its Gulf dealers. Following a major refurbishment, the Stone Willy kitchen has opened to the public, complete with high-speed ovens and a dedicated seating area, ...
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Certas parent buys Esso network in Norway
The parent company of Certas Energy, the Irish conglomerate DCC plc, has reached agreement to buy Esso’s retail petrol station network in Norway for NOK2.43bn (£235m). The network is the third largest in Norway with approximately 20% of retail volumes. It comprises 142 company-operated sites (127 retail service stations and ...
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Certas Energy opens HGV site at Port of Liverpool
Certas Energy, working in partnership with Peel Ports Group, has opened a new state-of-the-art HGV refuelling site at the Port of Liverpool. Following 12 weeks of construction, the site will now provide diesel, gas oil and AdBlue for port users. High-speed pumps that deliver 120 litres of fuel per minute ...
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Certas Energy decides Bestway is the Best-one
Certas Energy has reached agreement with Bestway Wholesale to be a preferred retail partner across its independent, Gulf and Pace-branded sites. The new agreement will see current and new sites being introduced to Bestway’s Best-one symbol, Xtra local Retail Club and depot network as a group retail partner of choice.Certas ...
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NewsCertas Energy chooses Bestway as preferred retail partner
Certas Energy has reached agreement with Bestway Wholesale to be a preferred retail partner across its independent, Gulf and Pace-branded sites. The new agreement will see current and new sites being introduced to Bestway’s Best-one Symbol, Xtra local Retail Club and depot network as a group retail partner of choice. ...
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Certas invests in LED
Certas Energy has invested in a roll-out of Sloan LED under-canopy lighting across its Gulf-branded Scottish sites.Certas performed due diligence on all leading LED products, and chose Sloan LED from Midlands-based Central Maintenance Solutions (CMS).Ramsay McDonald, head of Certas Energy, said: "Certas Energy is always looking at ways to improve ...
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Certas Energy rolls out LED lighting across its forecourts
Certas Energy has invested in a roll-out of Sloan LED under canopy lighting across its Gulf-branded Scottish sites. It said it saw this as a positive message to the market that it’s both looking at saving on energy costs as well as looking to attract greater customer footfall via much ...
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Certas Energy launches Win a Car promotion
Certas Energy has launched a Win A Car promotion designed to drive new business to Gulf forecourts. It will run for three months, and in addition to two Fiat 500s in Gulf Racing livery, hundreds of instant prizes will also be up for grabs every week. For ease of entry ...
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Certas Energy moves regional office
Certas Energy has confirmed that it will be moving from its regional office in Egham, Surrey, to The Switch, a newly refurbished suite of offices situated in Slough. The move is planned for 1st September as Certas Energy becomes the first company to sign up with this nine-storey landmark which ...
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Certas extends use of Kalibrate’s Pricing Cloud to Sweden
Certas Energy (a DCC Energy Company) has expanded its use of Kalibrate’s Pricing Cloud to include over 300 petrol filling stations in Sweden. Certas Energy currently uses Kalibrate pricing solutions to maximise fuel-retail performance for its network of petrol filling stations in Ireland, Scotland and France. Eddie O’Brien, DCC Energy ...
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Certas parent reports profit growth
DCC plc, the international conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported that overall group operating profit for the first quarter ended 30 June 2016 was significantly ahead of the prior year and modestly ahead of expectations. It said the performance was driven by DCC Energy, which benefitted from acquisitions completed ...
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product news: Certas adds to Shell oil range
Certas Energy, which is the largest UK distributor of Shell lubricants and greases, has added Shell Rimula Ultra 5W-30 to its range. This premium heavy-duty diesel engine oil complies with both the latest European specifications (ACEA E6 and ACEA E9) and manufacturers’ approvals for use in Euro 4 to Euro ...
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EU debate affecting business, warns Certas boss
Uncertainty caused by the forthcoming referendum on EU membership is affecting the forecourt sector, according to Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy. He warned: “The EU debate seems to be dragging on forever with few signs of real quality information. The uncertainty seems to be affecting business and this ...
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Certas forms partnership with Scottish Grocers’ Federation
Certas Energy has formed a partnership with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF), the trade association for Scotland’s independent convenience sector, as it looks to further strengthen its retail business. With a Scottish network of 24 company-owned forecourts, convenience stores have become a significant part of the Certas Energy retail portfolio. ...
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Certas parent reports profits up 35.5%
DCC plc, the international conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported operating profits up 35.5% for the year ended 31 March. Operating profits were £300.5m, compared with £221.7m the previous year and volumes at its energy division were up 18.7% from 10.754 billion litres to 12.770 billion litres over the ...
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NewsCertas Energy revamps Northampton bunkering
Certas Energy has reopened its bunkering facility at Lodge Farm Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Northampton, following an intensive three-month redevelopment project. Since its closure last October, the site has undergone a substantial refurbishment. It now offers full accessibility for HGVs, new card readers and AdBlue at pump, seven ...
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Implico IT system working well for Certas owner DCC
rish conglomerate DCC, which owns Certas Energy, has tracked one billion litres of fuel through its French network since it implemented an IT solution from Implico.After DCC took over the former Esso service station network in France, Implico migrated the business’s IT and back-office processes to the cloud.Since then, 400 ...
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Certas parent reports strong profits
DCC plc, the international conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported strong growth in profits for the third quarter of its financial year. In its statement said that group operating profit in the third quarter ended 31 December 2015 was very significantly ahead of the prior year, with excellent growth ...
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Certas Energy company owned sites join BOSS
Certas Energy has joined the forecourt security association BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate), by installing the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery system across its portfolio of 24 company-owned sites in Scotland. The introduction of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery service across its sites is expected to result in thousands ...